The Dickinson press., 1894-09-01
OUGHT SEE HIS PARTNER.
Olsen Well Used up i'm Hear Fight
But Nothing Like the Other Mnn

Olsen Well Used up i'm n Bear Fight,
But Nothing Like the other Man.
A man who looked as if he had been
trying to hug the cylinder of Il thresh.
Ing machine when it was i'll motion
was seen offering Il pack of furs to a
dealer up town.
You are rather late getting your
furs to market said Il Portland Ore
gOnian reporter who happened to he
present.
Yes" was the reply. but l have
been laid up and could not get to town
before"
What has been the matter with
you: asked the reporter, who was
anxious to know how the man had
been SO fcarfully scratched.
"Thc matter with me was an attack
Of bear
You had it bad. judging from your
looks.'
'ies. had it bad and no mistake,
but you just ought to see my partner"
rs he In worse fix than your
"A great deal worse. He had 50
much meat scratched off one side of
him that he has to carry Il weight
IN his jacket pocket to enable him to
walk straight
The sale of the furs having been COM
plctcd the old trapper was asked for
the story of his encounter with the
bear.
He said that his name was Hans
Olsen. that he lived on the edge of the
big burn in ClackamuS county, and he
81 u 80 %1>o
Clackamus trapping with Peter Hansen.
who lives in the same section. They
Lad good luck for Il while. caught many
miliks, some fishers, and found Il small
lake and swamp where there were
many beaver. and were getting many
of them. when dc ,p snow came on and
about spoiled their trapping.
After a while the SHOW became so
deep that they could hardly move
around. and could not get out of the
mountains at ali. Then provisions ran
short and they had to rustic and try
to kill something to eat. They went
out on the lake one day and cut hole
through the ice to see if they could
catch some trout. but did not get any.
On their way home toward night. as
they were crossing little ravinc on n
fallen tree, Olsen slipped and fell near
the roots Of the tree and came down
plump into bears den. Tho bear
was very lively for an animal supposed
to he asleep. and ut once attacked him.
He had :: knife and a small hatchet in
his belt. and he got out the hatchet
and began to chop and yell. Hansen,
who was behind. had gun. but he
was afraid to fire down in the dark
for fear of killing his friend. and at
length. drawing his knife. jumped down
with him and the bear. There was n
lively time there for while. and the
fur and clothing and flesh flew. hut
finally Hansen, who was the worst
used up man of the two. managed to
reach a vital spot with his knife.
The bear kcelctl over and the two
trappcrs kec!etl over also. They man.
aged to make Il little fire with some of
the leaves and twigs from the bears
nest. and there was plenty of rags
to bandasr their wounds. for they
were all rags. 1t was several days be-
fore they could crawl to their camp
with hunk Of the bears flesh. which
had been their only food during their
stay in the den. Olsen says he intends
to go trapping again. but he never
wants to meet another bear in his
own den again. His partner. Hansen,
is able to walk around and 20 down
to the creek and catch few trout and
look after the bee hives:
Because of charges made by politica.
opponents in the council Mayor Blu of
Cleveland has demanded an investiga-