The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-05-25
KILLING A oRlzzLY.


4 Tsadsrfoet's Curious Desire and How
Il was Satisfied.
"Tho average young fellow Who
COOS from tho East to tho West Is
filled with the notion that he'd like
to moet and kill q grizzly." said Mr..
Shields to y reporter about twenty
years ago was doing little plAcer
mining, near what is now Colorado
Springs. II was . little one-horse
mining camp then. had struck 9
pretty good streak, and thought I'd
stay there for some time, so took o
COW up to my cabin from the springs.
and . few chickens. for tho eggs and
milk Ono afternoon grizzly killed
the COW while I was of working my
claim. was almost clean out OF
ammunition. so put OF that night
for tho springs to lay in supply.
There was young fellow Just from
Now York by tho name OF Harry
Curtis, that mot tho day got to
tho springa He had his head full OF
fool Ideas about grizzlies. buffalocs
and the West In general, and when no
heard about the bear killing my COW,
nothing would do but that no must
60 up to the hills with me aud kill
that bear. So We started tho neIt
morning and got 70 camp about 0
o'clock at night Tho COW was lying
about soventy-ave feet from tho cabin,
and there was twenty-foot gulch
between. She was hall eaten, but
know Mr.. Bear would be back In
about an hour. so l told Curtis no
could get crack at him pretty soon.
II he liked Up there In the noun
sains he wasn't so keen as ho'd been
In town. but he took his rine and OK
amincd It like no was an old ranger.
and then he crossed tho gulch on the
log I'd brought up from the timber
limo. and l saw him lay down behind
big rock.
at was q bright moonlight light,
clear and bit chilly. I stayed on
this side Of tho ditch. May be half
an hour went by and then I saw
big grizzly step out Of q clu.np Of
bushes Just at tho top OF . little
knoll aud stand there. looking as big
Is q buffalo. outlined against tho
sky. He was SMILING cautious. like,
with his head thrown back and his
nose up In tho sir. Presently no
came down tho hill, swayins front
side to side. and I know no was a
whopper by the way he walked. Hs
got to tho CARCASS Of the COW and
put both his front feot upon her
and stood thero looking around sharp
and smiling. Ireckon no smolt Us.
Then no gave low growl and started
TO tear the COW. Next morning YOU
could 500 where his nine inch claws
would start into tho nesh es tine Us
q needle point. and he'd pull ont q
chunk that would woigh ten pounds
81 began to think Curtis nerve
had COMO back on him. he was 20
long IN getting ready to shoot.
Then ! saw him shift 10 one side .
little. behind tho rock. and bring his
gun up Tho bear heard him. and
stopped oruncliing. II was ss pretty
n shot a. . man could want got a
bead on him. and pulled away Just as
Curtis let 20. too
"Evor 500 o boar whom hos hit'
He'll grab at tho spot whore you
strike him half q dozen times. and
cavort around for about ten seconds.
and then ho'll como your way. Curtis
foso up. and the bear saw him aud
made for him. Curtis turned and
headed for tho prlch.
lilo hsd a repeating RHO. but no
threw II away and cRmo Ny Ing toward
tho cabin. lilo cleared tho twonty.
foot gulch, with lots 70 spare. Ijust
boat min 10 tho door, onlysed d
singlo-shot Gun--nhd wo banged tho
door shut andssthrow tho boar down.
lie was as white NJ = sheet, and his
tccih woro ohattcrink like dice In u
box. lie sat down on tho bunk aud
looked a. mo In . dazcd sort Of a way.
] had 10 laugh. though hated to do
IL ] got him some whisky and tried
70 brace him up. II was ten minutes
before no could speak u word. Two
days aftorward | took him back TO
tho springs. Ito wasn't looking for
N - % %, ara .x.t..lia. "