The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-28
THE PARADISE OF BEARS.
uuERE THEY TAKE THEIR iURN
AT HUNTING MEN.

Mother
che Road.
Frops The Ne,o York TINS. -
r... Dacember was: in ts Bchelan
- rsqiou. My headquarters was at
rIoo-a,s hotel. About half annie from
-. inn four hunters, farmes from the
p rT and Big Bend districs, had fitted
c.bip for use during thewiutsr. They
,1,ondsd to pass the cold s'ason in trap
20 hunting aud fishing. aud enjoy a
change in life.
Tbev had fair success in hunting noun
80 coats aud Observation-Disclosures The skins
e. 20 'sa9arsl Of these ANIMAL were nailed to
,5rv on trees near their caoln. Dear hau
.1;,od the camps for several niRhts in sue
lssion 1t was during The dark OF the
nn and the nights we're cloudy and the
1i,ntsrs could not see to shoot the bear. The
Han,Iin0 animal pulled and clawed at the
o. dasr and goat skins and injured them.
I'D nightly he clawed and misused q small
- naT1ed Slasher till he voiced aloud his
tr9nbles, retreated into the caoln through
- in the door and clambered into bunk
nSora TWO hunters pretended to be asleep.
The Ground was dry and hard. The bear
,.,t M tracks His size could not be deter
I'D and the doubts as to size and length
Flaws and sharpness Of teeth caused the
Snoters from the agricultural regions,
,Tbare the only hunting engaged In was that
Tor eggs, to hesitate TO tackle the bear IN
che night
s.aI tran with springs sufficiently strong to
ION the laws together with bone-crashing
Farce The trap was set on the
rro1nd under the skins. That night
me bear came as usual to enjoy himself,
and unfortunately placed one hind foot in
che trap. The jaws instantly slammed to-
ether The bear cried with anguish. The
Snnters who had stsid up expecting to catch
tba hear rushed out and found little baby
hear moaning and pulling feebly at his in
inred leg. they left him to suffer till day
light, then, finding that his leg was past
mending. they killed him. had some of
his flesh. 1t wes strong, pig-like meat, and
far from enjoyable eating.
A few days after the death of this baby
bear the hunters were busy in the forest
near Moore's saving wood. While they
were so engaged the dogs gave tongue. In
a few minutes they barked excitedly and
looked eagerly up a nearby tree. We
walked over and saw young cinnamon
bear the brother or sister of the departed
cub, probably, sitting on limb and gazing
downward, through blazing yellow eyes, at
the dogs that sprang high in futile efforts to
bite the bear. Some one proposed to shoot
saying that they had a customers mild
hammered storekeeper in the PalouSe region
for d cub cinnamon; that they could catch
the bear that sat Snarling above US, and
that their customer could tame him, as he
was up in all things relating to bears
l wanted the young bear to live aud enjoy
life and wanted to see him caught, SO l
strongly urged that it be caught and not
shot. While one hunter went for rope the
others chopped near by tree so that it
lodged against the tree the bear was perchsd
in and lust above him. When the man with
the rope returned he clambered up the lean
ing tree until he was directly above the bear
which continued to gaze iercely and growl
savsgely at the dogs. Having climed to the
proper place. the hunter made a running
loop with the rope and lowered it over the
bears head and jerked it tight around his
neck.
The cub sat upright on the limb to push
the loop off with his forepaws He was
instantly jerked off the limb, and lowered
hand over hand till ne swayed to and fro
close to the earth. The dogs barked excit-
edly, the men shouted, the bear kicked and
tore pawfuls of hair from his neck with
long, sharp claws, and growled PEACEFULLY.
His hind legs were quickly strapped to-
gether, aud a long rope was tied to the
strap, then his forepaws were tied, and he
was lowered TO the ground. His head was
firmly held and strong strap was buckled
around his neck. The cub fought vigor-
ously, as best he could in shackles, and his
sharp white teeth ratified like steel casta-
nets and he loudly protested against the
liberties thai the hunters took with him but
he was only baby bear OF fifty or sixty
pounds weight, aud he could not effectively
defend himself against the powerful mon
WHO 50 rudely clutched his soft ears
Securely strapped around his neck aud the
EOpe that was fastened to his hind legs tied
around tree, his forepaws were unbound
ana he was turned loose TO see what he
would do. He sat up and pulled on the
strap that was around his Nook He cuffed
an nquisitive dog that came too close most
heartily and effectively, too, if the resultant
bowls testified to the soundness OF the cuff
ing. Then he rushed to attack us and was
checked by the rope and be sat up ragefully
Some one threw half-dried deer skin at
him. He caught it and tore holes in it
with his sharp claws and bit a score Of
small holes i'll it. The men teased him, and
ne bit saVagely and struck angrily at every
thing that was thrust or thrown at him.
lie struck quicker than the most expert
boxer and be bit with powerful forward
Dart OF his head and shoulders that was IN
concelvably quick, and his teeth snapped
together with clear, sharp click
Bears, cinnamon, white faced, and black
hre exceedingly plentiful in the Chelan re-
glon, on the head waters of the Mathew
river, aud in the Upper, Wenatchee country.
saw score of bears in those regions in
Tip That did not Lass longer than a month.
hey afford exciting sport to men who love
70 hunt an animal that may show fight
"nen wounded. One can never tell whether
Dear will show fight or not until after he
wounds him. But desire 80 illustrate the
pentIfulness Of bears in the region by tell
Iug story that was told me. / do not
Nouch for the truthfulness Of the statement,
DGt believe it, because | know the man
VINO told 1t to me, and know that he is not
Der, 1891.
ihe men built strong log pen in which
~ Keep this young bear. They proposed to
'eme him, to teach him tricks, to have a
ilKns merry time with, and to feed him
stsartuy, so that he would grow large. They
.ana In all save feeding him. The cub
%aS luliy as savage tempered after endur-
.s month of the tanning process as he
va. aS "nen caught, and am afraid to state
s s4e precise number of mountain goats he
az. He curing the period. At any rate, TO
oaItSty his hunger he kept the hunters
Easing goats over the rugged mountain
salA' pretty steadily. All this cub ate
'elled TO run to bad temper.
again he struck dog, and that time be
t ~, 700, and the bleeding dog rolled yelping
r ,oA the contest, firmly con viuced that Gin
Haaon bears were not created for dogs to
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