Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
WORSE FOR WEAR.
CAPTURING A TWo-VEAR-oLD
BEAR ALIVE.
Simrod Jones, hruin aud the Dogs
Were somewhat Ciswed ~ ia this
Process when Forests Were EHil OF
came the Wounded Buck.

him be true, than Charles Jones OF
Pennsylvania. seventy years
old, slN feet tall straight as ramrod
and as supple as man 81 half his age.
no Is an ideal specimen ot the mighty
hunter Sinewy limbs, long arms.
powerful hands, q keen, gray eye and
a nature destitute Ot fear, made up his
equipment for the Pennsylvania woods
Of sixty years ago, when they were the
habitation Of nearly every Wild animal
known TO exist In this latitude Of
North America.
Hunter Jones was born ia Warren
county Pa, 81 Welsh aud Irish parents
and was an adept in shooting and fish
ing long before he knew The letters Of
the alphabet. IRON his childhood up
for sixty years he followed the oceu-
pations Of guide hunter and trapper
in the proper seasons, and conducted
hotel aud dancing school when pelts
were not wOFth gathering
The old Nimr0d said III has becu
declared that have killed more deer
bcar and wolves than amy other man
IVAN AA EAALt1N sAtAtfA NNth NAtlAA VIA
from head to foot, The results VI en-
counters with wounded bears h5tcks
and panthers OnG 0F ms most seri
ous battles with Wild beasts Was with
an enormous buck that ! had slightly
wounded. He stood uH tht side ~ a
very steep hill the drcIlvity Of whtrb
was unbruken esccpt b. tho root 10 d
tree that had becu blown down hlll
We had no WInrhn-trr8 la thD.e daYs.
and, afraid that | would t0sr him.
drew my hunting knife ANA rrept tor
ward him a. br ,taggrrcd about in
tending 20 ham.trn2 tho b-ggar Ms
inst slash was un.urces~tui, and he
turned upon ME Ia i flash with low
rred head and hJ- sharp ana many.
pointed antler- cleaning like bay
Ouets ! Was tortaaat " grt 5 gODa
grip VI hi- bUru. and then tho sfrug.
gls bogau. ILL., tlry and strength
soon exhausted ma. ana IN a iea min,
Htcs we both ielt, rOiird d0sgn hin and
lodged ia the hollow 81 All upturnsd
trcs III 70 uy hnd With nv eight
hand and drove NY hunting knit' into
him As often a. ! cUuld. while hc st0ud
over me returning thn compliment ~
ripping my side ana shoulder v sth hls
sharp horns ! was laccruted from
hip % shoulder and was growing very
weak when the buck ceased hi4 attack
and staggered away a tew staps va.
nearly done for and tue timely az.
rival ~ my BROTHER who was in vamp
with M probably sawed IRIS ME- Thr
buck dressed att pounds
Kane people will. remember ms
dog Rover 'AH IeF.rrst hunter that
ever waggnd fail "a Pennsylvania
wtlds W. va. miytHrr VI boaetr
and bloodhound ana vas IS inlrItt.
gent Is q human being newer spoke
y him. directing attn ratrrly 81
-lgn~,anl he never misun ier4tOod mo-
The -traugnst experience that
ever had was when I captured two.
year-old bear ali.r ANA Ia,I him Hftara
miles home through thc forest {
started out with tho idea II catching
wei! alive and with several pieces.
ot strong twIne tuckrd inAide III th~
breast ni NY hunting jacket. my install
arms aud two good dogs. / was
equipped for any emergency. The
dogs flushed q partridge On thr way
and a ne.tlui ~ eggs was exposed
which hid with tho intention ~ r..
turning On the same route and carry
ing them home TO my ltttle girl. Fui
~ fifteen miles weru covered without
trace Of wolves. when the dogs sud-
denly struck n trail and away they
went ] remained right therr All
night, and IN the morning the dogs re-
turned 70 me. Concluding 10 travel
homeward. had not gone NOR, than
halt mile when WI camr un1u 4
thrifty twO-year.old bear making 4 4
meal on patch Of uettles. told .
the dogs 10 "gO,n and they tackled
him. one on each side. had ha,.u
disappointed in my VOL hunt and the I
thought struck me that here would y, |
an excellent substitute. Wot,td ran. /
tnre brliin and take him home alive I
! watched my opportunity aud spring
ing on his back got hold ~ his neck /
that he couldn't break wa4 a ,n,t..
erfnl man In my young DAYS and H.. /
lore no could get free had put sey
eral hrns OF twine ABOUND his spout |
sufficient 20 keep him from biting INC.
ana had his arms tied together Az |
soon ~ ] recovered my wind l0oagped |
his arms and set out homeward. Ia
was husky animal and every fifteen I
rods or 20 he would rush a. mo. throyv
nus powerful fore paws around mo and |
treat me TO hug which strong bonea
only could Withstand. Tho dogs Uer, |
Of great help to ma. and M bu,s !
We're cut short by their sharp tee,I /
when we reached the spot where |
haa hidden the eggs. stopped and !
pnt them very carefully In tho crown
OF my old soft hat and put n on nv |
head While ! was 80 engaged he |
dogs wandered little way into No
woods and we're aoon yelpin0 as n
eney were getting hurt. I was
attacked at the same time /
ny the bear. which had now
grown more vicious. ana VA tbro,yn
20 'he ground, and wouldn't have told
"a. 80