New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-18
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scranton. Penn. vow oo.-While Augustus Swar'z-
iopG of IN, Du'ch Mountain. was Grading buckwheat
az the foi Of -tccp blum hi place lat month.
To- came tumbinc down the hill directly toward HIM
lc had lo = bog heaps ON the level top u the blum
that lie wa. going {, burn I'm Few DAYS and he
lmac.nod tha' ul crc' H. boys hid com" along
fon tho chest lu woods and rolled m" log down Just
10 lin jump. II Er1c'"d down some Of IN" uncut
luckwicai and Swarzi 1p' couldn't sec any ono on
the crest Of the hluG. he kept at work as though lie
admit noticed tn To-. In little while another log
rolled down eight or ten rod, from where the other
NJ had startled him. and H. d'oprei his cail" ana
ran mp the bluG to catch the unruy boys. When he
got 10 the top DC didn't boy. hut h. got
glimpse ~ pair Of gopiSzcd bears That were
w,ddl nr toward III" opposite sd" Of the choppng,
ard De mad" mp nj, mind that they wrr the Scamps
that had rolled the logs. IN" bears looked over their
shoulders II every few steps. and IN telling about
li, experience lie mex dry, >"arthhoph said That
they appeared De slpating tie trick they lad
PLAYED on him. They soon disappeared, and NwarH.
hopG found their tracks in the wet soil around two
NJ the lpc heaps, and also discovered that log Ind
been removed from each heap. lie returned TO his
work. aud about sundDwn another 10, cam" bounding
down the hl ut him when h, looked mp he saw
two bears prcflne over &c top Of tn lui. ard h,
decided TO put a veto on the playful bears before
auothcr day passed.
- after dark that nicht Swnrtr,orG Sc two steel
trap, close 10 pile Of logs near the edge ~ the blum
that the bears hid not mcdlled with lie placed the
traps on the sid of the pile that faced tn bnckwhcat
field and fastened u small log TO each chain Then
Ire HING a chunk Of lmburger checs" over each trap
from the top los. and pl'd logs mp on the outside
OF the trap, that the bears would have to 90 over
the trap - get ut the cheese.
At daylight the next morning III" traps hadn't been
disturbed. aud the IImburacr hung over them all
right. A. soon the dew was oil. Swarthloph went
to setting up buchvhc nnd'r tn" blum. on u line
..ff ia IA. futI keen an pNe ont
loving bear They hadn't made their appearance
when he had rakrd mp all the bnckwhcat opposite the
traps, and BE began 10 puttcr around the shuck' IN
order {, stay lire with the Idmbnrgcr. thinking
that the bears would attempt 10 roll log down on
him from the pile by the traps. In i little more than
an hour SVartzkopn had thu satisfaction Of seeing
the hears to the cdEe Of the blum a few yards
from the traps and peep down al him. lie made
believe he busy, hut he saw tll" bears. and IN
moment they started t. snf the air with their heads
ND suddenly they Wheeled toward the log heap and
made a dash for the limbuIpr. Enth trap, SndpP'G
lust a, thu bears slrdug the cheese. there va,
loDd cry 81 pain. ana IN al instant the bears came
tearing down the bun toward swalthkopn, dragging
me house for hi, Winchester. and while h" WINS gone
tho bears knocked down lot OF bu,K"h'at ana msg,u
the trap, to swalc fifteen yard away. where h"
shot them. one We ;hcd 2"l pound, and the other
Early In November Parker Hirtwcll. Of Tunlahanna
Creek in the PocOnO Mountains, missed soma Of MS
best winter apples from the trees for several nSh,
In succession. one morning he found tn tracks OF
two bears IN the white iro,i In the orcilrd and at
night he set steel bear trap undo" the buugl> OF
seek nOfurthcr tree and hung Sleeps head 10 hnli
over II. The moon about full. and Ilartwell
STAYED I'm tho barn. where H." had good view of the
apple tree. and watched for the bears ~ come. \
lttlc after O'Clock he spiel two bears climbing over
tlr ore hard fence THEY wadd"i St'althly from tree
10 tree. sampling hr apple, aS they moved along.
and pretty soon they made break for III" seek no
further tree In bee line. simultaneously they prIng
at lie hanging Sleeps head each got foot in the
trap and thcrc was vigorous pulling and hauling
and much music In the orchard until Iariwrl emerged
from the barn with his rifle and shot both lcnrS Thc