The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
BOYS BEAR HUNT STORY.
Desc ribes the killing of the BiggeSt
one Ever shot in Nebraska.

o. ne Ever ShOt AH NebraSa&a.
Fro m the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Niobrara, Web, Feb ga silver-t tip hear
weigh ing 100 pounds was killed here a.
few DAYS ago, after an exciting hunt. in
which a , uni er of Eastern tourists who
are canning llere engaged. This is the
largest snecin,el. OF this kind ever killed
in Nebraska. tAt1a gh great many silver
tin hears make The IT homes in the brakes
of the Niobrara rivel where caves abound
A novel feature of 81 hunt was the pres
ence of Roy Austin 44-year-old boy, the
son of a rantae who lives near here 1t
was Mr.. Austin who organized the hum
The following story of c he exciting huur
is in the words of little Roy himself:
when Coyote Bfll-he's one of pas cow
boys-came in a few days ae o he told pa
about some fresh bear tracks ne mad seen
in Elk Canon, up in the foothhls and pa
said: I guess Wen so up there ana try
and get him. Bill I've missed a good
many calves lately, and 1 wouldn't be sur
prised if he is making away with them.
Wen round up a few of the boys arr. see
if We can't run him down. Some pilgr ms
ohmped near the ford heard we were tall,-
ing about going on bear hunt, and somG
of them wanted to go along. They were
all tenderfeet from back East somewhere
and they had five or six women i'm the
crowd. Some of them were going up In
the Big Horn country, in Wyoming, Where's
they said they'd lake up some land and
live there if they found it nice country.
They all wanted TO go on the bear hunt.
But pa said that, while he didn't object
to the men folks. he'd have to draw the
line on the women a-going. They all had
fine hunting dogs-those smoOIh-cOatets
liver and white spotted ones that Coyote,
Bill said were called 'pinters'-but they
weren't no good to hunt bear with.
PA told EN- to leave the dogs at the,
camp, and we'd only take old Bess and
Bruno but the pilgrims all said as how
their dogs cbuld down any bear that ever
walked. So pa said: An right, gentle
men; bring EN- along, and let EN- get
chaWed up
1T was about 10 o'clock when we got to
the mouth of the canon, where We stopped
while pa told what each man was 20 do,
when we ran across the bear Pa and
Coyote Bib agreed 10 rake the lead the,
rest following, and all afraid somebody
else would xiii the bear first We hadn't
gone far before we saw fresh tracks made
that morning. Pretty soon we came to
bend in the canon, and just as we were
getting ready to send out skrmisheEs, ike
they do in the army. 10 see if the coast
was clear we saw Mr.. Bear a-coming
Down the path on a dead run.
'TThe pilgrims, who were looking for tho
bear so badly a moment before, forgot
what they came Tor, ana lt diQn take any
coaXing to get EN- to make for the side Of
the hill, SO as 30 give the bear plenty Of
room to exercise in. Old Jumbo, the horse
we brought 10 tote the carcass back, spot
ted the bear as soon as we did gave a
snort. switched his tail, and away he Went
for the ranch, lickety-sDit, Mr. Spencer.
who was riding him. a-holding onto his
neck for dear life, and almost choking the
wind out of the poor criter. Pa and
Coyote Bill stepped a little to one side so
to give the bear a broadside as ne
passed, but l saw the other Assuming, ana
III own up that the wind took my hat of,
blew it up the hill, and l went up there
after it. I heard Bilfs Cd WincAester
a-barlxiug and a-barking, and when l.
looked over my shoulder at pa he was
a-workng his rife Ike a house afire.
The bear reared up on his hind legs
just as Bin ieVeled on him, and went over
backward like a mule had kicked hlm
when the first shot struck him between inc
eyes The pinters' those pilgrims brought
along didn't stay long enough to see wndt
was going on, but Old Bess and Bruno
went into the scrap in dead earnest Wine
pa and Bill was a pumping lead into me
bear those tonderfeet up on the side oil mn
were a-shootng off their guns IKE ln'
Indians do on the Fourth of July, out lAeS
weren't aiming at che bear, so pa and i5I'
and the dogs was in no danger OF gell'H7
hit by stray bullets,
1T didn't take pa long TO fix the pear,
and when Bin called out. You fellows can
come down now; he's asleep, we ran
down, and one after another congratulate
"a and Bill, and said as how they were ID
brave as lions. both Of en-
you did well. Mr. Austin; you did Nun
up good" Mr.. Slurgis said Pa sent ms
back down the canon to find Mr.. Spencer
and Old Jumbo SO as to carry the pear ~
the rancn. and / had to walk clear BACK
home before I found 'em.
1T was just getting dark when we 60
back to the ranch. but an the women folks
had heard about the fight, and were o-
hand to welcome us and ask for some oea'
steaks for their dinner 1t was fine oe5',
all right, and pa says he intends to laAo
che hide 10 Omaha some day ana Ha'0
me an cVercoat made out of it.