The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-31
CALIFORNIA CUBS.
Two of Them Captured in Del
NOrte County.

Away up in the mountains in the north
ern part of Del Norte County the predatory
visits of large black bear to the hog
ranches ELECTED about as much sQuealing
among the owners Of the land as they did
from the kidnapped pigs. While the trouble
was almost unbearable David Tucker,
commission merchant of this city, travelled
into those parts. He had with him Win
chester repeating rife that carried a ball
especially adapted for the destruction of
life in large black bears, and he organized
party to hunt the hog-thief to death.
Joseph Morrison and Edward Murray, a
plucky shepherd dog and German deer
hound followed Tucker up the deep canyon
for about nine miles one day, and only
stopped to rest when they had reached
dense forest OF tall trees, where the ground
was covered with thick underground.
Dave concluded that the bear Was behind
the scenes, and sent the dogs in to recon-
hotter. In q few minutes the collie came
cut like rocket and yelped for sympathy,
as il showed a badly torn nip by the claw
of the disturbed animal Another minute
had not gone by ere the deer-hound emerged
with precipitation, and only stopped to join
company with its allies.
The bear followed the dogs with mad
haste, growing ferociouSly over their
temerlty In invading her home, for 1t was "A
female BEAR but the growing was changed
to fierce grunts as she caught sight OF the
hunters. Bruin raised on her hind legs and
bore down upon her asSailantS with mo-
tons of the torepaws that challenged
fight to the finish. Dave fired ball into
her breast, near the shoulder, but without
causing the brute to even wink. He pumped
another cartridge from the magazine and
sent it tearing through the anatomy of the
monster, with as little effect as its prede-
cessor. Then he commenced to retreat
cautiously, while he worked another car.
fridge into place, and this time made the
bullet pillow into the bears groin.
The bear was then within forty feet of
him, and commenced to assume the proper
tons of a mountain to his widening eyes.
Joe and Ed were on either side of the battle
ground and handicapped by some bushes
At the doubtful moment, Ed sighted the
head of the animal and Immediately empted
two big loads of Duckshot from his double
barreled shotgun, tearing away the side Of
her head ana topping the animal over in
hurry The boys saw that the bear had
been sucking her young, so they waited
few minutes until her two cubs came out
from the thicket in quest of the mother.
1t was only the work of a few minutes to
lariat the youngsters, and then they
dragged their game to the ranch. The
bear was very tat and weighed 800 pounds
when dressed The cubs were about TWO
weeks old when caught, and were kept for
three months on bread and milk. They
were brought to the city yesterday and are
now in cOmmiSsi0n-house on Sansome
street. They are dociie, plump and Curl
osity to many visitors. Mr. Tucker has a
standing offer of $50 for them from the
Native Sons of the Golden West but $500
will have to come out Of the funds OF that
organization if the cubs will form feature
in the parade on Admission day.