The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-10-29
OUGHT TO SEE HIS PARTNER.
Olsen Was Badly Maulcd, but the Other
Fellow Caught 1t Worse.

A man who looked as if he had been
trying TO hug the cylinder of thresh-
ing-machine when it was in motion
was seen yesterday offering pack of
furs to Il dealer uptown. says the Port
land Oregonian.
You are rather late in getting your
furs to market" said Il reporter who
happened 10 be present.
Yes, was the reply. But | have
been laid up and could not get to town
before"
What has been the matter with
you?" asked the reporter, who was
anxious TO know how the man had been
so fearfully scratched.
The matter with me was an attack
of bear"
You had it bad. judging from your
looks"
Yes. had it bad. and no mistake.
but you just ought to see my partner"
is he in Il worse fix than you?'
"A great deal worse. He had so
much meat scratched oil one side of
him that he had to carry weight in
his jacket pocket to enable him to walk
straight
The sale of the furs having been
completed. 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, in Clackamas county and last
winter he went out on the headwaters
of the Clackamas trapping with Peter
Hansen. who lives in the same section.
They had good luck for awhile. caught
many .nlnks. some fishers, aud found
n swamp and small lake where there
were many beaver and were getting y
lot of them when deep snow came on
and about spoiled their trapping.
After awhile the snow became SO deep
that they could hardly move around.
and could not get out of the mountains
at all. Their provisions ran short and
they had to rustic and try to kill some-
thing TO eat. They went out on the
lake one day and cut a 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 ravinc on
fallen tree Olsen slipped and fell near
plump into bears den. Tie bear was
very lively for an animal supposed to
be asleep, and at once attacked him.
He had a knife and small hatchet in
his belt. and he got out the hatchet
and began TO chop and yell. Hansen,
who was behind, had Il gun. but he
was afraid 10 fire down in the dark for
fea< ofskihng his friend, and at length.
drawAA,his knife, jumped down with
him and the bear. There was lively
time there for awhile. and the fur and
clothing and flesh flew. but finally
Hansen. who was the worse used-up
man of the two, managed to reach
vital spot with his knife. The bear
keeled over, and the two trappers
keeled over also. They managed to
make little fire with some of the
leaves and twigs from the bears nest.
and there was plenty of rags TO band
age their wounds, for they were all
rags. 1t was several days before they
could crawl to their camp with hunk
of the bears flesh, which had been
their only food during their stay in the
den. 1t was not until few weeks ago
that they were able to get out of the
mountains, as the snow was very deep
and +ayed on the ground longer than
usual.
Olsen says he intends to 90 trap
ping again. but he never wants to
meet another bear in his own den
again. His partner, Hansen. is able to
walk around and go down to the creek
and catch Il few trout and look after
the bee hives, but he expects to be all
right by next fall.