The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-30
IN AN IDAHO FOREST.
Unpleasant Experience of Cleveland
Man.

4 Wcll-knOWn Cleveland man, VINO - just
now one Of a party Of gentlemen seeking /
rest from business cares and recreation 10y
hunting in the woods of northern Idaho.
few wears ago on a similar occasion met
with an adventure which it is more pleas
ing 10 relate al the home treside than 1t was
TO encounter i'm the depths Of primcYal
forest.
At this time the hunters were camping
considerably north OF soda springs. Game
was abundant. Bear, deer, wolves, and
plenty Of partridges and other birds
abounded to make the hunters feasts after
the long iramps something TO be rertem-
bercd.
Indian Charley was an exceollnt guide,
and everything moved along 80 much to the
liking of this company OF ninrods that they
began to feel that they had found something
akin 20 the 'happy hunting grounds" one
particular day they were more than usually
successful. II was not long after the sun had
passed the meridian when the guide and at-
tendants were sent back TO the camp with
an abundance Of game. The ardor OF some
of the hunters was undated. and they deter
mined to have l:ttle more sport before turn
ingtheir faces campward. When a fire large
buck was started from thickct several
started in pursuit. Mr.. H., the Cleveland
man already mentioned. was an eager
sportsman, and il was his shot that had
startled this King OF the Forest. lie was
i'm advance, and seemed so likely TO bring
the deer down on a shot run that the others
soon gave up the chase. Away went the
deer, and after him the hunter on "A Wili-o-
tho-wisp chase through divides, uphill and
down. hour after hour. until at last he disap
peared altogether. The sportsman began
10 look about. and found that he was in a
set of ffla forest with which no totally
unacquainted. Unfortunately. the guide
had been sent back to camp, and no help
could come from that quarter.
MIR. III. assembled the nearest hill to LOOK
about and get his bearings, when 10. as far
as his eye could reach there was not one
familiar landmark. not single mountain
peak that he had ever seen before in all the
vas: landscape spread out at his feet. The
sun was already disappearing behind the
western mountains. One moment he thought
that l0ngcd-for camp was with its smoking
supper in one way, the next moment he
was sure it was in an opposite direction.
All too soon he realized that be was be-
wildered. lost. Night was coming on.
He knew. too. that be was very tired. and
had a rayenOus appetite. The beating OF a
partridgcs wings sounded near by. lie
listened. approached cautiously. and shot
it. With this in his hand he wandered about
some time: now stopping 10 halloo for any
hunters who might be out still, or camping
in tine vicinity. but only the echoes Of his
own voice reached his ears.
In that mountainous region the sun has
hardly disappeared when a deep darkness
settles over the earth. and the stars come ont
slowly. one by one. There is nc lingering.
rosy twilight. The day ends and the night
begins. The tired hunter knew that he must
spend the night i'm the woods and was crop
ing about 10 lind place t. camp when "A
cracking OF the undorbrush near made him
aware that something was coming his way.
Gun I'm hand he waited cautiously 90 find ont
the nature Of the intruder. His hair fairly
stood on end when he say a huge grizzly
bear coming slowly along. The bear was
travelling the same way that he was. though
whether as aimlessly was % matter OF doubt
% the hunter.
Hi, first idea was to shoot the bear and
yet rid of him. But upon second thought he
concluded 30 wait awhile for If be missed
hitting some vital spot the bear would be so
maddened by the wound that he would have
no chance for escape or 10 reload for an
other shot.
The moon was coming up, and he might
be able 10 get away without running such
risk. lie wake On. 50 did brain. The most
amiablc bear thai ever climbed the sides OF
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lower in daylight. and much less 80 10 a
man lost in the woods at night.
our hunter lost DO time, and IL is natural
tO suppose that there was gOOd--ized lump
% his throat as he thought Of the folk nj
.rmc, and then looked behind HIM 10 see
what srrl of PAGES his royal bighnes,, The
grI/ly. was measuring. NJ. ii. is a man Of
cxpedlcul-. and he suddenly remembered 90
have heard somewhere Of an old hunter had
told him that a wild animal cannot stand
tie battery of human eyes. lie reached
"a place where the trees were scat
tered and the moonlight good: be
faced about 10 rOut the enemy. grasp
ng his rifle firmly in case Of an attack.
Bruin evidently had no intention 90 carry
out the plan, for he stopped snort and galed
al the man in his path with very wild sort
OF ast0nishment. Not even grunt dis
turbed his equanimiiy. lie was not 10 be-
sent on in this way. For want 81 some
thing else 10 do the hunter again walked on
and so lid bruin as c0mposedly as though
he had been used to this sort Of leadership
from a cub
These TWO Kept up their moonlight walk
for at least couple OF hours. For some
time Mr. II. had known that he was toll
lowing sort of deer path through the
woods and il had occurred tO him that the
other animals might come this way 10 some
mountain stream. The conjecture was g
true one. The sound Of running water
reached his ear and then b. stood an In
slant on the brink Of u stream. The stream
was very not very wide, and apparently not
deep. 80 he plunged in and waded to the
other side. coming out with his gar
ments wet TO his waist in water that mad
the chill Of mountain SHOWS. The grizzly
came % the waters edge. sat down upon
his launches and watched his fellow tray-
ellcr with an air that said plainly:
"GO0dby, sir. Here we must part, The
water is TOO cold for Il respectable Idaho
bear to take plunge by moonlight"
The hunter saw that the bear did not In
tend to follow and he began 10 breathe more
freely. but be lost no time in pushing into
the woods. When he had gone a safe dis
tance he gathered some branches and start
ed a fire To dry his wet clothes. He still
had the partridge; this he roasted and ate. /
then he lay down upon the ground TO the
windward Of the fire SO that the smoke
would drive away the swarms Of mosqni- |
toes, and was soon fast asleep.
The nights adventure was not yet over.
lie had slept some time, when he aWOke
with "A start. opened his ewes 10 ind that
some animal was actually looking into his
face. With bound he was on his feet Just
IA season 10 see gray wolf Sinking away
into the thicket.
This was enough for one night. He re-
plenshed the fire and sat down with his back
TO a tree 70 wait for morning, thinking it
would be safer 10 watch than be watched
BY the denizens Of the mountains Of Idaho.
He tells of this experience now on winter
evenings. leaving TO his hearers 10 guess at
his rescue the following evening. But Indian
Charlie, the guide, tells as one Of his stand
By stories only the rescue part, which il is
10 be hoped Mr.. lis friends NAV never hear
in all its detail.-Sarah l.. Berce in Cleye-
land Plain-Dealer.
A Singular Charge of Abduction.
George Light, commercial traveller. was
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