Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-06

! moving slowly down the hill bearing
toward our left" continues the mar
rative, (which was very fortunate. as
| il did not place us directly in his path.
held the white ivory bead sight fair
on his shoulder and fired. He broke
down and as he raised up l fired
| again at his shoulder. He bumped up
at the shot and Bales said, you've got
him. but he made lunge forward
and Bales commenced firing. 1 got
one other shot before l had to stop
ting too close to Bales, but he emptied
his rife GIVE shots) as the huge dark
| body went leaping. stumbling down
the monntainside for a distance sa. OF
once more and unable to regain his
feet. commenced to roll. disappearing
over the brow of the hill HE had
passed within 20 yards Of Bales and
ing our rifles we hurried after him
only to see the wide path in the snow
ed and found that he had fallen over
some rocks and had slightly bedded
himself by the fall in dhe hard snow
below the ledge.
day we found that three balls had
struck him in the shoulder within the
space which would be covered by an
ordinary saucer, one in the throat too
in the front of the hip
The entry concludes with the ef-
forts of the hunters to get the huge
carcass down the mountainside and II
was midnight when the party started
for camp which was reached at
o'clock in the morning. They turned
in just as daylight was Lighting up
lags for a little rest. Then follows
the story of the skinning of the great
bear, which required three hours of
steady work.
Severely Plain Diet
-
more than usual interest because OF
his intelligent comment upon, the
storm and snow and sleet and the
hardships which are endured in the
chase after the Alaskan bear. the
labor Of getting the enormous hide of
their first big trophy back to camp
was most eXhausting.. Says Mr..
Meetch: Rolled up and tied as 1t was;
fur nearly IL feet thick and about
Mr., Meetch's entry as to the size, of
the beat shows the length as ne lay
on his belly huncAed up in the snow,
7 feet three inches. and length as he
iay on his side 8 feet 10 inches. The
width of the front paw was incheS
and the length OF e the nina nc tbe paw Mock *
behind the ears, the steel tape drawn
tightly. was 4 feet inches. The width
hai ween the cars was IL inches. Other
details of the measurement show the
hear tc have been one of the largest
on record. His coat was perfect ana
the guide declared him a fine speci-
men in every way.
some of the writer's comments on
the average guide and camp cook are
interesting as throwing light upon
their peculiar characteristics, especl,
ally regarding their improvidence and
disregard of ordinary prccaution in
preserving food and necessary wood
FOR fires, on this particular point the
diary reads. Their appetites crave
what tastes best to them and Is mos
happens to be left and the trouble is
that the sportsman suffers as well as
the guides; more so even because the
sportsmen may not be accustomed 10
starvation rations or even the severe
lv plain diet which frequently marks
the end of the trips"
The foregoing extracts from Mr..
Meetch's pocket diaries are slmiIar 10
many others and show the man whose
friends laid him at rest to-day to
have been a discriminating natural
ist as well as an enthusiastic hunter:
tbe country through which he chased
the big game and tells of many in
ItarestinE experiences under all sorts
CT conditions and circumstances.
Services This Afternoon
The funeral services were held
this afternoon at o'clock from Mr..
Mcetch's late residence, 1920 North
Second street. The Rev. DR.. Rob
ert Bagnell. pastor of Grace Metho-
dist Church. officiated. Burial was
made in the East Harrisburg Gene
terry. where a detail of Spanish
American War veterans fired a vol
ley over the grave. Taps was sound
ed by a bugler. The services were
attended by many prominent men
| of the city who had been friends
of Mr.. Meetch and associated with
him for many years in business and
| political life.