The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

who handled them. About all the
rest of the party had to do was to
| sit ten or twelve hours in the saddle
and occasionally lead the horses up
and down the steep mountain sides.
But it was great fun he assures
the reader, and usually chase last
ed long enough to be interesting.
The first day after going into camp
the dogs We're chasing a bobcat, when
two of them started bear, but the
yelping of the rest of the pack on
the trail of the bobcat detracted their
attention. and bruin was spared for
that day. The bears tracks showed
il to be a big one, and bright and
early next morning the hunters We're
off, taking twenty-six hounds and four
terriers. 1t had frozen hard during
the night. SO that a bear could walk
on the snow and leave little sign.
After wildly describing the pursuit
of the beast, the President says:
Badge, usually a staunch fighter,
rejoined u.s. followed by one or two
other hounds. who seemed to have
had enough of the matter. Imme-
diately afterward we saw the bear,
half way up the opposite mountain
side The hounds We're all around
him, and occasionally bit at his hind
quarters: but he had evidently no
intention of climbing tree. When
we first saw him he was sitting up
on Il point of rock, surrounded by
the pack. his Llac'- f"" showing 10
fno advantage. Then he moved off.
threatening the dogs, and making
what in Mississippi is called n walk
ms beE, He WAS a sn!len powerful
bca t. and his leisurey gait showed
how little he feared the pack end
how confident he was in his own
bury strength.
by this time the dogs had been
after him for a couple Of hours, and,
as there was no water on the noun
tain side we feared they might be
getting exhausted, and rode toward
them as rapidly as We could. 1t was
Il hard climb up to where they were,
and we had to lead the horses. Just
as we came in sight of him, across
deep gully which ran down the
sheer mountain side. he broke bay
and started off. threatening the fore
most of the pack as they dared to
approach him. They were all around
him, and for q moment | could not
fire; then as he passed under a pinon
/ got clear view of his great, round
:tern and pulled trigger.
Killed by Second Shot.
and he rolled downhill, the hounds
yelling with excitement as they closed
in on him. He could still play havoc
with the pack, and there was need
to XIII him at once. l leaped and
slid down my side Of the gully as
he rolled down his; at the bottom
he stopped and raised himself on his
fore quarters; ana with another bullet
broke his back between the shout
sderc. . - -
The bear was q big male. weigh
ing $50 pounds. On examination at
close quarters. his fur, which was in
fine condition, was not as black as
liz had seemed when seen afar oil.
the roots of the hairs being brown
The next few days We're spent in
hunting perseveringly. but unsuccess-
fully and finally the party shifted
camp. and on the fl rst days hunt the
trail of an old she bear and yearing
was struck Al ter describing furth-
or quest and the killing OF two more
bears, he says:
Called for No Great Skill.
with neither of these last two
bear had there been any call for
prowess; my part was merely to Kill
the bear dead at the first shot, for