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Show 1 f HEARS. BRrlK I At first I supposed that he hadhecn I played pbssun and crockery. invitqd by some 'oi the friendly In- kept close, for, when Ihe bear saw dians to a scalping picnic as chief the least sign of life, he would come SCIENTIFIC AND ROMANTIC. RELIGIOUS, THE BOCKT HOCKTAIXt. Correspondent of the Chicago Tribune.' Cation City, Col., Nov. 28. Deeply impressed with the idea that eiauy of your readers have a nwibid curiosity upon the subject of 'bears, and believing that this region can turn out a few of the above "varmints" that will rather eclipse those of Wall street, I have determined to open this letter with a short chapter descriptive of the nature, habits, and peculiarities of the noble animal. The of Colorado mountain-range- s are wry well supplied with bears, and, during the fall of the year, when the plums and grapes are ripe, it is nothing unusual to stumble upon a dozen or so of the brutes in half an hour's walk.. There are three distinct species; the common brown or black bear, who still maintains a precarious footing in many of the Eastern Stnte3, and is hunted with much ceremony; the cinnamon, and the genuine grizzly. The cinnamon chap is about the color of brick-dus- t, and his fijihtinff all the weight ranges way from 800 Ho is a supple, to 1,000 pomnds. active brute, and inclined to oe a genuine coward. Meet him in a secluded place and he will skulk off with his tail between his legs, like a coyote; but he is apt to prove a dangerous customer when wouuded and brought at bay. Then ho assumes the offensive, and a true rifle and Steady nerve are required ou the part of the sportsman, or his bearship will proceed to form an acquaintance more close than agreoable. If a good tree is at hand and the hunter can scale it, so much the better, as the cinnamons do not climb; andaknowl edge of this fact tends to restore confidence. The majority of men I have conversed with prefer to hunt them in this way. In some instances the cinnamon, after being badly hit, rushes at the tree up which his antagonist has hinned for dear life, seizes it in his teeth, and claws and attempts to tear it down. At this critical juncture it is best for the hunter to preserve his composure, and not fly off the handle. The bear may keep him imprisoned an hour or o; but bruin has a small stock of patience, and, when he ascertains that the position is impregnable, he gives up the job iu disgust, and retires in good ortier. The grizzly, ho .'.ever, stands at the head of the bear family, and is more feared and respected than all others. He is a treacherous, sullen, malicious, uncouth, desperate, who one stubbornly ahaggy brute resists all advances towards friendship, and is ready at any time to die in the last ditch. Like the immortal "Old Guard" of Napoleon, your genuine grizzly never surrenders, but is game to the last. The grizzly has a lordly, independent bearing, and. on his native mountain sides, or in the forests, will hardly deign to make room for man himself. If you meet one in the road, the chances are that he will not budge an inch, unless he happens to be in an accommodating mood, and then he will trot out oue side a few yards, rear himself pon his enormous haunches, and graciously wait for you to pass. No matter whether you are armed with breach-loadin- g Ballard, needle-guor Winchester, Sharp, never attack grizzly, alone or out in the oppn country. The only safe position is on the back of a good horse, or in the limbs of a Cottonwood tree. Many persons, disregarding this advice, have paid for their temerity with their lives; for, no matter where you shoot a gnz-tlwhether through the heart or the braiu-box- , he never gives up the ghost without a struggle, and will fight as long as he can lift a paw. Practical illustrations of the fighting powers of the grizzly are to be ecu in these mountajno-jregions mornother nearly every day. The encountered ing, your correspondent a miner from Fairplay, who had come down to the valley region for supHis personal appearance was, plies. to say the least, peculiar. He carried his right arm in a sling, one eye was twisted upward, his face was scratched, and. torn, 'and indented with ridges; vjile his head was as guiltless of hair as a billiard ball. -- , n, y, s performer; but, iu conversation, it turned oat that he had received each and all these grievous wounds from the claws of a grizzly. A social glass of the ardent warmed up the,heart of the miner, and he related the dismal tle of his adventure in almost the following language : "You see," said bur hero, planting himself on a box, and in serting an enormous quid of Virginia natural uext to his molars, "I came out to this region at an early day, and, after bucking against the monte-bank- s of Denver a few weeks, and losing every cent, I struck for Gregory's Gulch, and located a claim. The blasted thing didn't pan out rich ; I could get plenty of color, but no nuggets or dust ; so I sold to a who was rather green, and crossed over to Fairplay, near the main range, and there 1 have stuck ever since. I can't say, stranger, as I've done anything very powerful ; but I've got a few nugget stowed away, and the coroner won't be called upon to pay my funeral expenses, even if I should happen to die with my boots on. But you want to hear the bar slory. Well, my cabin is located just 12 miles from Fairplay, on the other side and at the foot of Mt. Lincoln; and, what with gold and silver lodes, bear are mighty aumerous in that quirter; but I never troubled them until the devils commenced to trouble me. They opened hostilities which by raiding on my hog-pestood just back of the cabin. I had some mighty fine Suffolks, and was depending on tbcm for my winter's supply of pork ; but the grizzlies got the scent, and in less than a week, uearly all the pigs were gone. I se cured the pen the best I could ; put logs over it, and watched some nights, but the grizzlies were cunning, and when I would stretch out to take a short nap, they'd dash in, and anoth er pig would be gone. I could hear my darlings squeal, and sometimes see the bear dashing down the underbrush with the victim in his mouth ; but what could I do, more'n to cuss, and vow that the next time a grizzly came back, he'd carry off something more than live pork ! By this tini3 I had only one hog left the fattat of the lot, and the pride of my heart, I swore that if any bloody llocky Mountain grizzly got that pig it 6hould be over my body ; and so I brought the darling into the cabin, and nailed down the windows and double-barrethe door, and then put a fresh charge in my carbine, and bid defiance to the whole bear tribe They didn't molest me for some nights, and I began to feci secure. Finally the absence of danger gave here the narrator me confidence to brush away a tear and I paused heedless like, and careless grpwed and 'lowed the pig to skirmish rouad loose in the yard. One morning, about six months ago, I got up early as I wished to do a big day's work, and cooked my breakfast by candlelight. I had just put down a square meal, and was gathering up my traps to leave, when I heard a most agonizing squeal, followed by a rush and tear; and spriuging to the door, what should I see but an enormous grizzly making fur the brush with my last pig. I was mad; no mistake, and, in less time than I have been telling it, I jerked down my trusty carbine, 8nl let the old grizzly have the contents right and left. The first 6hot struck him somewhere in the stern d and never stopped him, but the the took him plump through shoulder, and then there was a rumpus. Mr. Grizzly dropped the pig, and came for me, jest a rippin' and tearin', with his mouth wide opn and his eyes fairly snapping fire. My blood was up, however, and I let the old fellow have the lead, hot and ! square; but, Lord bless you it never stopped him. I fired my last cartridge, and "then turned and bolted for the cellar, but the grizzly was too close, and nailed mo before I had got fairly inside' my own cabin. 'He gave one diff with that paw of his, and knocked me clear across the room, taking the scalp at the same time;fhcn he came up and chawed and my arm, and turned me over, and and growled left, boxed me right and snuffed all the'time, and finally entire stock of upset and broke my , dry-goo- bull-whack- n, er and give me a dig with his claws, and then set up on his hauuehes and wait for me to come to. At last the varmint gave me op for dead, and trotted out of ihe cabinj taking the pig with him. And that, stranger, is the way I lost that scalp-locof mine; but, never mind, I've sworn to get even with that grizzly yet. I've uothing else in the world to live for. One or t'other of us has got to go under; but, stranger, take my advice, and never tackle a grizzly for the fun of th thing. "They die awful hard and they fight to the last," and, so saying, our scalped friend mounted his mule and rode sorrowfully away. It' was quite, evident that he had received the worst of it, but no man with a spark of manliness about him could refuse to fight in defenso of his hogs. The grizzly bear obtains his full growth, in four years. At six years he is in his prime, and able to cope with any animal in existence. The majestic lion may be. considered the King of Beasts, so far as looks are concerned; but he would stand a very poor show in the hug of a grizzly. The average weight of a grizzly is 1,300 pounds, but quite a number have been killed in this locality who kicked the beam at 1,800. Old man Griffith, of Canon, one of the early settlers, and reputed to be the sharpest and most courageous bear hunter in these parts, knocked over a grizzly last fall that weighed 1,600 pounds after being dressed. The claws of this fellow were large enough to anchor a good sized sloop, being nine inches in length. He fought to the last, and, with three balls through his heart, charged upon the enemy, and dropped down stone dead so close to the eld man' that he could touch him with his paw. They tell a story around here of a foolish young fellow, residing on Currant Creek, who made a bet that he would lasso a grizzly and bring him into camp. He made the experiment, and slipped a good noose over Mr. Grizzly; but the latter sat down upon his haunches very coolly, and commenced hauling in on the line. In vain the horse struggled, the power at the other end was irresistible, 'but, fortunately, the lariat broke, and the rash young man escaped with his life. k GENERAL STORE, 4 PRODUCE, FURS, Etc., 11ICIIM02VJ3, CACHE CO., - UTA1T. -- Estray IHAYK 3SToti.ce. IN ilY P08SESSION THI FOLLOW, which, if not claimed and taken away, will b aold to th highest responsible bidder at the District Stray Pouud, at llrigharu City, Tuesday, Dm. 3rd, 157, at i p m. 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Agu of th READY RELIEF to th wher th pain er difficulty (lists will afford (as and comfort Twenty drop in half a tumbler of wat.r will is a few moments cur Cmnip, Spasm, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Colic, W ind in th Bowels, and all Internal application Pain. Travelers should alway tarry a bottl f RADWAY'S READY RELlEr with them. A fw drop n water will prevent sicknes or pains frem ihange of water. It is better than French Brandy r Bitter m a stimulant fr'EYKK AM) AUI E eard for fifty sent. There is not a remedial agent in this werld that will enre Fever and Ague, and all other Malaria,, Bilious, Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow and other Fever (aided by Radway' Pills) so quick a RADWAT'S READY RKLIKF. Fifty cent per bottl. gold by Druggists. , i Health :' j. ! Beauty lncraof Strongand Pure Rich Blood and Weight Clear Skin aad pleiion ecurd to all. FACTORY IX THE WORLD! as. Most Popular Instrument is Tb Per Annum: SALES 10,SOO If. STA TXEll, Afent, C. Main Rt..' Rait Lake City, Near Bmv g'i Gallery. P. O. Address. Box MT. s70 K. Cloth for Wool' EXCELSIOR MILLS, Chill. part or part OllGAX FIR THE LARGEST BY after reading thi advertisement need any on NEAR OCDKX CITY, I Uannfattnr for th of Superior Cloth, llluiik ets, Yam, llattliig, Klc., Etc. Bring on Your Woo' at 0n?e AND Rk'CElYK Onr Good Iu Iteturu at Ailvuntngeous Hates. ! Flask Ooav " ' A. RANDALL, SON & CO. . Whitehead Nco RAILWAY'S Dr. itr Resolvent AdrcrtUeincut. Sarsaparillian Batifl ' Ha mad th most astonishing ars, to quirk, so rapid are the changes th body sndrgoes, sailer tb influence of this truly wonderful Msdlci.tbat KVERY DAY AN INCREASE IN FLKSU AND WEIGHT IS PR EN AND FELT. Every drop of the SARSAPARILL1AN VENT communicate through th Blood, Sweat, L'riue and, other fluid and Juices of tb system the vigor ef lire, for it repair tlie waste of Hi body with new and sound material. 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Constitutional and Skin disease, bat it I th onlv positive rare for KIDNEY aud BLADDER COiMN.Al.YJ8, Grinary aud Womb disease, Oravet, Diabetes, Dropsy, Stoppage ol Water, Incontinence of Crine, Bright s Disease, Albuminuria, and In all oues where there are brickduat deposits, or the water is thick, clrjnrty, mixed with substuuees like the whit of u agx, or thread like whit lilk, or there is a morbid, dedark, bilious appearance, aid white bcus-duburning senposit, and when there i a pricking, sation when passing water, and pain iu the small of the back and ftloiig the loias. Price, $1.(J W ORMS. The only knows and inr Remedy for Worms Pin, Tape, etc. .vr li-l- y GEORGE W. TURNER, THE UKFAT HLOOI) PI KIFIKIt. RESOL- ' (Lai 0. B. MsOrsgor A Co.), I Iflta Street. - - Ogden, Books, Periodicals, Mag- azines, Pictures, Albums, Stationery, &c, CJUAllS AID TOBACCO. Wall Papsrs of th Bast Fatten. (ubssripti.n taken for all tk Paper of stMu Local, Ktra and Westers. Die day, st Vi Year' Growth Cared Fteaolvent. by Kadway's Mms., IS, 1869. Tamer of July Ds. Rakwat: I hav bad Ovarian Turner la th ovaries and bowels. All th doctors aiid "there eaa nc help for it" I triad everything that was recommended; but nothing helped me. 1 saw your Resolvent and thought I would try It; Ut had n. laith in it, because 1 had su3erml lor twelve years: I took six bottle of the Resolveut, and oue liox ol Radway's Pills, and two bottle of your Ready or and there is not a sigu of tumr lo be and hsppier than I mt, and I loci bettor. smarter, hav ibr twelve years. Th worst taiuor was in the left side of th bowels, over lh grein. I wnt Ibis to yon for thebeuetit of others. Yoscto pubHANNAH V. KN AM. lish it if you choose. Re-iie- l; tta PERFECT PURGATIVE, PILLS, Penectly tavttdv, clrpiuliy gmn, purge, regulate, purify, cleanse and strengthen. Pills, lor th cur of all disorder oftb Btonmch, Liver, Bowel. 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DinmeKB of Vision, Dot or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Dull 1'alu in the Head, Deflcioticy of Penplration, Yfillownew ol theifkin aod Eyes, Pain in tie Side, Chest, Limbs, iu tho Flesh. and sudden I'luihe ol Heat, dosw of Radway's Pit's will free tb sysA d disorder. Price tem from all th 25 cnts per box. Sold by Dru.ngUt. Kiay lln-ui- ft-- 31 THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE ';" Given, FOR THE FOLLOWING POPCLAR. DR. RADWAY'S AND EXAMINE GRAIN WANTED. I I ii tali, Utah. Bktiklt, PEOPLE VISITING SALT LAKE CITT, Judgo, J.;Of Grover, t Disr, JAMES SLATER, ! above-name- RFADTal and ter stump to Kadway a TrV Send on let Co., No. 87 MaMen Lan New York. Information worth UiniwiU Sautjeu. will be 8W rU MONITOR HAS GAINED A No higher n.nniistn can b spon a Cooking fUov than to say fluit, who us it speak Is ft praie,' hvry hosM-wiand rcou)Bind It to b.r seighbor and friMida, for SMMDif, Uaoiinees and reliability In all It opera tieu. FAR-FAJ:- b 31,314 MONITORS now in USE iuo, tu itraiUTi LAi;S COOKIXfi STOVE, SASTA ' ' Mrieu and Wod, Which he sncb a Peoiohd thmuyii th Territory , (or iiuui; and kKctdlanc, cannot - b 1 " " ' (urpiuwed. - , ' - All AnrHtove arc kept anl for Snhi, by . C. M. 'I. and all It) Bi aurls Mores. Also by all the Ptore " Territory. fle In ao-'- The world fu).f Children trying Ibr ' IIcLAl.VS ; Candied Cator -- It "Oil. delicious, effort aud harmless. Th tate and enl of the CHsforOlI m ! .' 1 titely sarvaMUTASWv not Impaired. Qvereoinv. .hi.jK. ku pvwers Price 'Zi oent. r . Arc sir cant and fftctive, Tb!j resemble Ore! Bonbons kept in ronfwtioners' (hops. Chilctr.love thrm and cry ft them.- - Price J6 ct. ptr bw. . IVr Sale by Z. (lrugUt. C. M. I. " . Its McLain's Verm ifn pre Uoubon And all silier 1 5 |