Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-04-06
RoosEvELr's BIooEsr BEAR.
How the President aisLed Isis Life
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II was when ranehing that his stead.
lnesa with gun In the face of
charging bear was proved. says Nc.
Clurea Magazine II was then that he
got bis biggest grizzly, whose skin Is
now priced as one OF his best trophies
az well as a souvenir Of a very exeIt.
Ing incident Ia his life. lie was camp
Ing alone In the foothills OF the Rock.
lea, aud had wandered OF with his
rifle Ia search OF game. Coming sud.
donly OH a huge grizzly he wounded II,
aud tho bear retreated to cover In a
nearby thlcket As Roosevelt was On.
deavoring to locate the quarry from
the open the bear suddenly appeared.
lie fired. but the bullet did not stop
the rush of the maddened animal.
Blowing bloody foam from his mouth.
the bear charged straight at Roosevelt.
Il waited until he came 70 a fallen
tree" wrote the hunter, "raklng him
as be topped II with ball which On,
tered his chest and went through the
cavity Of his body. but ho neither
eweryed nor iiinched. and at the mo
ment did not know that had struck
him. lie came steadily on. and In an
other second was almost upon me. !
fired for his forehead. but my bullet
went low, entering his open mouth
smashing his lower Jaw and going into
his neck. leaped 10 one side almost
aa pulled the trigger. and through
the hanging smoke the flrst thing ]
saw was his paw as he made vicious
side blow ne me. The rush of his
charge carried him past As ho struck
he lurched forward. leaving a pool OF
bright blood where his muzEle hit the
ground; but he recovered himself and
made two or three jumps onward. while
| hurrleily jammed q couple Of cart
ridges Into the magazine ride
holding only four. all OF which had
fired Then he tried 20 pull up, but
as hc did 10 his muscles seemed sud.
denly 10 give way. his head dropped
ana he rolled over and over like shot
rabbit Each OF my three bullets had
inflicted mortal wound"
The President has well earned the
distinction Of being u successful hunter.
lie has killed every kind Of North
American big game And yet there Ia
far more discussion or the habits and
characteristics OF Wild animals In writ
Ings than there Is record OF tho killing
Of game
On Just one occasion when living In
the west was Roosevelt In danger Of
serious molestatlon. lie was threatened
when that physical vigor for which
he had strlven had come In full meas
ure A big brawier. mlstaking him for
tenderfoot, cursed him roundly. and
pointing two revolyers at him, ordered
him TO buy the drinks Roosevelt, per
fectly composed. made as II to comply
with the request. But as he got within
reach OF his tornentoF. with a rush
born of his cleverness in boxing, he
delivered blow on the mans jaw that
stretched him full length on the floor
Meantime, the pistols had gone on
the bullets penetrating the ceiling and
doing no harm 10 anybody, When the
brawler opened his eyes he was ready
10 surrender his guns and to cry for
quarter. Wherefore, be It said that
true to his laterday preacnment, Roose.
welt, was never spelling for a fight
but would not suffer an Insult A mar
OF his type Is not often lnsulted