The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-07
WONDERFUL TENACITY.
a Hunter Who Survived Terrible e

WONOEhf u IENASif rs
A Hunter Who Survived y Terrible En-.
counter.
Some years ago. writes Henry Howe,
the historian of the western pioneers,
party of trappers were on their way to
the mountains led, we believe, by old
Sublette, a well-known captain of such
expeditions. Among them was John
Glass. who had been all his life among
the mountains, and had seen number
less exciting adventures and hair
breadth escapes. On the present expe-
dition he and a companion ere one day
passing through cherry t..lcket In the
Black Hills when Glass deserted large
grizzly feeding on pig nuts de at once
gave the alarm and both men crept
cautiously to the skirt of The thicket
They took careful aim and fired their
guns at the same moment.
Both balls took effect, but not fatally.
The bear, growing with pain and fury.
charged upon his foes
Run for it, Bill, shouted Glass, ''or
we'll be made meal of, sure as shootin'."
Both men bolted through the thiclket,
but the heavy brush INSTRUCTED Their
progress, while the weight and strength
of the grizzly bore him on, and he was
soon close upon the men. They man.
aged to get through the t,:i@'-ot, how
ever. and were hurrying across "a htGe
opening toward bluff where Glass
tripped and fell. Before he could rise
the bear was upon him!
Glass did not lose his presence of
mind, but discharged his pistol in the
brute's face. The next moment the
bear, blood streaming from his nose
and mouth, struck the pistol from his
enemy's hand, and fixing his claws deep
into the poor mans flesh, rolled with
him to the ground. The hunter strug-
gled manfully, drew his knife and
plunged it several times into the body
of the furious animal, which was tear
Ing his face and body, barring the bone
in many places. Glass, weak from loss
of blood, at length dropped his knife
and fell over in faint.
Bill, who had watched the conflict up
to this moment too badly dazed and
terror-stricken to do anything. now
thought Glass was dead, and ran to the
camp with the awful tale. The captain
sent man back to the spot with Bill.
They found the bear dead and stiff, w.
ing on the body of the unfortunate
hunter, whom they likewise called dead.
His body was torn and lacerated in
shocking manner; and the bear, besides
the three bullets in his body, bore the
marks of twenty knife sta bs, showing
how desperately Glass had fought.
The two men collected their late COM
rade's arms, removed his hunting shirt
and moccasins and left him beside the
carcass of the grizzly. They reported
at the camp that they had buried him.
In few days the hunters moved on,
and soon the fate of poor Glass was in
a measure forgotten. Months elapsed,
the hunt was over and the trappers were
returning with their pelts to the trad
ing fort On their last evening out,
just as they were making ready to camp,
a horseman was discerned coming to
ward them, and when he drew near the
hunters saw a lank, cadaverous form,
with face so SCARED and distigured that
scarcely feature was normal
'Bill, my boy" called the stranger,
as he rode up, you thought | was gone
under that time, did you? Hand over
my horse and gun. i amt dead yet by
a long shot"
What was the establishment of the
party to hear the well-known voice Of
John Glass, whom they had supposed
dead and buried. The two men who
had left him for dead, and thus made
their report, were Mortified
Glass, it appeared, after the lapse Of
he knew not how long time, gradually
recovered consciousness. He lived upon
the carcass of the bear for several days,
until he had regained sufficient strength
to crawl, when, tearing off as much Of
the meat as he could carry, he crept
down the river toward the fort He
had suffered much, but had reached the
fort, eighty miles distant. alive, and
concluded his story by declaring: Pm
as slick as 4 peeled onion. Youths
Companion.
"A curiosity was lately found in a
boatload of Holsters brought from New
Brunswick waters. The strange crus-
tacean was of bluish-white-one of the
rare and remarkable aIbino Holsters II
was sent to Washington, where it Is 10
become part of the exhibit of the !
United States fish commission. Only |
one other white lobster has been taken |
in these or any other waters.
There is wonderful piece OF mech |
anism in the United States government |
mint in the shape of the scales for /
weighing the gold coin. Two pieces of /
paper of equal weight have been placed
upon the balances, and On one being re-
moved and an autograph in lead pencil /
inscribed on it, and the sheet replaced
on the scales, the second piece has been
found to outweigh the other.
Among the other great things in this
country the number of its high mount
aims is remarkable feature. There are
$50 mountains in the United States, each /
exceeding 10, 600 feet in height The
greatest number are found in Colorado /
and Utah. In Alaska there are five
which each exceed $1,000 feet, and
Mount Elias 10, 800 feet high. Is the loft
lest peak in the United States territory.
Ten miners ia Pulmas county. Cal,
were descending Z snow-coyercd mount
ain, dinner-pails IN hand Suddenly
there was am avalanche and the miners {