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

winding paths, Grizzly Bill ahead as a
guide. We had travelled about a mile
when Bill raised his hand and hailed.
He motioned US forward, and pointed
across more open glade, perhaps $50 yards
wide. There Was the most terrible Great
ure eRefesaw before OF since. The glade
was thickly set With scrub oaks, manzan-
itas and other small gFoTtAs four or five
feet high, and tangled with vines OF ali
| sorts 1t was totally impossible 20 q man.
The almost imperceptibie breeze was in
our favor
''The weapon I carried at that time was
a we'll tried Shapes .breechloading rifle,
with ounce bullets. I was an excellent
shot and felt ready to 90 my best. But
the size of my antagonist made the affair
look very serious to a man With relatives.
He was seated on his launches eating Der
ries and wheeling around from one bush to
another. With one great paw he bent bush
over, and with the other raked the fruit
into his enormous mouth, and even in that
posture the old king OF the bears looked
twice az tail as a man.
"OuF leader now whispered TO me to
steady my nerves and see if I could take
aim Imagine my shame and CONSERVATION
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fairly against my shoulder. Looking
around I saw my companions leaning
against the trees laughing, not loud, but
deep
"Only the buck ague,' said Rogers
Take 1t easy In few minutes I found
that my nerves had steadied and grown
safe to trust again.
IF am killed said Grizzly Bill to US,
EA,1- I f.,-
them to my friend, who viii be along in Il
few days
''This was serious talk. and it made US
think again Of what we knew about griz-
Ehes. When hit they stop and bite at the
wound, then rush in the direction of the
shot. The bear in view was lean, and evi-
IDENTIFY IS swift as a greyhound. In that
thick underground we must lay him out
cold or be at MS mercy.
Il was to have the first shot and to aim
at the heart. When he turns broadside
to you, our leader said let him have it
just under the SHOULDER blade. Give him
a second shot in the roof Of the mouth.
well back, as he comes for you If that
don't stop him Rogers wiu try for his eyes
as he comes on, and possibly he can Get IN
two shots. Then both OF you jump aside
as far as you can, and fall flat in the
bushes, loading, Of course, as you may be
of some use afterward. III stand the last
end of the charge
A moment later we had taken our
places and were watching the great, grim
beast turn about on his haunches. finish
ing his breakfast. Almost Immediately
the point of the shoulder blade showed
with the sunlight full upon the streak of
light colored fur. Then I fired, and in
stantly heard a great gTowi, grOan or howl.
Ny companions stood at NY side with
their guns ready. Tae bear tore into the
thick bushes, making a rush for his enc
mics, but neither saw nor snelt US, so he
stopped in the middle Of the glade and be-
gan TO wreak his giant rage on the bushes,
For moment he made a remarkable dis
play of his grand but wasted strength
Selling dwaSf oaks and shrubs that a yoke
Of oxen could hardly have torn loose and
fipEing them up in the air, until he had
actually cleared 4 space like circus ring
Suddenly he stopped and lay down.
Grizzly Bill broke silence: I guess
you've got him. Step q little nearer and
give him another at the base of the ear
II did so, and the great grizzly Ieaped
up clear from the ground and fell dead at
my feet. Rogers and Grizzly Bill ran up.
and we stood and looked at him without a
word
Rogers was the first to break the 81
lence. You are a lucky dog be said
quietly. Don't ever try it again in such
brush as this. Your first shot went
through the heart, or he would have found
US and given US a close run to the finish
Both my shots and the great growI or
yell Of the wounded bear had been heard
in camp, and before long the boys came up
20 find out, as they said, which side was
whipped We took hold and skinned the
bear and sent back to camp for an old
pack horse we had-an animal who was
not afraid of anything We finally got the
hide of and put 1t on our mustang, with
the hair inside. II covered him all over
except his head and dragged on the ground
ON each side and behind, and, all il all,
made up a frightful object, especially when
in motion. IN this guise we returned to
camp
when we emerged from the forest into
the little valley or glade where our ami
mails were iazily and sleepily browsing one