The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

they could not locate us. The next
shot was a miss.
Rolled Down the Mountain,
Al the third shot the large one let
out roar that shook the hills. dropped
and began TO roll down the mountain
side. She slipped UP against some al
der bushes that grew almost at right
angles TO the face of the mountain and
these bent under her great weight.
She slipped out on them. pasesd them
to the ground and rolled OF into a
spot OF long grass and lay still Be-
lieVing that she was now done for, I
turned my attention to the smaller
ones. and two of them went down. Ivy
gun. which was very heavy calihre
was now empty. and l had been shoot
Ing SO rapidly that 1t was so hot when
touched the barrel with my hand in
reioading that almost dropped It.
I turned TO ALI and askeh him why
he had not joined In the conflict. /
noticed that he was dllins his maya
zine. He informed me that he had
struck bad box of cartridges. and l
found afaerward by examining the
cartridges which he had thrown out
OF his magazine that he had tried every
one In the gun without getting q sim
gle one to explode. 1t seemed like the
irony OF fate that this should have oc-
CURED just at this particular time. I
hlied my ma gazlne and by that time he
was ready, and we fred wherever we
caught glimpse of any one of the
pears or saw the bushes shaking |
suggested that we go down after them.
He wisely declined. but in a few min
utes his anxiety got the better OF his
discretion, and he said he would go
II would keep close to him. Not an
unreasonable request in view of the ac-
ton OF his gun few moments before.
So changing to the bushes, we dropped
down to the fiat where the bears were
and went into that tangle OF bushes
that contained. three badly wounded
bears. We we'll knew that IT was a
dangerous thing to do and we also
knew that it would be fight If we
came onto one of them that was still
able for battle. In our enthusiasm we
d'd not hesitate 10 so after them. al
though the brush was so densa that
we mad to crawl much OF the time.
Found L Bloody Trail.
We soon found bloody trail and
followed 1t about fifty yards. when we
found one Of the smaller bears badly,
hurt. AS he turned toward us Ar
gave him shot In the neck tina: Quilted
him Immediately. We found the ,eatn
iran OF another and followed it hun
dred yards farther on and came upon
II. It also showed fght. but was su
near dead that we Immediately left it
without giving II further attention.
Ihis was also one of the smaller ones.
\ now suggested that we go back
and look at tho big one. l had marked
well the place where 1t fell and soon
located It, Here the grass and bushes
on the mountainsjde looked as IL a
MOODY steam roller had passed over
them There was great red pool
where she had finally dropped and lay
still on the grass, but the bear was
gone until dark we followed her Of
ten within few yards. but the dense
brush prevented us from at any time
seems her We moved with consider
able caution. as we knew that IL we
did overtake her there would be a
battle. We were finally forced by dark
ness to give up the hunt.
I'VE returned next day and took up
the trail and followed IL several miles
but as neither Of IS waa an expert