The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

DlMOkD tnEH NObuNi nu0Aa gANNAAghtA NtlhAhitN ~
them 20 exercise experiences .ae iahsrs. In
Oregon and Washington the salmon nshermen
wave wave NJ ii s sea N Its food NaaionTS0 deem and sWifl
stream as solemn and motlonless az a crane, ali
q fsh. come unsuspectinFly nearby one Of
Bruins fore paws darts Into the water ne
gs Sstoskh a e os @1Sshtahi It's aP Sanlmnsails CSinwwss very as a tReS
contract, A look OF supreme contentment and
pride. In It's skill spreads over lts solemn yisaEe
and repares 70 eat Il, Bruln usually sauats Ia
the water andHwallows its prey while g%runting
bean SasRs s SsS sSscRIhr s their cube T e aS she b RansSs
observers laugh % see tho female frequently
deal e her oispTi5E 2 SufI because 9t some
get away. or because a frolicsome child viii
founder about In the wnter 30 that fish are
are either SCARED away or the water becomes
x never-ending discussion among hunters
and wSodsRen n ne mountains RH CONCERNS % Ger So the
circle SISl h or wiSthIG The soS SSy sStSSTitf SSn AM sb 81 ne
for Ia mate or thought for is offspring, and
that the moment II becomes Q father. that mo;
Inent quite sS,t ths "a family tpIT .s SISmiciis' ls eaUr all
contend that tSSe bear e Hii6elied'' BY these de-:
full to Nine, Bruln in the first weeks Of her
MOTHERHOOD. Hunters who have watched from
SSonIcsslg1S ID g SsD and Y! bs through sa1 ftsSl sE Ssys the the
SssSef II n the home SSSs @ circle rSe'l FenGeTea 1 bS .f s'RSr
S,tlpS Of NEED. but g ,SisoA i9IIy: ,comps9iona.
WITH thscabs; TSPl i'll about n6 out, on the hSoT mountain
romp over theif iather's body, climb on The
hi sss. M o 9itSSG scr GtSk' and nSrS Sito their Ree DADDY. l SO
that IL must take about all the old mans good
nature Ss K Sn endure Their Their rre srss saw IN . h,,o.
trapper IN tRie Fresno Mountains. was one day
l Sssr ss % q heavy Parker srow en- d t aaS srS do%n a is sh q
baby cahon. When we came In sight. OF the
S Sfss .o oSr1 TiG ES S ACROSS sG our sf Isps s and W. was sss do sSe
seemed that she had left them home while she
Esns s witR WSas io oSE eSFf iffc the c aas sSs' q fV e
f sSSSse ol ShSs sar we ps sn%9 t ahlSPe sar %sl,' to the ele wSy
S SsRts We're SS allf SHSsSd hSsgr SnAt the ms y.
as ast their sif boys Tig and rT girls chewed the meat and and
bones down, but they never seemed to want a
eSonlSS have e seen how the old he bear sat on his
bind legs and watched the meat disappear while
he could only get a snih Of the feast IL would
in unselfshness. When thecubs were through
eating. the father and mother bear cheweda
blood. but that was ali they got. Then the
fun began, and yop, never saw a better shoy -
SSS SS rolled He IN and s9 eSym sbsSdfFSS; Hf tss S SF"n anf t tSaT
one another about by the tall. and the cubs
pull and haul hin. around until he must have
been sore. Once In a. while they. would vex
Io1S to Sn ase R BoT t Se would SnS / S SsStFly tb sSl1eT TftS out 4
fore paw. Then the she hear Joined / In the fun.
and the whole, family pitched on the old man
parent bears chased each other about the man
zapita brush and over the eoulders, while the
I'll fHPs swear wSpla ahd 5Sil0 Sea aloP had Is su best 4 ts se0G fG3HI me
that I know I heard them laugh themselves,
Well. this kept up Ior two hours. Then the old
you may believe Il, OF, not, partner and l had
fsyeral chances 70 shoot that whole fsSmily but
peits to get us to fire into such a fine lot Of
folks as them. Why. 1t would be just like
The ncuteness tsagacity some observers call
itl OF q black bear Is shown in hundreds OF diff
ierept ways. All hunters haye had experiences
across mountains, over wide areas OF
boulders and through rocky cations. by some
smart old bear that seemed to have a human
same time adrcitly keeping out OF range OF
the rifle when there Was IN opportunity for the
hunted. and sees /, chance to eseape viii do this
every time. 1t will climb hastily into the most
anaSsyed tSe f asld from re m behi adq 4 t Ethsnit i bo has
cannot shoot, II will decide upon q
course OF escape. Then IL goes on ahead. II
IL Is a she bear and her cubs are along she will
drive the little fellows on ahead a few feet and
defend them in the rear. When the old bear
knows there Is chance for n bullet from the
gun to come that way 1t will hasten as
fast as possible, not stopping to rest until some
protection is afforded from bullets by rocks or
timber. Many she bears in their anxiety to
their cubs have been seen to pick them
in their fore paws and trudRe clumsily along.
Tho sagacity OF black henrs is very often shown
in their manuer Of seeking food. A ranchman
In the foothills OF tho San Demanding Noun
tains q few years ago found that q little pig.
disappeared about every week from his pig
pens. The prints Of bears paws told what was
carrying away the little porkerS. but the pen was
by a paling so strong and high that
the ranchman could not imagine how any beast
ever got in. there. An all-night watch showed
him that q black bear came that way, climbed o
oak tree that grew near. and. walking out
on a branch that grew over the pig per. dropped
to the ground, snatched q terrified pig. and
for the gate that could be opened from
the inside only, made off to the family den.
away up In the canon. The discrfmina-
ton OF n bear is constantly shown by its wari-
ness OF traps and decoys. Some bears have
had traps fixed for thenFhundreds of times.
but have sagaciously passed them by. A bear
hunter has to exercise all his ingenuity to de-
wise schemes for catching q black bear of any
experience. A mans hat lying near o con-
cealed trap may be n warning to Bruin. and
hunters say they have known Instances where
bears have smelled mans presence even O half
mile away.