The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-11

a tent by himself and had a habit
of keeping sweets and apples under
his cot in the small tent. One morn
ing Pat Sullivan, that was his name,
came into camp commissary on dead
run yelling that the devil had him.
But not so it was our old friend the
silver tip who in the early morning
before sunup was seeking those
apples. He had smelled and the scent
lead him to Pats tent and without
asking Pats permission proceeded to
pull Pat cot and all out of the tent to
get the spoils. To quote Pat "sure
/ was sleeping when all at once
stuck into the NAV of dom bear wild
his breath streaming hot burning me
phfaee. Holy Mither and the devil
was holding me in the cot by his fore
legs and pulling me OUT, which was
true. After the bear had Pat and the
cot to clear the apple he released
his hold on the cot and grabbed the
apples in the meantime. Pat grabbed
the opportunity to saftey first and hit
the trail for the camp, and he immed-
lately moved his tent in with the other
men. declaring that isolation in that
country did not agree with him. The
writer had an opportunity more by
circumstances than will to test out
looking a bear. 1t occurred with a
brown bear.
This particular bear and the writer
met on the trail and it appears that
there was something on rock that
this bear wished. He would approach
the rock, raise up to reach when the
called to him to get down. The bear
would hesitate and look me straight in
the eyes and l would return the steady
gaze(, eventually the bear would begin
to swing his head sideways and avoid
my gaze and gardually lower his head
and eyes, get down on all tours and
start off with a snort, go little ways
and then come back and endeavor to
reach the object of his desire on the
rock. | would call to him again and
the performance would be repeated as
before outstaring the bear until this
was repeated three times. Each time
the bear would give away under my
steady gaze. The last time he did
not return but his going was a con-
tinual growl. On the top of the rock
was piece of animal meat which
perhaps he had put there and returned
and got it after my leaving. I had
no firearms with me in this case so it
was a case of circumstances and
nerve.
AS stated before the wounded silver
tip or grizzly is thing to be feared
The experienced trapper at time be.
comes victim of their fury and meet
ing their death. In the Jardine coun.
try an old time prospector met his
death by silver tip who was caught
in his trap. In this case it is supposed
the trapper found the bear in the tral
which was attached to log by a chair
shot at the bear with his rifle stunning
it. Thinking the bear dead rushed il
: to get him. The bear revived from hi
!. wound, grappled with the hunter ant
killed him. The remains of the hunter
were found torn to pieces and il
!. shreds. His gun was broken and i
was hard task to get his remains
together for burial. The bear wa
| never captured, during the struggl,
the bear escaped from the trap as ;
part of his front paw remained in tn,
jaws. Another tragic death of an OLE
! experienced trapper and hunter oc
Cured in the He'll Roaring countr,
north of Yellowstone park (Josepl
Duret) called Frenchy Duret by thu
old timers who lived on ranch il
that country trapped a huge grizzl.
bear in Slough creek canyon. French,
was one of the pioneers of Park coun
ty and Cooke City formerly callet
Clarks Fork as prospector and minel
had killed $50 bears including many
grizzlies. 1t appears Duret had set {
steel bear trap which is a huge affair
with large steel jaws, with teeth ant
as rule attached to a log by heavy
chain. Going to the trap he found {
huge grizzly bear caught in it. II
this case the trapper was a married
man. On his return to the ranch hi
told his wife Jennie that a large
: bear was in the trap. Taking his
trusty rifle he returned to dispatch thu
grizzly, not returning that night hiS
wife began a search in the surround
ing mountains She came upon trai
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