The sun., 1892-05-22
Warrington Benrs-Some OF the Recent Ex-
ploits In the Thlckcts.

SEATTLE, Wash. May 1.-THE return of
spring has brought the bears out Of their VIM
ter hiding places. 1t is n fact that many more
bears are in Washington now than when this
region was first settled. Whenever q forest
tract Is cleared a heavy growth Of unbcrbrush
springs up. and the thickets. which afford the
bears moro food than the unbroken forest did.
have caused IN increase in the number Of the
animals. In cities and towns. bears that were
captured when cubs arc common pets now.
and no beer garden or other similar resort is
considered complete without one OF two OF tho
clumsy beasts One OF them escaped recently
in this city. and came near killing four mel
before it was CAPTURED. The first man ad-
vanced club in hand TO drive it back into its
pen. The bear made lunge. the man dropped
everything, and in trice was among the
branches OF an apple tree. Tho bear followed
and proved an EXPERT at climbing. The nun
crcpt to tho end CT the topmost limb and
then fell to the ground The beur jumped.
and. seiZirg the man. husgod him with great
vigor. Tho victims companions beat tho ami
nal or with clubs. The bear. which had re-
garded the affair MS more or less Of n joke. be-
came furious and chased four men into n two
story barn. enc fellow dodEed under man
ger and cscarrl attrnion, ana tho other three
took to tho upper story. closely pursued by the
into bush and gave his auklea painful wrench.
the second jumped from another window and
broke his arm. while tho third went hand over
hand ND IA ropc hanging: from raIter Later
the bear WAS caught with u lariat
The wives OF the farmers who live In tho lit
tlo clearings have become accustomed to tho
sight of wild animals. and trine like n bear
scarcely moves them. A few days ago Mrs t.
Livingstone who lives so.t distance across
the Canadian border. was going to the Post
OiIice when she saw Il bear devoTring sheep
it had killed. Without Il moments hesitation
Mrs Livingstone picked up IL stoTt club and
drove the r"nr away Then shouiiering tho
dead sheep she carricdit hGariy hnlt II mile 10
the nearest hnur", Iho henr followed her
most vi the distance, but she turned occusipn-
John II. Layrnrk. II seattle painter. was ut
OF M1' ,ne Q" "iy mi, iim M" bu ing was S' waiting
room, for u news constructed electric line. IN
tended TO boom PROPERTY there, Lnycock was
heard noise In II ir tree about thirty feet
away. LOOKING. up he saw biz black bear
Ioliing ont. As soon Ms the animal reached
the ground it started for Laycock. who jumped
inside nf the WAITING Iba i%daws r2" sammed the d2or
his paint pots. up against the door. and tho
bear promsnaded around the platform, which
to one OF the windows and locked In. Lay
cock, in frantic des1ar waved his aTns and
turned In terror and He'd to the timber, but
iuycock dared not 80 out until IN electric car
came along. He did not wait TO finish his joL.
Lassoing bears is u fayorite amusement OF
cowboys in eastern WashipGton.,, G A week ago
Friday Platt C9rbaley 81 Wateryille wa, riding
met Ben Akors. Ben. in his usual umrufiied
manner. was guarding tree. in tho branches
OF wiiich no had bear corraled. Forty feet
above the ground tho bear sat surveying tho
scene and awaiting Mr.. Akers,'s pleasure
When requested to descend from his perch he
boys and several others came along and deter
mined to have u lassoing tournament. The
tree was cut down. and the bear fell with the
tree on top Of him. but. not minding that. he
shook himself loose aud started for another