The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-19

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 Before an Unexpected Climax Ended
 the Rather One Sided Engagement
 In her book. "Roughing It In South ern India" Mrs NJ. A. Handley pre- sents a graphic description of a thrill Ing adventure In which a member of her party played one of the star parts. It was a brilliant but unwilling en. gagement and lt was too serious while lt lasted either for comfort or for the enjoyment of the grlmly hu- morous phases of his enforced battle and wild scramble for his life. Mrs. Handley says:
 Although as forest officer F. had frequently looked death In the face. he never felt SO utterly helpless at the critical moment as he did in certain adventure that he had with bull bison. The animal took the aggressive as soon as he was discov- cred. F. had time only to jump be hind a buttress tree,
 "The bison began by chasing him round the tree till his head swam. The animal gave him not a moments leisure In which to take aim. The buttress tree is not easy to climb, for the trunk throws out walls or but tresses an round, between which are deen reCesSeS. To be caught in one of them would certainly mean being pinned to the tree and Corcd Co death
 Half an hour of this exercise dld not tire the bison ln the least where as from moment to moment Y. grew dizzier Knowing that he could not keep it up much longer and that fan would be fatal. he started to run in another direction. Quick as he was Che bull was quicker Suddenly F. felt a touch on his back. Then he felt himself caught up by the belt and tossed high Into the air.
 Luckily the belt gave way, for oth- erwise he would have been brought down again. to be either tossed once more or Corcd. As it was. he was thrown Go distance. while his rifle flying out of his hand struck with metallic ring on rock From where he Iav. iarred almost into a stupor, Y. saw the angry bull 60 up to the rifle and trample it Into a ruin Of sp,intered wood and twisted iron.
 oThe bison then turned his angry eyes about and advanced toward F. who thought himself powcrlcss to stir. At the last moment, however, ne mauaged Co scramble up from under the creatures very nose.
 Near at hand were his men. one or whom carried his spare rife. This man watched hls opportunity, dortcd side wise. dropped the gun into the grass and placed stick upright beside it to mark the spot where 1t lay. Mean while all the others danced and shouted in order to distract the bulls attention.
 Running his best r. must now needs stumble, but he picked himself mn and turned round to see what was In store for him. Before he could slip to one side the bull plunged at him, knocking him down, and stood over him. with Jhe foam from his mouth dropping Wtu his face.
 "The nuun brown head bent lower and lower tG rhc bloodshot eyes were turned downward.
 "F. had no time to think. He had fo do whatever the moment suggested. He graspcd the horns, was raised up bv them and balanced for an age long second In the air; then, partly thrown, partly springiug Co earth, he tore ahead without stopping to look behind him.
 "As he ran toward thc rife placed ready for him Che pounding of hoots behind suddenly ceased, although the beIlowIng and snOrtlng were rcdou- blcd. He turned to look, and at the same Instant the mems cries turned from despair Co joy The bull had trapped himself
 "Tn his blind fury, needless of hls own steps, he had fallen nearly chest deep Into wedge shaped crCvice In Che rock. with an his feet in q bunch, and Che more he struggled Che tighter he stuck. It was the work ot moment for F. Co seize the rife and fire the shot that put the bison out of his mis. cry"