Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-11-02
A TRIO OF HUNTERS.
They Teii Of Their Experience in the MogoiIon Mountains. - Ducks
 Galore Killed by Them.

Davis, Johnson and Feidler, three young tourists that lately returned from an extended trip to the Grand Canyon, Montezuma Well, clif dwellings, and other places of inter est relate many interesting anecdotes ot their trip.
 Although their Intentions were exclusively for scenery they became the worthy sons of Diana ss the Uiids of outterritOry were reached. The game bag was we'll filled and included in it's possessions two deer. three lions, two bears and many other denizeHs of the forest
 On Mormon lake the same recep- tasls was filled to overhowing with wild lacks. The boys declare thst at times 1t was difficult to shoot &C., cIrately owiDg 10 the shadows east by the numerous flying fowl.
 \ strange incident occurred on the DCst evenings shooting. Our friends had gained an advantageous position and emptIed the SIX barrels af theIr lowing pieces slmultaE- eou-.y luto rhs unsuspecting snatl- aae. Instantly the birds arose ard to tda great surprise and mortihca- ton o, the hunters, not one remain ed co Epeak for their marksmanshIpt To say they were mystihed IS mildly speaking, but 1t soon changed to amazeuent, Tor no sooner had the duck arrived at a suitable height and started unbunching on their various courses than the effective uess of their shots was shown by the descending game. We do not doubt their veracity (!) when they declare that ninety-nine dozen were collect ed that evening, and on returning aezJ morning nine dozen more were found which had escaped their ob- servation the precious night.
 One of the bear stories is worthy of publication. Bear tracks were plentiful around camp and one evening two of the party eoursg- eCUsly determined to do battle with bruiu, resulting in the pursuance Of that object next morning. After meauderiug through rocky preeiPi- toUs canyons and passing several trails which neither had suggested to the other to follow, they stumbled onto the exceedingly fresh SHOOT of d monster bear. The fOo- prints measured eleven inches lll- Cv SIX wide. Old inhabitants o- tl-- dis Jrict claim their knowle = aim dates back as far as 'Cj l not necessary to state tat he track was entirely too fresn n ..iiow ard each stTiyed to OutdO the other in his mad flight for safer ground. The unlOoked-fOr often happens and the brave hunters in their freuzy ran uuceremOniOusly into a perambulat- ing bear. Which was he more startled, is hard to conceive. The bear, however, quicker of thought, immediately climbed a tree and took safety on a limb. The hunters ia their terrOrIzed condition unknow- ingly took refuge on another limb of the same tree. They were un- conscious of bruins presence until he uttered a snort of fright and which they mistOok for one of rage. Neither ventured close to tie tree for fear of raising the others ire, but On the other hand backed to the ex- treme limits of their respective limb. fad it not been for their tall com pani0n who organized a relief corps of farmers and released them that evening there would have been c sad ending. The bear weighed 9S pounds nd is known as the harm less black yarlety.