Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-31

Hhh-H"httN successfully thrre "
no sport quite 70 delightful or any
that gives the hunter such opporfu-
mites, Tor displaying 30 much skill ana
science. one who has never hunted Zig
game. west Of the Rocky Mountains
would never understand the lndlner.
ence with which biack-taiicd deer. or
even pun Elk. are passed by. - long as
mere is oven a remote possibility u got.
TING shot at n benr. The sense OF dan.
ger always conncctci withc hclr.hunt-
ing only serves 90 add 10 ia fascination.
ana becomes quite SUBJ ordinate tn tho
thought q glory and satisfaction that
slain quarry
MY lest experience with this kind of
game vas m exciting uue our party
lcit tho railroad at Gftne pass and
after two days travel with pirt
mules We pitched OUT camp on the
western Hank u the Cnscadcn. In "a
broken forest OF knriy aurar pines
| which lowered uhlimcly from very
| fiHgo ana canyon No the range. W. had
como w. after bear. ana success had cs-
cordcd both anticipation aud provision
20 iar mat our supply ~ chemicala Tor
| curing the hides WIS cxhnuFtni. and we
were now lcft with f1us choice skins
| suffering from lack uf either alum or
| hfHg nc, Tho skins were tat aud oily,
and ihcir only salvation lay In frequent
\ rfn.niuH and rubbing well with salt.
Il hHl'NNNNHN ANNNN" |N urgent NnNt
/ We should HE 20 the nearest fDttlcmcnt
thit hoastcd "a drug riors ua soon as
| IuAlhe nut u temptation that few
! rpnriamcn could Withstand presented
| itself, While returning 10 ctmp the
gay before our iricn1ed departure
had discovered the fresh tracks VI q
larre Erz2ly. and the presence 20 dis. !
turbcd my mind that ! persuaded my |
companions TO remain over another day Z
10 could hunt him.
Knowing full wei that the grizziy ir a |
tlrelcHa and ontcrprisng traveiur 1 |
innd" an early START the next morning |
After picking my way FOR about two /
| miles IN The uncertain light NJ tho stars !
clhhcd the side % 10 steep mountain /
JUS - dawn was breaking. rccrlnr /
eagerly IN cvcry direction could dia. /
cover nothing chat the most vivid lmnr- l
inatlon could clniurr into n hear. Non |
cfthelcrH found much else ~ Interest
TO obH'fvc. as whi win not ON such A
morning In such q country.
Following q weli-denncd game trail /
70 she east J became - intent In read
lng the tracks u different wild animals
which seemed 10 have fallen Into the
Same tran, that almost forgot The
one whose huge footprints had - lately
Aroused my curiosity ami driven All
sleep from my eyes, When thriiral rays
OF me sun came pouring down the cin-
yoh, nopdlng the whole LANDSCAPE with
their penetrating light. thry suddenly
revealed o. my vllhnt eve tho dark
forms nf two bears about coo yards far.
ther down the same ridge ON which I
stood. They were JUS disappearing over
.ho dlNldc. Looking sun more circ-
iully hundred yards further az the
mountain. ! could discern the outlines
OF another ANA larger bear, a. H. r1un-
tered nWkwnrdly across small glade.
lie was making bis way toward
growth 81 chlneiplns which extended
h. 80 IT.
ihlckeat and larRcr; In the moist. shat.
owy corners amidst mn uphcaval Of pur-
pllsh gray b1wldera ElForiy watched
him ~ h. prepared 10 make his break
fast % the nuts which nature had pro- ,
yldcd with such lavish hand. Then :
dropping down the siir Of the mountain ,
= few PAGES. - a. tub b. out ~ his sight.
worked round thnglc Of blackberry
bushes. lodging fallen logs and broken
limbs. and avoiding the swish OF the
bushes against my ovcrallH and taking
every nrecautinn 10 secure llsent aud
suddenly ! beat haaty retreat. for a
strong breeze had SPRUNG up from the {
west that threatened 60 carry my scent ,
% the bear. AZ had been my misfortune
only the day before. when I lost q shot
~ three big fellow who winded me .
from distance Ut almost 600 yards. Z
crossed the nrst saddle % the north .
side u the divide and continued 10
thread my way ~ rapidly as possible
along the broad, open summit until I I
Was FAR enough 20 BE- out " my bears Z
sght, scent ana hearing. when about >
opposite % the spot on which l had last .
seen him feeding I changed my course 2
and headed over the mountain.
tnlfsrE thf fluth side once Wure, ]
ried 10 ioolte the hear By looking TO- 4
ward the r11die whore Q had crossed 4
he mouuiasn, hu; the closest scrutiny :
ilrcipfti no,huF. For another hlif n
laur huftrd for Visa of my quarry. q
making q NJ 'nsie examination OF every q
lprh ana shadow, 90 every old stump q
nd dark mars af any duHcrirsloH bus q
'ouli t'sccfn no living thing I u.s. y
cod, but could hear n1shng, not even %
10 hum Of a bee or she chirp ~ q bind. | @
ven tho wind had hushed. MA the bear o.
aflv 20 grade ur down grade. over tha ! II
- carly Tor him 90 havc stopped feed b
ny poIhuTl hg was tired N HE coll. r.
uie and had zone 90 seek some COM 81
'cnial mate. All these asnd many pdtr u
ufmse- came c9uffnE through my y
nlri, bu. they could give mo no Chew. ~
What was the meaning of that Say y
Int rDw clme dying swiftly over the "a
llg' ard " on fif top 81 charroIi T..
"a nrcf iis dls'ofiant cries lHriciod al
fhrra who, chdttcrlus and acoidlng In ~
heir tlatalizng WY. came FwoOplng ri
own ane after nn0iher. but alwuys ~ ~
h. fame sTui; chen back again 90 their ~
erch above, IN . way That thoroughly o.
foused my suspicious. I llstfuad lgaln IN
small tpek clme tumb'iug down; thfn W
nuiher ana another. Looking up dnifk. 81
y ! raw bush CULVER some 800 fec.
hnve me. 80
One m1re nument ~ suspense and
hen ! saw a streak ~ Rrnyl,h brown r,
r THAI ! knew formed ihe covering ~ -
'u.p't backbone, hift flr an Instant ~
nay-fhQn u wns hidden again behind ~
h. bushef,lf having m with the rns al ~
~ shoulder. sighting AZ She rIde of
. mgurfaln. Fully rcaiaing Tho dlu. In
er OF shooting uphill az ono ~ "a n. o.,
fzzllcs, ! was nevertheless determined IL
open che campaign AZ The firHl opr0r.
may, rtglrd'tss ~ conncqusnrHs
1Wevrr seriruf. nulh as he h Win -
DO n cartilage, insfind 81 bone. and 80
royded with a covering for hi nsxl.
u Homework ~ thick ~ 10 be almost
q wounded bear Wtll rlll
avn the side VI mountain, tumbilng
yer rocky ciuFs gnl mo deco cav.
40, ard win eventually uni rlrhi nis -
> wfh nerve and vitality enough ion II
hug biz cnwny 20 \ NTH.
Reaching We'll forwail,I grlspod IN. ID
'annheE ~ sumo bruFh and drew my
W lnio more command 'ng position. 81
l7Ft detected him lowering directly
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