The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-12
OUGHT TO SEE HIS PARTNER.
Olsen Well Used Up in Bear Fight, bat
Nothing Like the Other Man.

Olsen Well Used Up in a Bear Fight, bat
Nothing Like the Other Man.
A man who looked as If be had been
trying to hug the cylinder OF thresh-
ing machine when it was in motion was
seen offering a pack of furs to a dealer
up town.
you are rather late getting your furs
to market" said reporter who hap
sened to be present.
Yes" was the reply, "but I have
been laid up and could not get to town
before"
what has been the matter with your"
asked the reporter, who was anxious TO
know how the man had been so fearfully
scratched.
1.-THE matter with me was an attack Of
bear"
''You had it bad, judging from your
looks"
Eyes, had it bad and no mistake.
but you just ought to see my partner"
as he in worse FIX than YOU"
"a great deal worse. He had so much
meat scratched off one side Of him that
he has to carry weight in his jacket
pocket to enable him TO walk straight"
The sale of the furs having been com
pleted the old trapper was asked for the
story of his encounter with the bear.
He said his name was Hans Olsen, that
he lived on the edge OF the big burn Ia
Clackamus county, and he went out Gu
the headwaters of the Clackamas trap
ping with Peter Hansen. who lives IN
the same section. They had good luck
for a while, caught many miuks. some
fishers, and found a swamp and small
lake where there we're many beaver,
and were getting many of them. when
deep snow came on and about spoiled
their trapping.
After a while the snow became 50 deep
that they could hardly move around, and
could not get ont Of the mountains at
all Then provisions ran short. and they
had to rustic and try 10 xiii something
to eat. They went out on the lake one
day and cut hole through the ice to see
if they could catch some trout, but did
not get any.
On their way home toward night. as
they were crossing a little ravine on
fallen tree. Olsen slipped and fell near
the roots Of the tree and came down
plump into a bears den. The bear was
very lively for an animal supposed TO
be asleep, and at once attacked him. He
had knife and a small Ratchet in his
belt. and he got out the Ratchet and be-
gan TO chop and yell. Hansen, who was
behind, had a gun, but be was afraid to
FIRE down in the dark for fear Of killing
his friend, and at length, drawing his
knife, Jumped down with him aud the
bear. There was a lively time there for |
a while, and the fur and clothing and |
flesh few, bat finally Hansen. who was
the worst used up fnsa Of the two. man |
aged to reach a vital spot with his knife. |
The bear keeled over and the two trap |
pers keeled over also. They managed 20 |
make little FIRE with some Of the leaves |
and twigs from the bears nest, and Tiers
was plenty Of rags 70 bsndage their /
wounds, for they were all rags. II was
several days before they could crawl to
their camp with hunk Of the bears /
flesh, which had bean their enly food /
during their stay in ths den.
Olsen says be intends to 20 trapping /
again, bat he never wants 70 NEE; au-
1ther bear in his own den again HIS
partner. Hansen, is able 70 walk around
and go down 70 the creek and catch
lew trout and look after the beshivsG-
Portland OregoEian.