The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21

a Missouri Man Went After Brufn and
AssuredIy Found Him.

ASsGFe0ly F'O0n0 HIM.
st. Louis Globe Democrat
John Yockey, the Carondolet grocer, at
no. 1921 South Broadway, has just returned
from months hunting expedition in Colo
cutting ana daar s * a ad a. % q ne
antiers and the well-preserved hides of a
coyote, two bears, beaver, badger,
OF course. there. Is story in connection
with each animal bagged on the expedi-
ton, but the most thrilling was the encoun-
pretty much everything else in the regions
of Colorado except one of these monsters.
into the mountains loaded for bar" as he
expressed it. He had gotten pretty well
and had not shot at thing for hours,
When suddenly. from behind rock not
twenty feet away, huge monster crossed
MS pain and came toward him with open
mouth. The sportsman recognized in a min
ute that a desperate fight was on, for the
beast bore unmistakable signs of extreme
hunger The thought had no more than
crossed his :, mind than he grew somewhat
nervous ana though an experienced hunter,
1t was his first bear, and the thing was
making right toward him.
In an instant rifle shot rang out, but to
beast had not been hit once, and the bark
ing of the dog, which was a cowardly ami
NAL had not served to check the bear in
course possible. and fled, stopping occasion
ally to fire shot at his pursuer.. At last
and caused lameness and slackening of
her speed, for it was a female as the hunter
fired from his Winchester, and he was re-
treating too rapidly to reload.
Finally. as he sped along, he noticed a
cave in the side of the hill and big bowld-
ers lying about its mouth He decided to
enter this. roll a rock to the entrance,
His dog still barked at safe distance
from the brute, who. despite her wound,
had not lost ground, but as Mr.. Yockey
is heavy-set man, soon commenced to
overtake him. To enter the cave on hands
and knees and with superhuman effort roll
a stone to the entrance was the work of
some seconds, and while he tugged and
tugged the purSuer seemed to rush
With wit rsdoubled speed and seeing him in
The growl seemed to be a signal of some
kind, for back in the darkness of the cav
sters. Mr.. Jockey found himself between
two fires A wounded, Infatuated beast APP
proaGnlng without ana unk 4h; mqnst f
tered instant at the rock and stood
aghast, and finally decided to risk the un-
known rather than the wounded beast.
The rock was finally in its place. and al
though he could see out and had room for
his dog to get through, the bear could not
toned to the light he distinguished at the
end of the cave two cubs lying in their
chance in locking himself in with unknown
monsters. He thought at the time, how
ever, that their voices sounded weak But
the bear was already pushing at the rock,
and the cubs were crying ptteously, making
the old ones efforts more frantic. Mr..
Yockey realized that he had gotten into
the nest Of the bear now growing furicusly
without, and all the time the danger in
creased, for already the mate had
swered and before long there would be
two instead of one prowing around with
out. Finally he got his rife reloaded, and
had mortally wounded the mother Of the
cubs just as her mate appeared at the
mouth of the cave, enraged. But he was
a sharp one, and remained out of reach,
determined, it see med, to stand on guard
and Starve the hunter out.
Finally Mr.. Yockey decided to make a
bold stand. With some difficulty he rolled
the rock back and crawed hastily for
ward The bear him in moment.
and in another he would have been wrapped
in the monsters paws before he could have
aimed his gun had not some other hunter
on the outside, attracted by the ferocious
growls, arrived and put bullet in Bruin' S
heard just his shaggy form closed in
upon Mr.. Yockey.
The cubs and two bear skins Mr.. Yock-
ey now exhibits at his store in triumph
But he does not want to fight any more
bears. Mr.. Yockey does not save himself
in the story, but relates the facts just as
they happened.