Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-24
ROpiing a Grizzly

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''Juego la copa de orc Y gamo' Il
play the cup of gold and VIM, said
Jose Guero, as we were all seated
fifty years ago in the big sala of the
old adobe house on the San Pascual
ranch playing burro tisnado.
That's all right said the big Mis-
Sourian, yawning noisily. why don't
you fellows show US some of your
celebrated bear hunting you talk so
much about? I've been ON this ranch
a year and haven't seen a boar las
seed Jet. though there's tracks around
pretty near every day; blamed if l
don't begin TO think it's a California
yarn about lassoing bears, anyhow"
Well said Chato, If anybody
wants to lasso a bear, one nailed down
the old mares colt last night down
by the oak corral and from the num-
Der OF tracks there must have been at
least six of them; anyhow, there was
an old one with some half-grown
cubs They made a close call on the
old mare, but only tore strip OF
meat off her side"
Don Jose Sotelo, a gray haired man
OF 60 years, who had been major
dOmo of the Chino ranch in its palm
lest days, looked up from the corner
where he was preparing hair from
horses name to be made into hair
rope. and begun to manifest an inter-
est in matters going on around him.
"Carrai! you can revenge the old
mare If you want to. There's nothing
I'd like better"
Jose Navarro, the head vaquero, re-
oiled: We'll trade her for bear
perhaps two; if we don't some Of the
doctor fine colts will get call one
OF these nights; besides the mare is
old. and If we are lucky we can have
q good time and big bear fight on
the Diez Seis de Septembre."
Done Jose Sotelo, a gray haired man
contempt at the eff in his son-in-
saws remarks The old man was
said 70 have Iassoed and tied dozen
bears in Chino without assistance.
"WeIl." said one of the boys, Tets
do it now while Don Jose is here, and
we have a full moon TO work by"
This was greeted by a yell of ap-
prevail
After being urged by all present,
particularly the Yankees, Don Jose
consented 70 lead the bear hunt. At
ter general discussion Of the sub
iect, it was decided that all could
be gotten in readiness for the necktie
party by Tuesday night.
By early dusk Tuesday night every
mans horse was carefully saddled and
trid1ed. riatas c0iled and hung on
Eha Dommels and the latigos left so
that one pull would tighten them SUI
dciently for the journey. Anxiously
we waited, loafng around the corri-
doris with occasional chances at our
horses, discussing the prospects OF the
hunt from every standpoint and relat-
Ing incidents and accidents of prev
fous hunts engaged in by different in
dividuals
About 10 o'clock Don Jose put new
life into the circle by shouting out OF
the door Of the house, "A las armas'
rnuchachos. adelante!" C'To arms,
boys. forward.'O In less time than
II takes to tell every man was in his
saddle and we were strung out on
the trail by twos and threes. A finer
looking cavalcade could not have been
Dicked out for perfect pose in the
saddle. mounts and equipment for the
prospective work.
Don Jose rode slowly ahead, list,
ened intently for a moment, then said
n AN undertone: "The old woman
mas arrived, sons" FL Buerro wanted
Ia know how he knew. The old man
replied: The dog that eats does not
bark. Don't you hear the coyotes
yelling? In other words, the bear is