The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-28

THB MONSTER GRIZZLY.
and fishing in the mountain Businesses of
northern Sonoma. EIy companions were
six or eight mountain ranchcrs who were
thoroughly familiar with the woods and
were good shots.
/ Our outfit was very 5Iniple-pack ami
/ mails, horses to ride g few camp utensils
| and the necessaries Of existence. After
three or four weeks in the wild and beauti-
{ full wilderness where we never saw any
other human being, we returned refreshed
To bow again to the yoke Of civilization
and white shirts.
Deer was so abundant that it was easy
. to get al we wanted for food. As for bear,
there were many cinnamon and black, and
grizzlies, too, were plentiful. In fact, l
. was in at the death Of TWO or three griz-
| lilies before the particular adventure which
! am about to describe.
Zone afternoon we canped by a fine
. spring. in a cool mountain valley heavily
wooded with oak and pine. Just before
| nightfall we saw a man, mounted on one
/ horse and leading another, approaching US.
/ Suddenly the old man OF our party said:
! Great Scott It's Grizzly Bill, coming to
! camp in the valley"
"'WhO is he?' we exclaimed
Nc - JIG AC' lJ3t ctN4O VI JLilo ltAA VI JIG
/ coast range. The story goes that he IS seen
at all times of the year ranging from the
mouth Of the Russian river goo miles north
/ into Klamath
"'Weu' said one. we are not afraid of
/ any single man, even if he is the terror
/ OF the wilderness" Sounds like q dime
I novel. doesn't it, Really I think all there
. Is about il Is that some Old fellow has lost
. his interest in life
The stranger uapdcIled his horse, threw
pair Of blankets on the ground, arranged
a few cooking utensils against a tree, gath
/ cred together some dry brush, lit a fire and
! began TO prepare his meal. His camp was
/ hardly a hundred yards from ours, but
nothing in his manner told that he had
/ seen us OF knew OF our presence.
"The reputation he bore interested me,
| and / made up my mind to prospect his
camp after he had had an opportunity to
/ eat his supper and rest awhile.
4 took my old frontier pipe and lit it.
/ Then sauntcrcd across the space between
/ cur camps. He did not appear to notice
me until | was within few yards Sud
I denly he sprang up and said earnestly:
I stop, Who are You, sir, and what do you
/ want2
He was a man Of more than six feet in
/ height carrying himself with military
/ erecrness. His dress was of the old fash
! toned 'bucksEius' so rarely seen in these
/ days, even in the remote mountains. \
/ knife and a revolver hung from his leath-
/ ern belt His hair and beard were blonde,
! and SO long and tangled that his face was
/ nearly hidden. He wore dark cap, from
/ under which EleameGt the largest and keen
est pair Of dark blue eyes thar I have ever
/ seen. Altogether he was a wild and strik-
/ ing figure, and ] could not help admiring
his lOuHke strength.
/ I am no one in particular. only a man
] on a vacation, with ran-l boys for nay
/ comrades. This is or first camp in this
/ region, and l thought You could direct Us
! to some of the best hunting districts.
He looked a. me EeeuIv. and then gave
a CrowI OF ;-ssert You are cool 7 must
/ say No other person, except my own men
/ who came with me 10 California. has ever
! spoken pleasantly 10 me since I began 20
wander through these mountains
We sat down and began TO talk. while
he lit his pipe ana pulled VI in long, slow.
/ comfortable whuls. When I left he rose
and walked back VITA ms 81 our camp.
| The next morning Grizzly Bill said that
be was willing to beco1lo q member Of our
For two weeks We were together almost
| constantly. Ifsrs1d hi1l IN educated gen
/ rleman who had seen much of the world
and was cramued full Of knowledge Of
/ men and affairs up 10 about three years
/ before. at which time he scenes to have
/ dropped out o. everything. once or twice
1 we met man during our waaLerInss-a
/ man on horseback. IN hunters clothes.
/ who stopped ars talked With my com
/ panlon iG a language which I had never
1 heard before. bit which l thought must le
I Russian
This aroused my curiosity. and must
/ have shown IT IN some way, 1or GrlzE.s
I Bill one aav looked ~ me with severity
/ sn5 then ~aiG- -Yee wish 20 Know about
/ my friends / hare TWO II this country.
/ tod they are EglCl5C-e2 of rank. They
| bring me my supplies and letters.
/ "a few days later my new friend said
! You have an ambition 20 kill a Srizziy
/ an now looking for The largest one 10 the
/ region. Whoc we -e- 81 The t~au Of this
/ sing Of tie grizzlies I VIII show you how
! 20 xii him. The enc I have picked OUT for
/ yo,s = perfect riaur'
Wen. YES. said I 10 want 70 XII
! -rizzly, and "a -usz-c-aa4y respectable one.
! lCo, but l--'; kcuvv --.g III. hos cor 20 be
/ rs Internally izr5s rs II ,aa-. oa.iave q
| medium s.zsc ON ~cgil Go about rs wet
| after / l5ve chance 70 tel the story II
| The valley
One day Grizzly Bill disappeared. and
We Staid Ia camp. Toward utcl- be came
h1ck and said 20 ms. 7 hagvs sc fellow:
NOW iTzC tie CANYON As SlcsEs i. a,.d The
patch CT bsT-les -. ScT2o ia. y. Il r-c1sal!v
lual Tor his hreaztass Gc- ---.- ---7 In
-a-fect order We viU lake John 1o-e-s
Il J1ve-al.- III ~ oE- 1ag;Ele.'
-Atthz appoint alSi2e rvs raree Of rs
rose quietly. tcsS = his o. yen.scu I-c To-