The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21

He Wal Rapidly whipping His Human Foe
Whom the Dynamite Mna Touched OF.

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He Was Rapidly whipping His Human Foe
When the Dynamite Was Touched on.
SPOKANE. Wash. May 1o.-when John Green
ough, u miner. was taken from the Spokane
Falls and Northern train last evening. IL
was doubtful II he would live to reach the hos
pital. but before he would enter the carriage
he mnde his partner look after a grizzly bear
pelt that came down from Fort steele on the
same train. GreenouRh Is 80 badly manRled
that his best friends did not recognize him. but
DIR. Goddard now thinks he will live.
Ever since the first thaw about three weeks
ago dreenough and his partner. Wesley Miles.
have been developing their claim about two
miles from Fort steele. II. c. Last winter they
lived IN n small cabin nearby and made aliv-
ing by hunting. The State Of Idaho and South
ern British Columbia contain more bears than
any other part Of this continent. OF these the
black bear Ia the most inc but there are
many brown bears and a number Of grizzlies.
Greenough and Miles have killed thirteen
bears this winter. Bear No. 13. after almost
killing Greenough. met his death In an e~xtraor-
binary manner.
On Friday morning last the two miners went
to their claim rs usual. 1t was Just growing
daylight. The shaft is about ten feet long and
seven in width. In the last two days Of their
work they uncovered a peculiar gray rock
uDOut ttU ieet iTOm tHb SuTIHCe OI Ine RtOunU.
Before they knocked of work on Thursday
evening they prepared to blast tho rock. and
put In a stick Of dynamite with a Illuminating
cap appliance.
Some time during that night n big grizzly
happened along and fell into the shaft. He
was 80 big and cum bersome that he could not
get out. but that did not worry him a great
deal. for he lay down in one corner of the shaft
and went to sleep. The miners usually jumped
from the surface to the bottom OF the shaft.
as it was only ten feet deep. On Friday morn
ing Greenough slid down as usual. Instantly
there zane to tho ears OF Miles a roar and
sounds OF a scuf1e. Between the growls OF the
bear Miles heard his partner calling for help.
The cabin was . yards away and the men
had no firearms with them. Miles realized
that his partner would be killed long before he
could get back with the Winchester and gave
up thinking about getting the gun.
When GreenouRh jumped into the shaft he
landed on the bear and made him fighting
mad. The man had no weapon except an old
fashioned clasp knife. This he opened as soon
as he realized what had happened. The bear
made for him. but he duoked like a pugilist
and succeeded In woundlng the animal as he
passed him. The man had drawn first blood.
but It was plain that the contest was an I'M
equal one and could not last long under the
circumstances Miles was frantic at being UNI
able to help Greenough. but It was useless to
think about jumping into the shaft. This
would have merely furnished two victims to
the bear instead Of one. and Miles made up his
his partner, had a decent burial and a historian
to- tell how he died.
chased the man n from one "a end rst' OF the sha fst td
enough he sleshed at the bear with his sharr
him, and he was bleeding from several
scratches. but as yet he had received no deer
E Eonal6s: his he ey gss'i on the ms b eositti oid 9 &i1e;s w tha,
he had TO die. and warned him not to sacrifice
The exigencies Of the situation sharpened the
blast they had PREPARED Tho. day before. He
would result in the temporary suspension q
other end OF. the shaft. ten feet away from The
f Ssar Sas q sts aydGih%iteM, fliIssf sosc 2SsT on Th tSs tee
stones and Vdiiirt that almost Blinded Miles, bSi
past him. An instant al terward he heard a tRud'
and then he knew that bear was no longer in
Renee would so demoraIize him that he would
not return to continue the battle at once. Miles
ough had rolled under a board about the time
the explosion took place and was not dead. II
w wosn SSisS %ads b BTq 'hs bsyar rem Claws q G BUT the e2 21
plosion had not hurt him. Miles. as he got his
partner out Of the shaft, saw the big bear lying
on a pile Of rocks about forty feet away. gasp.
ing hard. There was q bewildered expression
on all sides as II uncertain from. which way
his new and powerful enemy might approach
Greepough was carried to the cabin. where
them thoroughly. This took an hour and
Greenough regained Consciousness during the
proceeding. He was Historically fearful les,
the bear should escape. so Miles took the Win.
chester and went, to the rock pile where the
grizzly was still lying. A well-dirpcted shot
behind the ear nut an, end to Bruins life.
When he was skinned 1t was, found that his
ough says II he gets we'll he will never part
with the bearskin.