The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-06-11

TWO hunters wandering grizzly
had different opinion.
! 1t was too late then to skin the
/ dead bear and the two Joes climbed
up to the ridge. Coming up. Joe Jones
was In the lead. Just as he topped
the ridge here coming at the charge
was a big grizzly 1t was then near
iy dark and Joe Jones is ready to
swear that that bear looked as big
as bull elephant. When the charg
ing brute was within twenty feet of
Joe Jones. Joe stopped him with
bullet from a Mannlicher 95 m. m.
The heavy missile caught the grizzly
In the shoulder. This gun has a strik
ing energy of $500 foot pounds and
this terrific impact turned the bear
completely around. Apparently all
the fight was taken out of the brute,
and he staggered down the hill In
the meantime Mr.. McAleenan had
reached the scene and opened on the
retreating animal with the big JEFF
fries The bullet entered the back
just forward of the tail and plowed
clear through to the front AS was
evident from the appearance of the
carcass, the effect of the heavy shells
were similar to that produced by an
explosive projectie from rapid fire
gun
| One would think that this exciting
episode would furnish sufficient sensa-
ton Tor an entire hunting trip This
opinion would be just as correct as
the fool theories of the nature-fakirs
who have the presumption to dogma
tie on things OF which they are as ig
norant as an advocate of eugenic in
| at 10 nf ba
happening of last evening just south
west of our Bob Cat camp makes Sat
urday's adventure look like chicken
killing contest. Compared to this last
thrilling encounter Saturdays event was
like council of nuns or deaconesses
alongside a meeting of militant Eng
lish suffragettes.
John Murgatroyd, with his guide.
Carl johnson, had been over to the
outlying camp on Houlhan. On We'd
nesday the came back to Bob Cat,
and that evening decided to try a
ridge some three-quarters of mile
southwest of camp.
| The plan was to set up side camp
near the ridge in question so that
friend Murgatroyd could have salts
factory interview with Mr.. Bear when
he came along. Bears are very like
our modern young females of tango
and maxique inclinations-they affect
late hours and darkness for their lit
tie relaxations. A teepe and some
bedding were loaded on Murgatroyd's
pet mule Exit" This small pack
train set out under escort of Carl
johnson and Colonel kelly-more famil-
iarly known as Shorty" The pack
! fra II, Ill.
gatroyd and Joe Jones followed high
er and more direct trail. The trail to
the last ridge led up a precipitous slope
covered with heavy timber. When with
In few yards of the summit, Murga-
troyd took the lead with Joe Jones
about five feet In the rear.
Murgatroyd had Ross $50 calibre;
Jones had his s.5 Mannlicher That
this latter is "Old Lady Reliable"
when 1t comes to close quarters was
amply proven before the summit was
reached If there ever was a case Of
tossing coins with death, with the
cards stacked in favor of the grim de-
stroyer. the game was certainly played
on this fateful hillside.
Jones had just stepped behind MUIR
gatroyd when over the ridge came a
grizzly charging at full speed There
comes grizzly Joe shouted and the
bear was on them. The Ross failed in
the pinch. AS the bear charged down
the gun damned. and the grizzly rush
ed past Murgatroyd. Jones was just
behind. but in such a position that he
had to side step to avoid shooting his
companion. Tripping, he fell into a
pile OF snow about two feet deep. 1t
is the belief of all of us that it was on
ly Jones' fall that saved Murgatroyd's
life His floundering in attempting to
rise apparently attracted the attention
of the Infatuated beast. Passing Muir
gatroyd, with a spring Of fully ten
! feet she landed on top of Joe. Grip
ping his leg In her teeth, she gave 1t
violent crunch and dashed on down
! the Ill. Fortunately the bite was
not a severe one The teeth pene-
trated the boot leg, went through the
overalls and sock and just penetrated
the skin Why she did not worry or
claw the PROSTATE man Is a mystery.
The moment she passed, Jones sprang
TO his feet and with pluck well wor-
! thy of record, ieveled his gun at the
flying beast and fired. Not content
with this he started down the hill In
pursuit. At the foot of the declivity
ran a deep draw and beyond this the
mountain pitched up again with a
steep gradient When Joe got within
about twenty feet of the draw he
could see the bear making her way up
the hill Just as he caught sight of
her she stopped and turned around
Seeing Joe apparently aroused her
fury and she launched herself down
the slope in his direction. Fortu-
nately his nerve stood the acid test.
Taking careful aim at the bear Shout
der he calmly waited until she had
struck the bottom of the draw. AT
the roar of the Mannlicher the bear
doubled up and pitched head foremost
down the draw. Death must have
been instantaneous. The shot was
well placed and its effects as seen up.
on examination after death, were sim
ply appalling in their destruction. The
bullet struck the left shoulder. shat
tering the bone into shivers. passed
through the lung and heart, and EN-