Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-03

80 ,sdpe OF a deep abyss, a fall
W shieh meant certain death. and
IN escape rendered Impossible De-
- ., injuries received In IAN. a
TIN hunter. while In search oil Dig
among the Black Hills. passed
,nlsasant hour with feroeious
.,,tber for company one DAY, ne
"a Il left camp ON my own NOOK
"a ysndered away for three or four
-. After an hour or two a deer 1
- ever In front of me and only /
,,,ol shot away IL was me
- and he walked into the open as
"a and uneoneerned as II hunter
| ri ,.yer thirsted for his life, ought
,.k,y. dropped him dead at thar dis
,,,ss but be fell q, my ire. TO &c, up
~ limp away, and. believing MIN To
!. ,ounasd MORALLY. followed Al my
y, ,aes OF a sudden found myself
ssisg ana. as went down, ] dropped
81 gun 10 clutch at tho nearest
sasshss. / vent down twelve or NJ
:. feet over the edge Of raslne.
sr.. on ny feet. and then plunged
s,,nra snd brought up on a ledge or
aslf about four feet side BY ten feet
bat The shelf overriding a depth so
~. AMI dismal tina, | dared not
,ssss ho4 far down IL Was TO the
rsr stream lowing over the rocks al
o. tot,om The rayine was about ID
ss vide. and directly opposite TO ne.
IA mAss OF rocks. Was al opening
,axh knees a, nrst glance 10 be the
IA x s6ms Wild animal When
allsa a b, ! found wall ffteen or
vs.,y issl high behind aie. and as for
as a1ins Ia front. could no, have
rmss1 Or descended into IL cyea bad
" bssn Injured had Jus; taken
he situation shea the sky srea
IA. he xlad sNep, up the raslnc
~ a l0ns drawn moan. and snow
ain shifisd ihickiy around my
hal
I vas iYias gair, and hoping the
na sgEsfed from tso broken ribs
smA scoa Become easier. when ! so,
lsA aAosk az nearly pat my sits 10
ssss asais Dlrrs,ly In troa, Of me.
.gaa tbs rAy.ns. coming oa, OF hls
an siA great dlgnlIy. appeared the
arcs; panther ! ever had seen. lilo
ssel saarzag tbs air And looking full
re !, saa Daly fair leap Tor
De ssaK across the raylns. and ! rn-
~iss hlm to make !, at once and
lnk nc. bot a. the minutes passed
usy ass 81 s,ill hssiistea | began to
sassG oTsr bis action lie turned %
D. IN anA ,rusird alons over The
rHzs distance ut ahoa; twenty
st Then be wheclcd and passed
D .ss ~ about the same distance III.
nsf way whsn he had gone orei
10 "a, ,Ho % three times ! dlscps
W shat uzs the matter. There wsi
i.s.is Eim over each sYe, and h
a. soi have seen 4 tree 10 hIs path
lAss panther out for exercise
hst tsaih iruiiiaE along in from, o
u % hslpless that he could no
MA aaas his eyes keep him from
's7fasioa- % a sudden there vas al
tl'- The snow uas falling NOR,
n'st1 bot the beast ~as 80 nea
Ia soaia catch his sycrY movement,
AZ u siua wairlnd up tho rarIns !
raid AZ Eddy. and from one OF IN
s'S'ss o. ihis eddy b. go, my seen,
aTS.Es midway In his promenade. b
eft' % and shifted the air with saw
y Eosls. and my heart bea, 30 hart
Nsnst a. v he must surely hear II
" ioslos the sound until his ho
4'a's vas 90 my face. sniff snuff
w To the right. to the les'
what ahead After a minute no los
: Sssi and then he stood stock ssl
- sisred continuous srowis as h
@.sa 70 catch Il again. The beas
asa fearful of making tho leap. bu
Aa' a's ferocity mastered him. ri,
~ position. he made the leap {
"a lset and landed only ten fes
a. a.. but Tor the wind and the emo
east must have got my scent :
- band, There was such
ws' he was at fault. and b