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

vitality. 1t is a rule among the elk
that those which are diseased shall be
driven away and not allowed to mingle
with the herd So it was in this case
sad indeed, yet on the morrow he who
had been supreme lay dead. No call
had been answered by those whom he
used to lead. Death stepped in to les
sen the blow. Defeat disappointment
and broken heart was the cause. He
who had heard the mountains resound
with his challenge was no more.
Silver Tip and Mr. Brown Bear
The Silver tip is cousin to the
Rocky Mountain Grizzly. While he is
not as cross as Grizzly, yet when his
ire is reused, beware, bad shot may
mean death at that time. He is fight
err without mercy. A period that is
dangerous is after they come out their
den in the spring. the bear is an ami
NAL thathibernates during the winter
months. In the words of the hunter
they hole up during this period they
GO to sleep and live from the fat that
had accumulated on their bodies pre-
vious to their going in for the winter.
A few days after they emerge in the
spring and hunger becomes acute is
the time they are dangerous and will
be so until they are fed up. While at
all times they are to be respected, es-
pecially while the female is nourishing
her young The Mother bear will pro-
teet her offspring against anything
The bear is an animal which is covered
with system of strong muscles and
this fact presents itself more so when
the hide is taken off. They are fond
of sweets of all kinds and woe unto
him who carries such and Mr.. Silver
Tip or Brer Brown Bear desires it and
/ he does not surrender same on de-
mand. The best thing is to throw the
| sweets to or at the bear.
Before the days of the auto truck
/ in the Yellowstone Park it was not un-
usual for those who were hauling the
food stuffs to the different hotels in
the park to have such articles as
meats, sugars or syrups stolen from
their wagons by the bears. When
stopping or camping. Bears love
honey, syrup sugar or candy. The
bee tree is the joy of bear, who will
rob it when he can after hard fought
battle. Several incidents happened in
which the writer was an eye witness.
The construction camp had cache
dug into the side of hill and timber
ed up with a log door heavily hinged
and paddock fastened with a large
chain, with the expectation that Silver
Tip or Browny would attempt to get
some of the supplies in the cache
One morning the cook was minus his
supply of meat and syrups. The cache
had been broken into and the supplies
taken, not by human thief, but Mr.
Silver Tip. The evidence was quite
plain. The staples had been pulled
out of the logs and large claw marks
by the bear in trying to break oper
the door, The bears were trailec
around the bench to a point overlook
ing the canyon, where cache was dis.
|, covered freshly made by the bears
They had secreted their booty such as
they did not eat with an idea of com.
ing back that night to get the cache
They were disappointed because the
camp cook dug up the cache and tool
the remaining meal back to camp ant
we ate it. The bears method of open
in syrup can is quite unique. They
hold the can with one front leg ant
paw while they strike the can with
the other paw and claws, which means
that with their claw they rip a hole
in the can and then drink the syrup
with relish. A few nights after
this event young man came into
camp who intended to visit the great
wonderland. Having an occasion te
go from headquarters tent to the
barracks which took him along the
trail through some timber and neal
the bear cache in the brush. When he
reached this point surprise awaited
him, unsuspecting the young fellow
ran into what he took to be the devil
himself, but which was silver tip
according to his description. Afate1
reaching the camp tent in an excited
condition, white as snow and yelling
loud as he could bear or the devil
was after me. The truth of the mat
ter was the Silver Tips were seeking
the stolen meats and when our friend
ran into them they stood up on their
hind legs and growled at the intruder
who did not give them much time