The sun., 1899-07-16
CINNAMON BEARS CUNNING.
UNLIKE THE GRIZZLY, HE FI0BTS
MAN WITH ms HEAD.

Hunters-Cinnnmon Bears to he Dreaded
''It goes without dispute" said an old hunter
OF big game. that the grizzly bear is the
largest wild beast in America. and II is an
other fact that he is always in lighting mood
and does not know what fear Is; but there ia
another member OF his family who can teach
him new lodges every day in the week.
refer to the cinnamon bear. Nature gave both
species pretty near the Same bulk and made
them to eat OF the same food and to take up
their abodes In the same locality. and at first
sight about the only difference seems TO he In
tho color. It's only after YOU have studied the
cinnamon that you know he has ten times the
craft and cunnnR.of the grizzly. dis natural
feroci.y is something to be guarded against.
but the hunter who matches his natural cum
ming has cause to pat himself:on the back.
Run across n grizzly where you may. the
chances are ninety.nne out OF n hundred that
he will utter woof" and charge you. It's in
him to be boss OF the roost and to walk over
everything that lives. II hHnter were forty
feet above the earth with no possible way 10
como at him. the grizzly would still charge.
On the contrary. it Is only one time ina hun
dred that the cinnamon will make an attack
without having sized up the situation. lie
has no more fear OF man than the other. and
he will fRht as Ramey against odds. but he
has his own way Of doing things and he SOL
dom departs fro IL II. This way Of his is full
OF tricks and has cost many hunter grieyous
wounds or death. When u grizzly discovers
o camp he sets forth to drive out tEe.intruders.
In his anger and determination he takes Little
pains to conceal his approach He may thus
expose himself to rifle fire long before he can
do any damage. The cinnamon may be as
fierce to attack. but he fret spies out the
ground and all the advantages, and he has
tender regard for his own skin while playing
executioner.
IN the Colorado mountains. In the year
1880. we had hunting party OF Ave. Added
TO this numbe- were negro cook and half
breed to care FOR the pack mules. The dis
tance from the camp to the spring, In our first
camp. was about twenty rods. This was over
bouders and Observation-Disclosures and took
one quite out OF sight. We had seen no sign
OF grizzlies but we came to know after q DAY
or two that cinnamon had spotted our camp.
His way would be to ambush us as individuals.
and all were ordered to be orercautious
Nothing was heard from him for three davs
and nights. Then he came down and went
into ambush behind big boulder close to the
spring. Soon after daylight the cook turned
out and went for water The caution about
the bear had been forgotten and ii cost him
his life. As he stopped over the spring with
his pail the bear skulked upon him. and as he
straightened up II blow on the head from one
OF those big paws skilled him in his tracks.
The bear then returned to his ambush to wait
for another victim. After quarter OF an
hour the halfbreed began to wonderNwhat de-
spring when the mules gave notice that big
game was about. bit Of breeze had come up
and brought them the scent The man had no
oited to vigilance. As he reached the boulder
he. paused. and after minute he heard the
hiding beast making gurgling noise in his
throat sStly & retreaing T to cam nt 1 he gqhsty
but tho crafty cinnamon had taken
After the tragedy we moved camp about
three miles. bout'midnlght of the first nigh:
timber wolf took up his position in mass Of
rock thirty yards away and began bowling IN
dismal manner IL was a pretty dark night
with little chance to use gun, and the half
breed picked W three OF, four stones and
Ing against it. The noise.drove the vol away
and we heard no more of him that night. He
set up the same song. and.again the half. breed
peGged at him with stones He hung IN much
closer. We regarded the matter as a trihing
incident. even when the wolf returned on the
half breed went forth to drive the bowler away.
Tho man was mad and his idea was to get near
rock. He advanced on tiptoes and was about
TO pass to the left OF the big mass when he
eu IN a 10 hea 6oh rn Mo and seSr r
treat. Next morning we found the tracks OF
the latter and also the spot where he had stood
"This va. about The way Of it: On the first
night both bear and.Wot were spookng about
half breed went out to drive him away. That
gave the bear his cue, and he made it up with
third nights. The idea was to draw the man
from camp unarmed and ambush him. II
the man would have fallen into the trap
Next day we scattered over the mountain;
hours when l saw a cinnamon making across
tho open for thicket beyond. He was out Of
him look back once twice a
which convinced me that he knew OF my pres
the thicket believing that the old fellow had
gone TO his den, AMI kept my eyes about me
lance S When n found w myself H HEALING ji ~ Tor T'S
boulder as big as house | was within nfty
Of It Sh Ss Sst GnF Of a4qS. S. l
to ter Of the ns pines When hHd ,R reached fe point
boulder saw cinnamon hiding there in am
bush ana waiting for me to walk into his en-
brace brace ha1 m make E.' head or th 0m
As he made straight for the same thicket
In the first place. the cunning beast had shown
himself to me to draw me on. He had gone
another. and had come half way to meet me.
Perhaps P, yop will Ill, charge me with lack Of
Next day two Indian hunters r"me into
camp. and after hearing about the bear they
put us ,mp to q trick which resulted badly, Tor
him. We believed the bear had seen behind
ln6 10 De the same DeASt tnat hau
killed the cook at our first camp and of course
we thirsted for revenge. We first cut down
tree about the size OF a mans body. Then We
made a cut which gave us "A piece six feet long
Ropes were fastened to one end. and the short
but heavy log was swung from limb at height
of two feet from the ground Later in the day
when a deer had been killed. the big wooden
pendulum was spattered with blood and nor.
tion OF the meat hung ten feet above it. When
We had finished We returned to camp aud lay
by until o'clock in the afternoon. At that
hour we softly approached the scene OF our la
bors. and We were not five mi inutes ahead OF
the bear. He would surely have heard or
winded us but for his curiosity about that
pendulum. It moved back aud forth as he
licked at the blood. and when he sought to use
# to seize the meat above he went rolling over
and over. 1t was not long before he rot mad
and the way he did go for that pendulum was
funny. When he got it tC swinging fairly
there was weight enough to knock him OF his
feet. and every blow seemed to increase his
fury. At the last he would have tackled the
whole crowd had we shown ourselves but
when we had enjoyed the circus for arduorter
Let which / had fired into him s he Inv in nm