Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-09

we both went over last Monday: on
Tuesday we hunted 10 different diruc.
tons, aud found several OF our best
calves gone. rhon we decided 20 20
together next day down the river
Catalan, back up North Creek, aud
gather up all the cows anu calves. |
believe that was the hrtt DAY any N us
had ridden together, the day through,
during nearly the entire spring, anu
even when two were there We would
ride in different directions, 20 a. to get
around among the stock and over more
country. As We calne up North Creek
driving little bunch OF cattle, on turn.
ing n curve In the canyon and emery.
Ing from the point OF a hill, Hyfum
exclaimed, Bere's bear II
was a monster, too. Instantly we
lerked our guns aud leRped u the
ground. Hyfum had u il.winchestcr
and 1 n 1910 marlin. We ran Tow
PAGES 70 n clearing whore we hhd full
view and iair chance ut him AZ
bruin was goluR along the bolton Of
the canyon Hyrum PIT Ia the first
shot, and the next, 10Th hitting him.
In rapid succession we fired several
shots and think most of them struck
the brute. As he climbed the hill on
the opposite eide, my third shot
brought him rolling and bawling down
the hill.
Hyrum said, "thnps cooked him, {"
but he only lay n second and gathering
himself up he scrambled TO the t0p Of
the hill for about twenty or thirty
yards aud fell under an oak. Hymn
sugges ted, "Lots take IL aioOt," aud
started after him, but having only
three cartridges ia my magazine, In
the haste anu excitement OF Wylpg 70
put In more, unfortunately, the MET
one caught fast, ami couIi
neither force II In nor out until got
my pocket knife. by that time
Hyrum was across tho creek AMI
climbing tho hill, following the bear
l looked up aud shouted to him not 10
follow directly after the brute, but 20
come In below him, take straight NJ
the hill and come nut above or on a
level with him. lie did no, and A.
soon a. he reached the top he fred
three shots bang! bangl bapgl ~
quickly ~ hc could. l think the bear
must have been on the run while he
was shooting, aud with the third shot
got out Of sight over little raise. In
The hurry 10 adjust my gun and ~
there | did not took up again I'LL
got the discharged cartridge out aud
others In. Both Hyrum and the
monster being then out Of sight, |
Jumpcd on my nulo-a ilept little
animHl-and with gun In hand dashed
across tho canyon. Fortunately did,
for had taken the journey af0Ot
should have reached there too late, for
when arrived ON the top Of the hill |
could not SEQ nor hear anything o.
them. | called wiyum, Hyrum,
where arc yUupD but received no
answer, aud sped ON tho course |
thought they had gone but few rods
over little raise, when I saw the bear
above ana n little slong tile hill side,
hut could see no Hyrum. Rushing
toward the hear, | could see that he
had some thing bloody Ia his mouth,
munohing ami growing. Not seeing
Hyrum anywhere feared lac hRl
him down, aud my horror no human
tongue can tell when | first saw his
blue overall under the bears body.
lie was Rnawlng HyTum's hand.
shrleked: "My Lorul My Lord! has
he got Brother Hyrum." The spur.
ring up OF my mule caused the brute
TO drop the hand and pick up his
head. For fear OF making AN acci.
dental shot and hitting Hyrum, or
perchance the shot might not Prove
fatal to the bear. Jumped of % maxi
sure aim. Being then quite close, my
Jump to the ground frightened him,
or nj least instead Of touching Hyrun
again or making for mo before could
level down to shoot, he started or.
Hyrum rolled over on his face, and
rose on his knees and elbows. Then
| could seen my brother was not dead,
but OIL such bloody sight am un.
ahle 10 describe. The bear was then
about thirty yards from him. fired
and brought the brute 10 the ground, hut
he got up and started again. a second
shot, however, brought him tumhling
again, this time 10 get up turn on mt;
but ms he turned he fell, md grabbed
In his mouth a dry pine limb about the
size Of my arm. That he crunchel az
though II were a cornsinlk. and with u
In his mouth he started oil again. A
third shot brought him writhing TO the
earth, and rs my last cartridge was In
the barrel | proceeded Within six feet
OF his head and sent II through the
brain Oi this huge brown bear. | then
rushed back to Hyfum. All this was
done In half the timo II takes to
relate.
Now camott,e trying orr Al for my.
self. There nlone, with Hyrum's
mnngled body, iiitoun milcsaway from
home and help, how | cried and
prayed. The poor boy was still resting
on his knees Ond elbows, with the blood
entirely covering his head, face and
sho ldets and still streaming to the
grJLnd. The flrst thing did was to
support his head and administer TO
him, after which no cried "YRter." |
galloped TO the creek and brought
my hat full Of water, aud
washed hls head and face the
best could. Such mangled head
a nj face you never saw. The skull
was laid bare from the top Of the fore.
head about four inohos back, and there
was one wound ON the lett side, three.
cornered, about two Inches each way.
ana one other wound that We did not
discover until Just before his heath,
when some portions OF his brain oozed
out, two teeth having penetrated the
brain. On the back and other eide OF
his head, ard ust at the corner OF his
right eye, were seven or eight terribly
ugly gashes, laylnC bare the skull.
There was u long gaah down the right
cheek ana two uuier the jaw, which
was washed; his upper lip was half
torn oil. III Nil, there were twenty
wounds on his head, face, and the
right hand was chewed through anu
through; his left was bitten through In
several places; there was one fearful
bllN on the left -lnl, lmAl nhnvt. ihn hmm