The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
Tales Of Teddy, the Nimrod.

MEEKER, Colo, January 23--One OF
the guides Of the hunting party at the
Keystone ranch came galloping into
town this morning with seven bear
hides tied behind his saddle, and after
sending the skins by express to the
furrier who is making rug for Col.
Roosevelt, he related an interesting In
cident of the day following the night
when the colonel was freed by acoyote.
Guide Golf had discovered the presence
of a large drove of grizzlies few miles
from the ranch, and proposed that the
party should 60 after them. Col.
Roosevelt declared that his friends had
already run great risks on his account,
and he could not give his consent to
the mourning further danger dangers.
He would go forth and slay those
bears as he conquered Cuba-alone.
Besides, he always had better adven-
lures and performed greater feats alone
than in company. The others demur.
red and reminded him that he owed il
to his country to take no chances, but
he would not be dissuaded.
Col. Roosevelt said he had desire
to try some of his old cowboy tricks
and see if he retained any of the skill
which made him the wonder and pride
OF the Bad Lands in his younger days
and he gathered up all the riatas on
the ranch and rode away without any
firearms.
In grove OF big pines on mount.
ain overlooking coyote basin he found
fourteen grizzlies prospecting rotten
stumps for grubs, and began lassoine
them. AS fast as he caught them he
hung them up in the trees until
he had seven suspended, some BY
the meek and others by the hind legs
just as he happened rope them.
A small bear, weighing less than
half ton on not worth noticing, an
noyed him by laundering about and
getting in his way, and when the little
nuisance caused him to miss throw
by tripping him up, lie lost patience
and began kicking it out of the grove.
While chasing the small bear he mad
vertently brushed against one that was
festooned from limb head downward
and the animal fetched him cuff on
the ear that Knocked him over the
edge of cliff about 400 feet high.
Col. Roosevelt was deeply annoyed
but he did not lose the presence ;oi
mind which has carried linn unscathed
through wars, riots, conventions and
all the perils Of a strenuous life. Turn
ing his face toward the cliff as he fell
he saw the small bear taats had made
all the trouble peering at him over the
edge. He swung his RATA with all his
| old-time skill and grace and landed the
Hoop fairly over the neck of the bear
As the loop frightened he smiled at the
bear, which turned aud fled in terror
hauling the colonel who was givinf
the Rough Rider yell that still linger'
in the ears Of Spain and gives her bal
tdreams, up to the top Of the cliff safe
and sound.
| Col. Roosevelt is as gentle as he il
brave, and his resentment against ths
small bear MAS hispellcd by his appre
citation Of the service rendered. Haul
ling the frightened animal to him hand
over hand. be reassured it with few
|aoothiag words and pats, took the Loo
'ffDm IL neck and aIIoweds it to depart
| Then he skinned the sepeR fEizzlieo =
1 TIA trees. threw the peIta Qxer I'll
shonlfsg and bouyantly strode hack 4
/ tho march, hfs cheeks rosy an M eye
| Hlecnes shining with the exit }atio,
i1f he morninG's exercise. Iado&
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