Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
ONLY ONE LONE BLACK BEAR.
Result of the Days Hunt In MissisippN
and 1t Was Holt Collier Who
Got That.

Dlatk Dear Nhith "S'Sh
is hanging up at the presidents camp
ON the Little Sunfiower, but to the re-
pret of all the members of the party,
the first trophy of the hunt did moi
fall to the presidents Winchester. Inc
bears trail was struck by the HOUNDS
soon after the party started, frloay
morning.
The members Of the party, except
the president, Mr.. Foote. Mr.. Parker
and Holt Collier, had been statloneo
nj. the various crossings, and as soon
as the dogs gave tongue the president
and his guides plunged through h
dense underbrush in pursuit. Within
a few minutes the dogs showed n
direction the quarry was taking ana
Holt Collier, with the instinct Oh an
old bear-hunter, Immediately made up
his mind where the animal woulu
come out. To save the president need
less hard riding through the brush, M
directed MIR. Foote to take the presf
dent along the trail to a certain cut
off.
President Went to Lunch.
This was done, and the president
and Mr.. Foote rode to the asslgneo
station. On their way several swamp
deer were jumped up, but no eHor'
was made to get a shot at them
Then for several hours the president
and Mr.. Foote waited. The trail OF
i, the bear carried the yelping hounds
; out of hearing, and shortly after noon
Mr.. Foote abandoned hope that the
quarry would come back their way
and he and the president returned to
camp for lunch. Had they remained
the president would have had a shot
y as the bear, with the pack at its heels
y, crossed at almost the exact spo
which Holt had indicated.
The Hear Made n Game Fight
About a mile beyond this poln
bruin, exhausted by his long race, ral
into a water hole and turned upon tn
er dogs. They were all over him IN a
he instant. The poor beast was too eS
to hausted to make much of a 1lght, ou
ed he grabbed one of the hounds by tn
he neck and crushed it through 1t
he spine, killing it instantly. AS tn
to bear was making a swipe with its pa
at another dog Holt Collier jumpe
:" from his horse anr, clubbing his rlh
knocked Mr.. Bear over with a blow G
nj, =, ~ Nfoo,+s,A ha h1auy hiS h0T
sdt in token that the quarry had bee
III brought to bay.
III A messenger was sent back for II
president. Then Holt roped the bei
=, and tied him to a tree. When IL
president arrived he would Meth
shoot it nor permit it to be she
er' "p'lt it out of it's misery" said he
&C. Mr.. Parker, and the latter ended i
life with his knife.
"e On a Fresh Trail.
~ On the way back to camp with t
dead zeal the dogs struck a fire.
trail. and the president, Mr.. Foote, N
70 Mangum, Secretary Cortelyou and
Lung followed it. The corresponds
-, arrived at the camp just as Holt G
49, lier, with the bear slung across
horses launches, descended the rlN
yas bank opposite.
W." Mr.. Fish and Mr.. Parker also
turned to camp, but at dark, when t
,r,,, correspondent left, there was no 81
ilad of the president, and some ankle
bo;, was manifested lest the president
his enthusiasm would get too far aN
and be forced to sleep on the trail.
The camp.is an admirably-loca
49, one under some big oaks on the et
- of the Sunfower. The brush has b
! ~ cleared away and three sleeping {
one cook tent have been put up.
tha president expressed his satisfact
,,;n- over the simplicity of the arran
~. ments. His tent contains four C
rano which were occupied Friday night
himself, Mr.. Fish, Mr.. Dickson
o,n. Secretary Cortelyou. The negroes S
;, -. IN blankets under an open tent ny