The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20
sleep up there.
Driven Down by Starvation !.

Driven Down by Starvation.
''This we did Tor several nights, and we
could hear the great brutes sniiilng, shut-
fling and growing along the ground, hunt
ing for their prey. During the day they
would gather sheilfsh fgrom teh beach to
staye off hunger, and then we'd take to the
trees on the first sign of danger.
This roosting high like turkeys grew very
tiresome in short order, and we SET aoous
building a stout brush corral. We picked
I'D an axe with o broken helve in the wreck
age on the shore. and iii two days had a
corral and hut that looked us il they would
withstand a herd of elephants.
II had my doubts, however, and when
night came took to my tree again. Inc otil-
ers chose the greater comfort OF the coral
ma bears went through that brush stock
ode as if it h:xl been made or paper. Inc
men scattered for the trees, but TWO OF
them were caught. killed and eaten.
lyon NAV have been told that polar
boar 10 q coward, and that he will retreat if
q man shows fight. That's one Of the lies
Of those naturalist chaps, who make habits
Cor animals from the top stories
Of Of brick buildings. Why, get two
or three of those thov, pears atac sose the
G1,;tnd States army. If pools wee" r'id
on the fight I'd back the bears. ..,oa Al,
.aI,ba 5eoth of those two men setJieo tie
o,,ast;on IF sleeping. We didn't Try any
more stockades, but stuck TO the trees NY
wished they were higher. huC we co5iu ~ .
w. VS. thara always; we had to eat ana Ae
s., , snonad oknow it. They took 10 com
,r, ,.o,,nd during the ay and shlllhS az w
iils 80 IS tho trees where we were. M
r r, ,a r. make our salles 20 tile pldr
togather. and we had TO be FeIy Iui rLaiiGsh
Gathering the mussels aioo 'i0-
u,s .oi"r save" hihi'
<r. 18th all our caution one more chal
p UNUSED end killed, and then tae ltIe'
Mtsa ui ire1p lots as to who saould eaIIc'
~ AVS food The man VINO VI y" g g
r sao tyvify the first day refusea " ~ st;f
ma had row, and each man hau ~ 'A''-
for himself: 4or three DAYS before
So 'loto q dash for food or drlnh' -
III coo or near bears all the llnle' intiA
49, nn for II. swallowed as much water as
could hold and luckily came upon d uou'i'
handful of Jnusseis. b,, tho mo
Il" I'm hears didn't bother me, p!lt the mo
In ~ Thor men attempted similar tea
IL, ,,Iare nursued One was oVertaKGh ant
entS r;cVt in plain view. Two HiS peast'
IA saige to the tree OF the other' ny
ntncl< If ont for three days more, ana i9el
fron1 weakness or delirium fell OF thre" MIN
SCI Fer FER that 1 nearly went mad. l csult
~ hone Vessels rarely touched at TIC
;sIord The mussels were nearly an Soh'
fro,n that beach, and expected TO De eater
e y made p move. At last, however, was
forced to do something, so l sild 20 tn'
f,ronnd and started for the spnng.
s'" Hardy had l taken the first ! sip wheI
ont Of the brush came bear ondi lGlaps stm NJ
to run. but n my weakened c0hdlCion STUN SUN
IA ~ fnll and couldn't rise. The great brute
was upon me, and gave up hope [..dd f lei,
his hot breath on my face: -, re ,d turned in'
TThen ne shifted and went away.
"Bovs, polar bears won't eat nigsers. 1T
| hocanse we are a superior race. Black mea
| is too rich for them;
"a tier that worked around to the othel
| side of the island where there was more t
eat on the beach, and just at the time,
was down to bone and queer in my head, th'
Canadian ;seaIer Ottawa blew in for wa! water !,
| Seal poaching is the greatest business il
the world I am with the poachers, ever!
time tim since the day I sighted the Ottawa.
when tol4 the sGa s @5o o,of fhe bear
| count Of nv troubles But | showed then
the tracks and all hands turned ont for
hunt They killed eight the first day ant
twcnty-threc before the week was out,
| HT7hat's nv bear story"