The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-16

guides, an lnolan, shot doe, contrary
TO orders, and then captured a fawn that
was standing near its mother when she
was slaughtered. We brought the pretty
little animal home with US and viii en-
deavo-, so far as possible, 10 make up to
it the loss of It's mother. A number Of
black bears were shot, and several cubs
were captured and sent East. We saw
several cinnamon and silyer-tip bears,
but owing to the reputation they have as
fighters
We DID NOT. aIoLEsT THEM.
"The reason why game is 20 plentiful
in this region is that it is protected the
year round in the National PARK, which
covers 4,s00 square miles. As we were
camPed just south Of the park and near
some fine cold springs, it was only nat
ural that We caught the game as it came
from its place OF refuge.
"Did you ever hear a true bear story
told? No? Well, l Will tell you one
that you may fully vouch for without
risking your title to front room in one
of the mansions prepared for good men.
MR.. TRUDE AND BRER' BAR.
"One day about two weeks ago a friend
of mine, who shared with me the dis
tinction Of being a tenderfoot, proposed /
that the two of US go after bear. don't /
know what insane spirit prompted me to /
accept the proposition, but did jump at 1
the chance, and alone we sailed forth to 4
chase bear to its lair and there slay it. 4
ave had not been out from camp more
than an hour when We ran onto fresh
bear tracks. These We followed mile
after mile, gaining encouragement from
the fact that We knew We were not rap
idly gaining on his besrship, until sud-
denly we found them leading into q
cave that opened into small hill. Hop
ing that it was black bear, or that we
had been misled and had followed a
coyote to its den, we stationed ourselves
back about one hundred yards from the
mouth Of the cave and waited for our
prisoner to make its appearance.
Suddenly, without a warning growl,
there appeared at the opening in the hill
a silver-tip bear as large as common I
sized elephant The animal stood for a I
moment with its nose well up in the air, 1
shifting. Right here let me say paren-
thetically that besides being the fercest
species Of bear, and able to carry more t
lead than any other animal, the silver q
tip possesses a sense Of smell that IS the +
envy Of every bloodhound in the eoun- f
try. d
Well, he stood there for just a mo- Q
ment without making a sound. and then ]
he growled- When he growIed re- S
linquished every idea Of killing him that 5
fingered in my mind, and without giving '
time to vain regrets I grasped my rife q
firmly in my left hand and made for f
camp. For about ten minutes I touched L
siOuna yliIY IN high nlaces. anss sI,sn 7 il
stopper Ior breath rolling along behind o
me was my companion, whose face bore y
happy sort Of I-have-seen-a-bear-and- 4
escaped expression. il
"After another run. IN order to insure
safety, we sat down together upon log |
and compared notes. We differed only
in regard to the size of the bear. con-
tended that when on all fours he would
not stand more than feet tall; my friend I
asserted that he was fully 10 feet in r
height. As he was little closer to the y
cave than l when the bear appeared he
should have been the better able to rem II
der an unbiased opinion, so I withdrew a
and We made unanimous story 10 the n
party at camp. n
"The silver-tip is a ferocious beast that ?
does not know the primary meaning Of
fear. He will carry a mine Of lead in !!
his physique without any apparent
trouble. There is one in that region
that has been shot fifty times, has 7
killed twelve professional hunters, and
seems to grow more frisky every year. =
have every reason to believe that it was
the same bear that my friend and did
not kill.
wow, the ordinary hunter would tell
about having killed that bear Just as is =,
claws touched his shoulder. 1 am an ..
honest man with reputation to main \;
tain So far as know, the animal still :,
prowls through the glades and eaverns Of
the Idaho mountains. Fish and game,
it is said, contain much phosphorus,
which operates on the brain Of man, en-
liyening the Imagination. For this rea- :,
son, 1 suppose, many hunters who are zi
ordinarily pions will lie like drummers u
when it comes to telling Of their own le
exploits | am not Of that kind, how "
ever, and only tell the truth.
AFTER that bear hunt I seemed 10 have e
lost my ambition, and in a few days We
started home. am here and am strong
and healthy. Mrs. Trude and the child
ren also returned home filed with health da
and good spirits. We viii 20 to Idaho
again next summer