Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-25
GRIZZLY adams.
Captain KeyeS Of the Fifth Cavalry
Tells a Story.
HIS BEAR EATS THE Pig
And Grizzly Stands Treat for Tho Whole OuI-
ft-A LaughabIe Yarn BY This WeII-KnOn
Old Soldier and Officer Of Tho Famous
Fighting Fifth Lois Of Fun with a Pot
Bear

Fighting Fifth Lots Of Fun with a Pot
Bear
Captain Edward L. Keyes. formerly
Of the Fifth cavalry, United States ar
my, tells story Of that remarkable
frontier character Old Grizzly Adams,
scout, trapper, hunter and oddly in
general Captain Keyes said:
"The dwellers of a mining camp
in the mountains, which by courtesy
was called Miners City, were one day
greatly astonished at discovering a
strange rider and a stranger steed COM
ing into their main street The sur
prise turned into terror in many cases,
and the timid went I'm and closed their
doors, while the brave at once armed
themselves to the teeth and stood ready
for action. The cause Of this unwOnt-
ed commotion among a people that
We're seemingly never surprised at
anything, was at discovering an inn
mense grizzly bear coming down the
mountain road and heading for the
center Of the camp There would
have been a bear hunt at once had 1t
not been for the fact that the grizzly
was saddled and bridled, and more
carried on his back a uuer. That rider
was Old Grizzly Adams The bear
was his king of grizzlies, Sampson,
which he had as well trained as a
horse.
wholly regardless, apparently Of
his load, Sampson walked up the street
at a swinging pace, straight toward the
hotel, while his rider had more Quer-
rles put to him than could have been
answered I'm a years time. The style
OF those questions was not calculated
to put Grizzly Adams I'm a good hui
NOR, as one would ask:
Which are ther man and which
are ther bar?
Pard, what does yer ak fer yer
mule?
"'Git down, old man, an let ther bar
ride a leetle.
Grizzly Adams made no replies to
this catechism, but held steadily on
his way and halted before the door Of
the pine-bOard stanty tina. did service
under the high-sounding title OF the
Valley View Hotel. There was this
legend beneath the name: Entertain
ment for man and beast But the host
| did not come out to welcome either the
man or the beast, and seemed unhappy
/ that they had come. Dismounting
| from his grizzly, Adams fastened his
| chain-bridle to the hitching post, more
as a matter of form, for the bear
could have knocked it over with one
blow Of his paw, and went up to the
door of the tavern.
/ fT1opd u yunnfu "a rnOnD two
se my horse sleeps in the same
stall as / does, an 1 calkilates stayin
! all night an seein' the sights o. the
| city Write us down in yer provendeT
| book as Old Grizzly Adams an his
bar Sampson, from the Rocky noun
! tains.'
els your bear dangerous?' asked the
| landlord
" Dangerous? I guesses not, fer he
wouldn't hurt a tlea-Condemnation,
what are the matterg
'rho ruadon chonee in Cri2zlv's
words was caused by hearing a sudden
and unearthly scream and, springing
to the door, he discovered that the do
cile Sampson had suddenly seized a
pig tina had come overland with an
| immigrant wagon, and had become a
| pet in the camp. He was Just two
goou mouthfuls for Sampson, and old
| Grizzly got to the scene just in time
to see piggy's tail disappearing within
the capacious jaws Of the bear
Were It a human or a animal crit
teri? he asked of the crowd that stood
at a respectable distance.
"'It were a precious pig volunteer
ed one.
"'Ther pet o. the community" said
another.
Who did ther hog belong terT
asked Old Grizzly adams, cutting
short the remarks.
"'Ther Town Council was the an
swer
How much was he va.oo'ed at?'
"Tu let yer off with a V, > said a
man OF shabby appearance, stepping
forward with extended hand.
Did ther pig belong ter your
He were my pride, pard,' was the
answer
"'He belonged to all Of us, so stan
treat fer ther crowd an well call 1t
"Ill stand treat fer the swine,
pards, but don, let any more Of 'em
fool round that bar or I eyll disap-
pear. I are Old Grizzly .oams from
Their mountains, an hevin' come on a
visit ter yer town 1 wants ter git ac-
quainted and be friendly Thet bar
are gentle as a leetle lamb, an he are
my pard: come Sampson
"The bear instantly followed his
master into the bar and the old hunter
stood treat for ALL Sampson took a
mug in his paw, at his masters COM
mand, stood on his hind feet, and
drank with a gusto, and then was led
of to the log cabin adjoining, which
the landlord had assigned to Old Griz-
zly as his quarters"