Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-16
A BEAR AFTER TEDDY
Col. Roosevelt Has Narrow Els.
cape From Clutches ola
Grizzly.
Stumbles In Snow With Enraeed
Animal Only Fifteen
Feet Away.
Receivers In Time to Aid Com
panions In Killing the
Brute.

Aeeker, Col, Jan. 16.C Col Roosevelt
narrowly escaped death yesterday in !
| fight with Rocky Mountain grizzly
bear. An unluckv stumble ali but
placed the colonel within the grasp ol
the Brute which was rushing upor
Thin. and was only a few feet away
| The GOODNESS of the New Yorker anc
the steadiness OF his own and his com
panion fire won the day and gave this
Hunters a fine bearskin as the trophy OF
their second and most thrilling aGven-
lsture.
After Staying the mountain lion Sat
lurday The party proceeded 10 the Key
stone ranch and remained there quietly
over sunday. Monday morning saw
them IN the saddle and ready for the
first onslaught on the wild game ii
Coyote Basin. The basin is a natura
Iamphit heater, the walls being rock
broweei, PERCEPTIONS hills There is bui
one outlet and this the game know and
follow.
DR.. Webb rode into NIesker yesterday
an6 detailed he second thrilling sadveii-
ture Of Col. Roosevelt.
1T was early IN the morning wher
We entered the basin, said he. "Gcn
| ass ure d us that We would stand an ex-
celleit chance at that time # bear Were
around, ans, as SNOW had fallen we hae
hopes thar a grizzly Of, two had beer
driven down from the hills. We We're
not disappointed,
We had ridden Hardly a quarter Of a
mile when Golf called our attention IL
Ia huge brute numbering unsteadily UP a
miniature canyon toso one side. Between
lis and the canyon the ground was com
paratively open. 30 We dashed UP hi
rocks. disnounted and resumed oil,
pursuit OF bruin, who vas making of
upthe arroyo az fast as possible
Hastily the colonel took a shot. The
bear only moved faster. Stewart and
Tried it, but still the old grizzly KEPT on.
Cox Roosevelt was wild with enthus,-
as'sn, and despite the guide warnings
dashed ahead of liz all. He rapidly
overilauled the bear, and when thirty
Yards asaS took careful aim and fred,
The bear had now almost reached the
head Of the canyon. and there was no
S'N - ~ ~ i'y li@ NJ MI
RoossyeltIs last ssiot Sung him, and.
rearing on his hind legs and snarling
Efiescely, he started toward The colonel.
Run, colonel, yelled Golf, taking in
the situation, for the bear Was mad,
and his 1000 odd pounds We're fairly
quivering With rage Calmly Roosevelt
took another ship, but the hear MAS nov
under fun swing aud coming Will,
speed. The rest Of lis were some thirty
Yards back. and We yelled again.
One more shot, and then Roosevelt,
turned 70 Hes but, 10 our horror, no
stumbled and fell si,rawiing. took
careful aim al the angry bear and fired
but still heeallls Stewart poured shot
into his Carcass Golf ran forward and
shot, and Roosevelt scrambled 10 his
feet. With biuin fifteen feet away. He
Ieoplly turned and fired again and stop
ped the animal. A fusilade from all 81
up followed and with a last stagger TO.
ward us. the game old animal laid
down and died.
That skin Will remind tho colonel 81
his most exciting adventure, if I'm no,
mist aken." concluded the doctor.