The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-24
YOUNG DICK BROWNING
Participates in an Exciting Grizzly Bear
Fight in Northern Idaho.

Participates in an Exciting Grizzly Bear
Fight in Northern Idaho.
The following account from Spo-
kane (Washington) paper, was sent
by Dick to his father:
big Foot the gigantic grizzly
which has been killing off stock in
the country round about Lewiston.
Idaho, for several winters, is no more.
He was killed last Friday by d. q.
Holbrook. of Sioux Falls, S. D., life
insurance agent who travels in this
territory. Mr.. Holbrook and those
who accompanied him returned to
Spokane last night bringing big
Foot's" hide with them.
About eight days ago Tom Hopper,
the veteran bear hunter of Spokane,
and Mr.. Holbrook went down into
Nez Perez county, Idaho, to capture
the gray terror of the hills. Accom-
panying them was L. w. Long, agent
for cash register in Spokane and
X. ). Browning, of Maryland.
On ARRIVING at Lewiston they found
that the grizzly was supposed to be
of somewhere in the hills, So or 40
miles to the southwest OF Lewiston.
The snow was two or three feet deep
in that section, but they wandered
around in it for about five days be-
fore coming upon big Foot's' trail.
Finally one of the dogs scared him
up. He was in a hole among some
rocks on a ridge sloping back from
the head of Captain John creek,
which is tributary to Snake river.
The dogs got right on Big Foot's''
heels. He started to run. Mr. Hop
per, who had the dogs out, was about
80 yards away when the race started.
The bear ran like a race horse, Mr..
Hopper says. For a while he would
run and then he would turn to fight
the dogs that were pursuing him. He
would chase them for about 80 steps
and then he would turn and run
again. Finally he made detour and
rushed down the side of the ridge.
He came within 100 yards of the place
where the entire party was camped.
Mr.. Long and Mr.. Holbrook were in
the camp at the time, and when they
saw the bear coming Mr.. Holbrook
grabbed his 1920 Winchester, aimed
and fired. The bullet pierced big
Foot's" heart and he rolled over dead.
Another bullet was put through his
head to make sure that he was dead.
1t was the first bear that Mr.. Hol-
brook ever shot, although he has
hunted off and on all his life for
smaller game. He will have the bear
mounted by taxidermist in Spokane
and will ship it east to his home as
trophy.
big Foot" has killed about 20
horses in the past few weeks. In the
country around where he was killed
the hunting party counted Is dead
horses. When big Foot was cut
open 40 pounds of horse meat was
found in his paunch.
The place where big Foot" was
killed is near the foot of Craig noun
tain, between the Clearwater and
Snake rivers. Mr.. Hopper is a bear
hunter of renown, and has hunted
bears under all sorts of conditions.
1t was only luck that prevented him
from carrying off big Foot's" hide.
He was the first to see him, but never
got within range of him. The bear
also passed within 200 yards of where
Browning was stationed, but he could
not see him on account of the thick
pines.
Dig rOoC weighed ABOUT ljUU
pounds. He was about nine feet long
and about three high. No exact
measurements were taken and there
was no opportunity to weigh him.
He had claws four inches long. big
Foot had been a pest of the people
residing in the section where he was
killed for several years. Great joy
was expressed among the stockmen
and farmers when word was brought
that be was dead.