Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-19
Especial Correspondence 20 the IIernI,

Especial Correspondence 60 che Herald
Santa Re, y. NJ, Nov. Ito pull
i've hundred pound wounded bear
out OF deep and dark cavern by the
ears and teeth after smoke and fuFked
sticks and shot guns and rifles had
failed to oxtricato the animal, was
the sensational performance put on
by nathan salmon of this city who
has Just returned with chief Justice
Roberts of the state supreme court
from hunting trip In sandoval
county. The story as told by Mr. SAL
mon 20 the New Mexican here Is AZ
follows.
I'VE have been gone week-Chlof
Justice Roberts and l. We went TO
the Galllna fountains. in east sando-
val county. Never mind JUST where.
That IL secret. DO YOU think ! want
AN the bear caught2 Certainly not
We were accompanied by guides. ON
Monday we had good luck. for one
az the guides killed deer. ON Tues
day the great bear experienced hap
pencd Archulota. the guide. had
been tracking deer. 4 bullet had
wounded the animal ana we were fol-
lowing the trail. Suddenly my per-
sonal guide. Nostor Martin exclaimed:
I'm on the track 90 a bear'
Drunk with Joy.
From that moment on, all of US
were drunk with Joy and excitement
We gave up deer chasing for bear
hunting. Finally Martins keen eyes
carried him 10 the mouth Of a cave.
the entrance OF which was So small
that a man gould not get into it except
No. In al Ia
there said Martin, wild with excite
mcnL Yes. the bear was In there. for
de- had torn up the earth which day
fresh as witness against him. But
how 10 get him out was the question.
We cut pole. ~ feet long. sharpen
ed the end and began feeling around
In tho cuvc We probcd FOR the bear
for some minutes without results. Fin
ally the pole got stuck In crcvice.
Probe for bear.
Then we cut q second pole and
this time so cut the end that a fork
was formed After while one OF
the boys--we worked in relays-sud-
denly exclaimed, @ fclt him felt
him. 4 shout went up and the search
was resumed. one of the guides sug-
Eostcd that the pole be twisted This
was done and when ID was drawn out
of the cave We saw few brown hairs
sticking tu the forked end. Mr.. Rear
was in there an right. all right
Despite am the punching ana iab-
hing We gave the bear ne remained
silent. II WAS suggested that he
might have been stuck In the cave
ana couldn't bulge II ne wished sud
denly the bear grabbed the pole and
the guides let ont another wh"op The
game WIS becoming most exciting
Would he come out suddenly? / was
ready for him with my shot gun rifle.
70 thrcc-i n-ouc combiuntcn Two shot
barrels and one for the cold steel.
"ForRcttng the danger / asked
Guido Martin 80 let me take hold OF
the pole which ne did suddenly I
f,lt myself being drawn into the cave.
shouted with surprise and the boys
grabbed hold Of mo keeping the bear
from drawing me into his lair
Worked over Two IInur~.
I'VE fooled around there ON the
outside of that cave Tor two hours
and ten minutes sun tho bonr rec
fused to bulge. Nor would he even
growl We must smoke him ont,
said Archulota. \ Ere was buil' and
enough smoke was poured into th,
bears nustrils 10 make him sick of
the atmosphere. sim ne remained iE-
side. Then $50 decided 90 shoot ai
him. We waited our chance and the
bear gave us the opportunity boy turn
ing around. swinging one leg into
sight. ] banged away with the shot