El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-25
Silver Tip Bear, Biggest Ever Killed
In Texas, Captured In Davis Mountains

A SILVER TIP bear. one Of The
~ largest ever killed In Texas was
brought down BY hunters IN the
Davis mountains as late as 1900 One
Of the hunters George Evans. Is a
resident o. e Paso and stin wears
az watch fob, one OF the claws OF the
uammoLl animal. whose hide q horse
could not carry back TO camp from
the place where the animal was killed.
The GlcrT OF the hunt, written at
The tiEle by one OF the party. has been
furnished The Herald and IL here
With produced.
on the morning Of October Is. 1900.
I left Van Horn. Texas, IN company
WITH Zoe Marley and his kind family.
We had Ia our train Is head OF wen
selected saddle horses, selected for
cough running, out OF 4lr. Marley
herd OF COW horses. one four-h0rse
gaEcn loaded with provisions and
bedding. one big hack and buggy
loaded with women ana little folks
Zen bear dogs were also along
The meeting point was SO miles
distant at the Rock Pile Tank al
the foot u the Saw Tosth noun
tain"
The evening Of the 18th, We arrived
ei tire place designated az 3 o'clock
ana the Erand old hald shaking took
place There We met John Means and
family George Evans and family. Ode
Finley and family BIZ Jones. Pat
SpruiL Zee Finley and many more,
TOO numerous TO mention. The next
thing "a order was tent stretching.
IS there we're nine to stretch. and as
We we're completing cur task. we
heard someone say Come TO supper"
It was Clondlo and Charlie. two 81 the
finest cooks in Texas All Of the
groceries were turned over 20 them
and they put It I'd in good shape, too.
Begin With Dance.
"a giving names, 7 did not mention
our rTro preachers, lfessra Bzrcus and
Little, O. Fort Worth. After supper.
1IE. Means announced that we would
hear IRON one Of the preachers. and
then the young folks would have q
and as many guitars We heard a
ltne sermon by Mr. Little. At o'clock
TIE music commenced and the young
folks had fine time dancing FOR
about an hour, while the bear hunters
we're planning their Erst days run.
u vas az last agreed that George
Evans would 90 in one direction and
zoe Marley another As we had plenty
ana paving k51 saddle horses for Is
men % ri1a. and s. h0auds, we made
two PARTIES The horses were herded
pT two AeLicans at night and two
IN the day, So at daylight the horse I
herd was az camp and breakfast vas
being served before daylight Ths
next Ting vas roplng horses for the
ozTg run- Win horses Eaculed men
mounted, horns blowing, dogs howl
lnE, horses piit5chi,nE, you could not
lfr. Evans moved west and M.
Marley south. John Means harine
charge o. the Ministerial department I
The writer was IN Mr.. Marley's I
crowd We did not start anything, I
nu1 heard the other pack N hot pur- 4
suit O 8 bear. After q chase OF Z
some miles. he made hisl escape, I
striking goms canyons that were SO /
rough ana deep that men and dogs I
could not 30. 90 our hunt was over I
f1F the cay.
A Deer the First Day.
The only lucky man, Fat spruIII. 4
killed G blacktan deer.
Enal llEht the dogs were tied up /
SO ied &c g beef and two deer had ]
Been knlel
Ehs pFogrzm. Of the second days
n1lt vas sc the first, only harley /
vent west and Evans went south. ]
Ane writer vas with Marley again. /
We bad On cur party IS men, 8 women !
ana q ooeL Il was very cold. horses /
Hanln9 o rum the dogs a1Eioua. I
ard % We start & We have a Eo-mlle I
runs and he commenced to blow the I
aoEl or Some OF th6 boys said 4
Let them 60 LET'S have a chase" T
ana alcn chase Is &c Wasi The
aog8 vent swift and the lobo drffted-
The horses being in fine condition
went hard against The bits for Is miles.
z he women lagging behind. horses be-
ginning % play out and IN g short 1
. ME oosl get tired and quit. and SO
me writer begins TO iCDk and finds /
1n-I y c3Gz- seven men and one little
1og. ellas Marley. left in the chase
a11 Oh. THAI lobo didn't he mover By
t1la tins We were in e very rough
couatrT. IN some places Il booked
19 u or horses should make
llun1aF. We would fan & u1ue ard z {
halE After running that lobo 90
niles 1ur dogs ran INTO a bunch OF
deer and the boys went 70 shooting.
TIE daE1 got demDraliaed and lost
TIE volt Ir- Evans had better tuck
Els party got a nice tWo-year-old
bear. Uncle Jim Leans, from san
sahs. killed the bear
The First Bear.
TIE r1ual program was adopted for
-ne third day The writer was With
-LarleTG band Altar travelling 81
r neE. someone said Look, there &c