The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28
Tales Of Street
and Tom.
8 ARMER JOE CARTER lives with
his family in q cabin in Kitsap

TIA ARMER JOE CARTER lives with
Ia his family in a CABIN in Kitsap
county. nine mikes from Clifton,
the nearest postofice, and six
miles from his nearest neighoor. The
country around about his home has been
logged over by the big Biakeiey milling
concerns. but the passing OF the forest
prtmevaf has not perceptibly thinned the
bear population OF the district.
II Is on this account that Mayor +. J.
Humes and F. F. Randolph. the Demo-
cratic politician and lawyer. were In
weighed into penetrating the Wild OF Kit
sap county last week on q bear hunt. The
mayor received a letter from his friend
Joe Carter. in which the farmer lodged q
complaint against the marauding bears
that fnhabit the neighborhood Of hts place
Now. II there IL one thing Mayor Humes
would rather do than chase a deer 1t Is to
hunt from his sylvan retreat Bre'r Bruin
On receipt OF the letter he quickly In
formed Mr.. Randolph Of Its contents, and
the two equipped themselves for the chase
Monday last they left the city and went
across the Sound to Clifton. I.aboriously
they made their way through the narsow
trails OF the country to Carter's farm
They arrived there in time to do soma
hunting Tuesday afternoon, but nary
bear bit the dust" although it is related
that Randolph discharged whole volley
OF ammunition at a retreating biack-coate ed
King OF the forest the evening after their
arrival.
While not a word passed between tho
mayor and his companion as to the Prov
ess OF each. yet there existed on the part
OF both desire to be the first to land
bear. The mayor awoke with the cock
on Wednesday morning and crawled out
OF bed and shouldered his 44-70 rife lust
as the suns rays pierced the fog bank that
oyerhung the valley.
The mayor was not far ahead Of Mr..
Randolph. Together they waited near a
bear trail. three or four miles from the
Carter home. Presently a crashing noise
as OF broken twfgs indicated the approach
OF the quarry. The mayor was 800 yards
from the trail. Randolph perhaps Is yards
distant from II. The bear appeared and
both opened fire without effect.
Bruin took TO the woods at almost 30
volieys that Numbered after him. Finally
bullet crashed through his hips and he
fell. to receive a moment later another
ieaden missile In the head
When they skinned the carcass they
found at least doxeA holes In IL, tho
majority Of them In vital parts.
who killed the bear?" II quest. IN
Carter and his neighbors asked when tho
carcass was brought In. In the mayors
presence Mr.. Randolph says Humes fred
the fatal shot While Mr. Randolph IL
about. the mayor generously says his com.
panion Is entitled to the credit for dis
patching poor Bruin. In Kitsap's wooded
retreats, therefore. the question Is still
going about seeking an answer to WHO
killed the bear?"
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n URING the scene Of wild excitement
which prevailed aboard the steamship
HEmhAldt a
down from Skagway a month or so ago.
an amusing incident occurred. The shock
OF the impact had brought all the pas
sengers from their berths and they were
rushing hither and thsther with more ex.
element than clothing about their per
sops. There was a hole in the bow OF
the boat. and should she slide or tho