The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-06-11
GRANCEVILLE BOYS in BEAR
HUNT In YELLOWSTONE PARK
Successful Bear Hunt Graphically Portrayed, in Which
Jones Bros, Figure Prominently in the Capture of
an Even Dozen Big and Little.

article, which we telieve is fully worthy
the space to our readers, for two rea-
sons. first, because two boys from our
own community, the SONS of Mrs Nancy
Jones' Cook, are connected with the
event. and second. because it is well
written article, and describes some very
interesting events. The article taken
from the Cody (Wy) Enterprise. de-
scribing a successful bear hunt in Vel
lowstone Park. follows:
From the mountains, where grizzlies
Turk and spring upon the unwary hunt
err; from the heart of the big game
hunting country where the Jones Bros
Magill party Is seeking trophies,
comes the following letter, written by
Joe Magill. the famous Cowboy poet"
Written In the nimitable style of
this prolific son of the Emerald Isle
its contents are intensely interesting
and the letter is printed herewith in
full
If those writers Of Natural History
who philosophize so sagely upon the
grizzly bear and his cousin, the Sill
vertip. and had been in the Jones' Ma
gill camp during the last few days they
would be forced to revise their dogmat
ic announcements to the manners
and morals of those two bear families
Read the ponderous opinions of these
rocking chair writer's and you win be
told that the bears in question will
charge man only when wounded
This may be correct as to those fami-
lies OF Ursa Major that range In other
sections. l can give valiant witness
that the theory Is pure bunk" as far
as the Grizzlies and Silvertips that
ALL l. 49,
along Bob Cat Creek, Houlihan and Ia
BILE mountains are concerned. They're
a warlike clan these fur bearers OF the
South Fork. Their theory of battle is
10 get In the first lick Wise bears in
their generation these fighting furies
OF the Rockies. Some OF these sapient
gentlemen who dogmatize on bear and
tell us just what these animals will do
and what they won't might learn
something II they had been with the
McAleenan party on the evenings Of
Saturday May 9th and wednesday, the
thirteenth Had they survived the ex-
citing episodes OF those two days, the
pinnacle OF their superior knowledge
would have erumbled to dust under the
press OF actual happenings.
AS already Sc forth In the columns
Of your widely-read journal, this party
left Cody on April 24th The aim and
purpose OF the eastern gentlemen was
to hunt bear under the guidance of
Jones Bros. and Magin. BY the court
esy or Dr. Bennett andM r. W. j. Dee
gan the fifty miles to the Majo ranch
were covered In record time In two
commodious and powerful automobiles.
Henry Goodreau and Glen Boron were
the chauffeurs. These two lads are
past masters In the art and science of
auto driving ana the pleasure of the
trip was considerably enhanced by
their mechanical skill and their court
eous and gentlemanly bearing. A few
days were pleasantly spent viewing
the magnificent scenery around the
ranch
For the purpose of the hunt four
camps had been set out; one on Bob
Cat Creek; one on Houlihan; one on
Hardpan, and one on Table mountain
These camps had been erected before
the arrival of the party at Cody, by
Joe Jones, Ed. Holmquist, Lawrence
NordQuist and Ed Jones. This last
named gentleman Is the presiding gem
ius OF the culinary department, and
what he does not know about cooking
In al, its branches from French cui-
sine to a wedding cake or an Irish
stew could be written on the point of
a iady's hairpin.
On Thursday, April 80, word came
from the camps that the bear had come
out Of their winter sleep. There was
mounting In hot haste next morning.
and the camps were reached early.
John Murgatroyd chose the Bob Cat
location, Arthur McAleenan and Bob
Boyd pinned their fortunes to the Houli-
han country furnished the first prize.
: Shortly after arriving in camp a fine
black bear fell victim to the marks
manship of Mr.. Boyd. This was an
suspicious beginning. That the favor
able omen was precursor of wished
for success is amply proven by the
wonderful good fortune that had
come to the McAleenan party. AL
ready four bear have been bagged
the black secured by Boyd, grizzly
and brown shot by Mr. Joe McAlee
nan and a grizzly which went down
to his death last evening In the Bob
Cat camp
Not bad luck this for the first ten
days And the indications are that
the greater number of grizzlies and
silvertips are only just now emerging
from their winter quarters.
That some beneficient spirit is watch
ing over our fortunes out here in
the wilds has been amply proven by
two incidents that occurred within
the last few days. That there was
not a tragic ending to this pleasureable
In my belief TO the interposition of a
In my belief to the intrepostion of a
merciful Providence.
Listen to this bare recital of actu-
al happenings and then tell me what
the opinions and theories of so-called
naturalists are worth. and what save
some superior power could have avert
ed misfortune under the very shadow
of imminent tragedy.
On Saturday evening last Joe Nc
Aleenan and Joe Jones went into the
hills northeast of the Bob Cat camp
Reaching long hog back, that run
up into the hills. they found plnetiful
indications OF bear. Taking up a po-
sition behind huge mass OF glacial
rock they waited for the appearance