The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-26

Humph! where's the Joker querleu
Chester, seeing that he had been sold.
"'Old Ephriam' is name hunters
give 10 the grizzly bear in these parts"
explained Capt. Langdon. but why
is Hank sorry we are here"
"'Cause We don't know nothin' err
bout Ole Ephr'am." interposed Hank.
IF We knowed him ye wouldn't arsk.
/ reckon the best thing we kin do is
ter light out an find some other hunt
in grounds"
Get outl" exclaimed the captain, in
disgust.
Just when we are well established
here?" cried the lieutenant.
'Now, Hank" said the older officer,
"you know you wouldn't run If we
weren't with you"
That's maybe So" responded the
guide. "But I'm ulster takin' sich risks
an you amt. / sh'd go on the warpath
fer Ole Ephr'am if was erlone an
clean him out-'r git cleaned out my
self-before undertook TO do anything
else"
whats the matter with letting the
grizzly alone as long as he let's us
alone?" demanded the lieutenant. who
was less anxious 10 meet the formid-
able creature than his brother officer.
"Ya'as, but yer can't do that erway
with ole Ephr'am. If we don't hunt
him he's sure ter hunt you. III let
you Youngsters go footin' round this
we're valley. careless like, that old res
kim III be sure ter strike yer trail an
gobble we up
you've got a pretty poor opinion OF
our sense and ability to shoot" said
Langdon, in disgust.
"They amt got nothin' ter do with
| It." declared Hank. "Ole Ephr'am III
give the best shot Z ever drew bead
tn everlastin' tremblin' aguc when he
lights onter him for the first time. But
IL we stay here that critters got to be
killed" concluded Hank, decidedly.
"Then let's all have whack at II"
said Capt. Langdon. mo use in your
hogging all the glory yourself"
"GJory!" snorted Hank. Its Jest
| like one o. them blood-feuds in Mis-
souri, where come from It's case
o. kill r git killed, an there amt much
glory TO that, reckon"
So they took their heaviest guns the
next morning and left camp in search
OF Old Ephriam. Hank led them up
the stream to the spot where he had
seen the grizzly's tracks the day be
fore There they were. like big, broad
human footprints the biggest track
either Of the army officers had ever
seen. They began at once TO have
larger respect for their enemy they
had set out so light heLrtedly 10 Kill.
"He must be as big as bullock,
declared young Chester
Hes bigger'n tive biggest OK ever
you sec" Hank replied. I'm a-bettin
it's an ole male, an a bouncer AT that
Lucky faint she with cubs"
"Maybe his mate is here somewhere
too suggested Langdon.
"Wa-al. wen hev chance enough tel
learn" responded Hank, quietly.
They pushed across the valley anC
Just at the edge of the scrub growth
which fringed the low ground found 1
deer, half fiayed and still warm. Here
Yesterdays tracks were crossed ant
recrossed by fresher ones. IL was evi
dent the grizzly had returned to tn
valley for his breakfast and, after max
ing his kill and dcyouring such as IN
cared for, had gone back into the hills
He had left the spot but shortly befor
: the hunters appearance, for the seen
OF the warm blood had not yet draw
the wolves.
"Gentlemen, Ole Ephr'am is near by,
declared the guide 1--WE shall ketch u
with him mighty sudden. IL tn
I ground allows l want ye sh'd sprea
e out, one on each side o. me-thatll cor
fuse him-an' jest pump lead for a
: ye're with. That's the only way te
kill grizzly-load him down with 5
! much lead Z he can't carry IT,
The trail, plain and broad, took tn
c party along the edge of the scrub an
at length turned up broad-mounte
5 gully in the hillside. The gully wa
: heavily wooded and rapidly narrowe
as they pressed on.
a "a bad place" muttered Hank, an
he led the way all too slowly for II
d impatient young officers.
e. "Hurry up, Hankl" begged Lieu
J. Chester. Wen never bag the brute
5 "Wa-al. ef we hurry he's likely
a bag us" responded the guide, draw
lie ingly. "Thar! Dye see that?
y "What?"
r "That bush moved! He's behind TIT
windfall-sure's shootin'. ! kalkerla
i. he's got his eye on us, too"
r "Whatll we do-crawl up behir
him?"
d Crawl up-nothin'l" returned Il
guide. "Never see the man yet cou
n crawl up behind grizzly on the waite
a Keep still an walk right on as thoui
e. we didn't notice nothin'. Then, VIII
In he springs out, let drive"
u "But that's dangerous!" gasped Che
ter
'e, "Of course Il Is. / told you fello'
II TO keep out of H. It's the only way
rt kill grizzly. We can't stalk one"
They did not stop walking while IL