The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22
GORED BIZ ANGRY BULL
Seattle Man Meets a Terrible
Death at juneau.
DRIVEN ToAcoRsER AND KILLED
A New Variety OF Bear Discovered
Teliuriurn Mines sold -Gold Dis
covery OF Berner's Bay.

TIE stearasr wfllzpa arrived early yes
terday morning from Alaska. bringing
the news that Peter Nelson, . deckhands
was gored % death by a bull while Try
iag % drive the animal ashore II JUNEAU
last Monday morning az clock Nell
sons body was sealed IN metallic col
IN and was returned 10 this city Tor
burial.
The wIiiapa took twenty-five head OF
cattie and on her arrival a. Juneau late
SUNDAY night the men began the task Of
driving them ashore The cattle mad
been secured In stanchieas on ne trip,
and were merely relieved l. drive them
n the xharf. Nelson was behind them.
and all had gone Up the gang plank but
one nuley black bull. The animal was
contrary. and when Nelson tried 70 urge
IL on, II turned on him, crowdtng him
back into a corner. at the port SIDE OF me
lower deck, forward. II crowded him
down 70 the roor, tramping and paWing
him terribly. The other men IN the
crew rushed IN and BY every means ia
their power tried 10 night the enraged
animal away. They finally succeeded IN
subduing g. and with clubs and sticks
forced the bull into its stanchi0n.
Nelson was cared for by the hest medi-
cal aid in Juneau but he breathed his
last in about forty-fiye minutes after re-
gaining consciousness for time
Hts bro.her-in-law. who was aboard.
gave directions 20 have the re-
mains cared for. and returned 20 TINS
city II was terrible blow 10 his TWO
sisters living In this city. when they
learned the truth. One Of them is Mrs
Charles Otterson and the other is Miss
Nelson. The remains were taken % Bon
ney & Stewards. and the funeral VIII be
held al their chapel today al 2. m. lie
was Is years OF axe.
The savage animal was kept on board
till daylight when butcher came aboard
and drove IL ashore.
The Alaska Mining Record Of September
Is which came in on the Wiliapa, brings
the news that Prof ". ". Dali. an emf
nent scientist sent out by the government
10 expert the coal fields. has located A
new variety OF bears of a gray color.
Prof. Dali. IN the Mining Record, has the
following interview describing them:
The general color OF the animal re-
senbles that OF the silver fox. The fur
is not very long. but remarkably soft and
with a rich under fur OF biuish-black
shade. numbers Of the longer hairs be-
ing white or having the distal part half
white and the baEtal part slaty. The
dorSal line frcm the tip % the nose 20
the rump. the back OF the very short ears
am the outer faces 81 the limbs are jet
black Numerous long white hairs issue
from the ears: black and silver Is the
prevalent peiage Of the sides. neck and
runp; the under surface OF the belly and
sinuses behind the limbs are grayish
white. or even nearly pure white. am
told in some cases. The sides OF the muZ-
gle and the lower anterior part Of the
checks are Of bright tan colOr-a char
aoteristic ! have not seen In any other
American bear. and this characteristic Is
said TO be invariable There Is no tint Of
brown elsewhere in the pelage. There is
no tail visible on the pelts. The claws
are small very much curved, sharp, black
above and lighter below; the animal evil
IDENTIFY can climb trees. which the brown
bear cannot do.
San Francisco parties have purchased for
60 900 the Tellurtum group Of claims on
Admiralty island. belonging 10 Richard
willoughby. This group OF claims Is said
go be among the best in Alaska. and would
have been among the dIvidend-payins mines
long ago had capital been at hand suf
hoient 10 develop them II is reported tina.
the construction of mill upon the prop
erty will he commenced az once.
Considerable excitement was manifest AZ
perner's hay over the discovery of forty
foot ledge by Jack Mclaughlin 1t is
about one and half miles inland Oh the
peninsula forming the bay. and Is said TO
carry considerable free gold The ledge for
years has been covered with snow. but the
late warm weather had exposed II when it
was discovered.
On Prince OF Wales island Charles
FORREST. an old time Juneauite. has found
. vein bearing a peacock copper ore that
runs 40 per cent. copper and $50 ounces
silver 10 the ton. In another locality
Messrs. kagle and Smith have discovered
and located fifteen claims bearing galena
ores that run about nifty ounces silver and
Prom so to so in gold per ton by smelling
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