The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17
An EXCITING BEAR CHASE.
Clans of Upper rouches Assemble st
First sound of the Hoands.


john Messenger. ST.. brought a fire piece
OF bezr meat 20 tEis otfics Monday and
tia related 4 story q bruins capture.
John has hunted bear IA thu Blue noun
safas and along many Of The streams x
this coast when now towards the hlg
DRINK hut last sunday re witnessed the
most exciting bear chase that Il nas ever
bean his pleasure % participate IN. John
was not OUT hunting. but be and his sons
were camped IN Ablss' pasture wAere
they we're yar3ing cut wood. About noon.
- they we're preparing 8fnusr they heard
Ables' hound sound tire note % alarm.
That means hear said John "a soon
az he heard The FIRST sowl q the dog. Get
r-aGy 70 Join fn the chass, sor tne osgs
are coming this way." said john
TIE dinner vas dispensed With for m.
tire ard an Old pistol vas brought out
fer dutv But great vas their disappotnt-
Tsnt when T. Vas found that Ire cart
ridges they had brought the day previous
wonI3 net a..
The dogs cane nearer ard nearer arb
ccczei1uaifv q GoE sTcn some near farm
way 70 ire chase. Excitement become
infe-ss. Presently TIE Glars from W ard
down the creek ware ssen running 20 IRE
scene but before Nesssrger ard MS BOYS
cculd make 8 cartridge - the os8 pistol
rhe dozE carue fhrcugh ~nrnu on the trail
dogs pups. hounds ard hear dogs from
niles aromn9 esrh making a. much nasse
rs q roDuHEt crater.
Sewe came rnen WITH guns women anf
children nj trTfng 20 Keep up ~tfh mo
dogs john and his sons ioiued tha kasf
ana al went peIl men through ths brnsh.
snail stream vas crossed occasionally
ans e WIS a slzat te see ths dozs cross
theSe streams. John SAYS tas Sors wou'd
bots tEeir roHss close 20 IRE ground ard
Theu coming % ere q the streams weGif
rusn right through had down taking All
- vsfe- aus 80 completely as % render
the creek h@e almost dry for ufnsEre-
A ere dggs pzEse1 Lee M8ntfe's ncusp
Lee picked 90 -hR seven months sod b ~
sra started Hs rnade FOR a foaf Log and
wheu about re r.sHd3e - fNe stream toet
hfs haisaes ard faG e. TIE wafsr wAs
ahogst 50 feet aeeu ard ~ ard tha nanv
veut 20 tae bottom Bar tbs az uos
N-op hlm. TIE fun was on ans Lee wauF-
"a % see e. He scrambled eft q ths
hcle an3 Wits hasT @rS hsrnselF soaxlne
wet soon soun8 ira frah ard arrived A.
tbs tree : Htfis behind re 6eEz where
ths bar has sahsn ref8ge- TASTE Jzs
Ahiss zra acfFea'n biacxsrssfh acon ar
rived wtsh gTrE The htNesBraith wanted
80 shsos first sal ~ wanted % sheet
hlu m me heah re was gsvsn ar or-
rsarrur3fy ard hsasaA sway TIE bar
ssnraea a urt5s. 81; "a not tan Tacn
Encis ice Eor r. s2ot ard down canns
css nssr TEs scramble - ire EGGS %
r. she first n5a a. hruin can better -
frvaxfra1 thar described Thess was o1s
u-as r13sh = saxs 81 pied ~ CT tha baa~
Their there vas q pile = r&stves eiabhfux
O. the dogs s-1 al w2s over
re Hsxt tntsE wHs 70 Ed cat w19
kHses ere 5ess T'ur1e Tos had a s.r
sun it carrgs1 q large aRM ard Fere lsTE~
na1e y was tsroGwn tie tsaT's heal
Tne stzrsxrnstk set wfth e as4 sis
skor sss soeste1 &h9u; = tscaes from to-
bears aea6 bas he BIZ TBS a@ar.
+ vas 3eesze5 that Eucse ice kIs1s1 tAs
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