Show hand to iland struggle with a bear uhe III e strength ot of the hunter was often of ten aest ely taxed not only in the ch chase ase amper per but in encountering herce fierce ani india by li y the way the bear figures largely in hunting tales told around the camp nrc are to a group of 0 in interested terestea its listeners listener among whom sits the boy longing for fo r the time to come when like some well remember remembered red hero ot of the tribe he shall be able to grap grapple ale with the powerful grizzly griz boar bear and tear its tearful fearful jaws asunder the niece of a noted nez perce indian hunter unter li now a very old woman relates that her uncle performed this teat feat and corroborated in the her story Is well weil tribe attacked suddenly by the huge animal the man seized it with one hand by an ear into which lie he thrust his lingers fingers while with the other hano hand at the expense ot of a thumb lie tore tor apart the muscles of the jaws and left the helpless beast to gle cle on oil tile the steep steel mountain mountainside side hunting customs ot or the by alice C fletcher in century |