The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20

,a,d and Poison
From the New York Sun.
53ys when 1 was knocking
among the Rocky Mountains and
, said Col Noah Parker, of Cor
j., -ir required a good many diff
binds of nerve for person TO
,,.. lamp Of life from entirely going
81, saw nothing of being comfortable
.,,,. particularly remember
..s-,r.,s that illustrate how nerve
,.,,,rs aIarted to different walks of life
hove III those days in order that every
',.... ,,..Bt come out right. One was the
,. of Jesse Bel. who made journey
miles with his upper jaw and part
.,e+s ,a-e and cheek gone, half of his
.,, -oro of one foot crushed and man
.,.i his right arm frightfully lacerated
"a +bra4 tibs broken. Another was the
1--WE Of the Widow McCool and Jim Kidd,
,,ho elopsd IN spite of Mart Huntoon and
his gang of bad men, and Jim was steal
in, ,ae widow away from Mart at that,
~. ,,trer tho widow was stealing herself
quay from Mart and taking Jim along.
rbo third was the nerve of Joe Lathrop,
vim was held up by a road agent and
,.n-ir.je an The same time, when simply
y, ,ramor would have unloaded the cent?
rs5e's load of poison into him or the move
nsnt Of fuger would have brought the
contents of the road agents gun into his
heart
Jesse Bell was a miner prospector,
hunter and trapper, well known in the
Wind river country Wyoming. He had
mariner who went by The name of Arkan-
sas BIZ. never knew what his real name
was. bul ha was a good one The time
was in that region Jesse and Arkansas
Bin had been prospecting, hunting and
trapune about the headwaters of Snake,
Wind and Green rivers for some time and,
meetnt with poor luck, had worked down
TO the mouth of Horse creek, where they
found great signs of big game and good
fur Following a herd of antelopes one
day. the chase took them eight miles to-
ward a high bluff, around one edge OF
which the hunters were cautiously creep
ing. Jesse in the lead. Turning a sharp
corner Of the rock Jesse came face to face
with a big she silver tip, a yearling cub,
and TWO spring cubs. They were not ten
feet away, and they saw Jesse as soon
as he saw them. They were in a hollow,
and the position and place Jesse was in
made it q dangerous spot either for an at
tack on The bears or for defense against
them if they should attack. Arkansas BIZ
had crept TO his companions side before
Jesse could warn him what was ahead of
them. Bin lost no time in getting back
around the corner Jesse was backing
away for the same purpose, when the old
bhur her hot for
him. Jesse fired as quickly as he could
The shot broke the bears shoulder, but
she came on, more ferocio1s than ever
Jesse jumped one side, but the bear was
too close to be evaded, and she caught
him in the side Hunter and bear tum-
bed in a heap, the bear on top, at Ar
kansas Bilis feet. The bears jaws closed
in Jesse's side. Fortunately her under
teeth struck a heavy leather bullet pouch
that Jesse carried siung over his shoulder
by strap, or her jaws would have come
together in Jesse's side and torn it half
away As it was three of his RIBS were
crushed as if they had been pipestems
Jesse managed 10 give the bear a powerful
KICK in the abdomen, and at the same mo-
ment Arkansas Bill fired and lodged a
bullet just back Of his shoulder.
Paying no attention To Bill. the bear
turned her head and era bbed Jesse's right
loot just below the ankle and crushed it
TO a pulp with one savage bite. Not con-
tent with that, she bit and chewed at the
Iool ana leg and tore away the flesh at
every bite, Jesse all the while struggling
10 get mis- revolver out of his belt. This
al last caused the bear to wheel about
again, and she made a grab for Jesse's
mead. Arkansas Bill had his gun loaded
by this breech-loaders not having
sot out there yet-and sent another bull
le' INTO the tough old silver tip. This
topped her over, and Jesse raised him
seq partially to his feet and got his re-
,oNef IN his left hand. The bear quick
recovered herself and struck Jesse
dow with her paw on the head and
t'Ce mat Knocked him down again. He
"'Ia on TO his revolver and sent a bullet
mo her body, Before he could shoot again
Ue SlVer tip seized his arm between her
Utth ana crunched it entirely through
p'H shouted to him to move his head.
y'9Se ana so. AT the instant he moved
'ls near snapped at it, Jesse Bell, in
''S'lioihs this situation afterward. declar-
Ula' he could look right down the
bears throat.
arkansas Bill, who had been striving
7'' a chance at the bear. placed the
.-l q "'7 AiIi| at the SILVER tip S ear
i+ "Iea' She sprang back. She did not
~ lle trouble, though. to loosen the
81 ner jaws on Jesse's head and
hll rasped her great teeth over
o., Ill., tearing away his upper jaw, part
iS nose one cheek and piece of his
,aP NINe inches long and five wide. Then
'elI Tell over against Arkansas Bill,
l H'H enormous weight carried him
WIN her She fell across his legs
t''ll.1 MIN down. IL was some time
"e hul could get from beneath the
~ carcass. He was badly hurt, and
u.h WIN difficulty TO the aid of Jesse.
was sitting up. While he was dress
os9g scalp the best he could the
-t'E Dear, which, with the two cubs.
lar'1 .,,n . passive spectator of the fight,
ls,. '''.l To take it up where the old
r,5 A-3 been forced to leave it and
ms savage rush upon the two hunt
a 'hans1s Bill had long and severe
t.r with the fierce young silVertiD
us,l p" succeeded in killing the animal
H, .'S SN-shooter, every chamber be-
So r ,'a before the bear gave up. Jes-
DIP @a-s' patiently and without a groan
r7r|' '' iHor until BIZ had finished the
ats9 pear and returned to the dressing
V,,s wounds. Fixing them up the best
ksr y'uld with the means at hand. Ar
his t huI took his wounded comrade on
atsErN ana started for camp. 1t was
thar o,. a, ternoon, and it was important