Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-07-07
THE eov's FIRST eeAR.
He Went for Trout. but Found Griss
and Mountain Lion,

He Went for Trout. but Found q Grisxiy
and . Mountain Lion.
Young Hotter Kennett, the son Of
Col. Percy Kennett. the well.known
hunter Of Helena, Mont, killed his
first bear O few weeks ago under OK.
citing circumstances For the first
time the lad was member OF the
annual spring hunting party arranged
by his father. This year they went
into the heart OF the region north of
Salmon River, Idaho. known as the
Devils Canyon country.
Now that the hunting Of Elk,
antelope, and deer 10 prohibited by
Law at certain seasons the hunters
OF the northwest have gone after the
flercer game found In the widest and
most remote sections OF the noun.
taina DEVILS Canyon country IL al.
most unexplored. The party campcd
on the banks OF the upper fork Of the
Bush River, and Col. kenuett and
his friends went out for two days
trip leaving Jim Collins, the head
cook, and the boy In charge Of tho
camp.
In the afternoon Hotter went over
TO the river TO catch mess OF noun.
tain trout He sat by cottonwood
tree few feet from an old prospect
hole. lie had been fishing an hour
or more, and had been throwing the
trout behind him In the river grass,
when he heard shutting noise from
behind. He turned and saw great
brown grizzly bear standing erect,
with his fOre.paws filled with live
trout
Although tho bear was not six feet
away the boy pluckily raised his gun
and fired. The bears left paw
dropped, but hccontinued to advance.
while the boy lodged behind the
tree and sent another shot which
landed squarely In the animals side.
The bear tumbled over on the ground,
and the boy started forward with q
yell Of delight
Apparently neither Of the fighters
had heard U soft purring sound In the
leaves Of the cottonwood tree. Col.
Inns, the cook, was aroused from an
afternoon nap by the shots and was
standing In the doorway Of the tent
when he heard o force scream and
saw q mountain lion fly from the tree
through the air
The bear half raised himself with
outstretched paw and would doubt.
less have crushed the overeager boy
hunter II the lion that instant had
not dropped squarcly on his shaggy
hack. The buy fell under the bear,
and the three combatsnts rolled over
together In q heap. The bear got
one Of the lions fore paws In his
mouth. When the animal turned
over again young Hotter found him.
self alone on the ground. He had
reached his feet and started TO run
when the lion saw him, tore away his
paw from the bears mouth and
jumped for the boy.
II was seconds race for life to
the prospect hole. Hotter leaped for
II In time to miss q blow from the
lions paw. He fell between the
sticks Of timber which had been set
to keep the wallis from falling and
funded head first on the bottom, which
was fortunately but few feet away.
The lion followed, but was stopped
by the timbers which had loosened
and dropped. The boy remained
there the rest Of the day and until
the next afternoon, because Collins
WIS too frightened to 20 to his a..
sistance. Col Kennctt expected
that his son had been chewed up by
the lion or was dead IRON fright
when he returned from the side trlp.
He first threw piece OF raw beef
into tho prospect hole. and when
this caught the hungry lions atten'
ton the Colonel crawled to the edge
and killed the lion at the first fire.
Hotter got out OF the hole unhurt -
New York Sun.