The sun., 1901-08-11

sslasses spree Eagles SEin Decr.
AUGUSTA. Me-, Aug. io.-These stories
are told to show how animals sometimes
behave In the Mains woods. George Wilson,
Of Jackman, bear hunter. says:
Il was cooking In lumber camp at Long
Pond Rapids, on Moose River, few miles
from this village. II was in the early fall
the evenings were quite long and | would
remain up about my work getting ready
for the morning for some time after the
men had turned In. I used to throw my
scraps out of the window.
-One night heard noise outside the
window. / peercd out and discovered q
big bear r1unching the o6al which 1 had
thrown from the window. resolved that
tho next night would catch the animal
So the next night g soon as , tns men a., had
stout rope and hung II outside the window,
after having made large slip moose In It.
" was far enough away so that the bear
would have to poke his head through the
rope to get at the scraps, ! then TOOK
the remainder OF the rope into tho camp
held on to II and waited. -,
Il did not wait long before ! heard the
munching OF the bear and felt tho rope
CULVER. just about that time gave tre-
mendous yank and soon felt that I'd caught
something. I hollered for the camp and
crew to help me pull him In. My yelling
scared the critter and he made jump.
About that time discovered that whatever
strength in one minute than ever had In
week. He pulled me to the window sill
and, a. knew II held on I'd be pulled out
the window. I let 90. But the rope got
entangled around my body and was pulled
out and dragged six rods from the camp
before l got clear. few days after some
swampers found my bear. at least sixty
into which he had climbed.
That same fall the concern worked for
had some -four and molssses stored In u
barn not far from the camp. This adventure
that I'm going TO tell happened earlier In
the season and before many men had come
In TO work / wasn't afraid Of anything
but after all had my bed made up on the
great beams Of the barn. One night about
dusk sat up there mendlng my trousers
when thought heard something moving
down below looked down onto the floor
and saw two big bears. They looked around
q minute or two and then one Of them struck
the head Of -four barrel with his paw. The
to eat the -four.
of course. they couldn't eat dry -four
very fast, but they covered themselves
all over with 1t. Pretty soon one Of them
went to q molasses barrel and opened 1t
In the same way az the -four barrel. |
wasn't afraid. but still all had to defend
myself with was the needle with which
was mending my pants. So / kept very
still and watched the antics Of the bears.
After being satisfied with molasses and
-four, the two went out OF the door and
took TO the woods, covered all over with the
mixture OF -four and molasses."
s. D. Rioe Of Phillips tell OF an interesting
encounter he witnessed near Holet be-
se tween a yearlins deer WSlt and two @ monstroIs
the rescue the deer was so exhausted II
could not rise.
Mr. Rice left his camp near Holet one
morning and before going far noticed
a deer that bounded out Of the woods and
ran down the tote road ahead Of him. The
deer disappeared In the woods. but after
a little while Mr.. Rice again saw the ami
deer, upon seeing him. turned and moved
Of in the opposite direction. 1t wasn't
more than five minutes later when the deer
again came into view In the middle OF the
road bounding and making desperate
efforts to free itself from a large black
object which persistently chung to its back
and which seemed to be making fierce and
vengeful dashes toward its eyes.
As Mr.. Rice advanced large, white
headed eagle arose and clrcled above him.
The deer was lying on the ground, while
another big eagle was hacking the animal
with its huge bill The eagle upon sight
OF the man left it's prey. and the terrified
deer attempted to rise, but he was COM
pletely spent with his struggles, and after
two or three Intellectual attempts fell over
on his side helpless and exhausted In a
short time the animal died.
Mr.. Rice describes the eagles as being
the largest he ever saw. The wings of the
larger bird would spread over six feet and
the body, which was black, was as big as a
common water pail. The parting OF the
white feathers over the black neck was
easily seen, as the birds circled at q distance
of not more than thirty feet. At first they
seemed inclined to attack the man. but
finally gave up the Idea and few away.