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Show BIG SILVER-ITPBEAR " Suddenly Reared Up in Front of Horse and Rider, and Both Rolled Over Precipice. The moat aatlafnrtory wn rrnm n nlt preaeriatlin point to alinoi a t e ir la to rirat find u (emfortnhle a. nt in a limb of a well deielop. tl tr e r mnrke.l Hmlth i ft.rln whin n-k I r'kirtllng lilt proper melh I to ptireue wh n hunt Ink trtilii 1 fin I that win ii ih. hnnur la up i tite nn I hJa aiahte 1 i anod aliel Ih ar all e.intlit) im proi m i. attlafuc It ri for the mu i behind lb. a m Of murae the roil ilei r huni.r la not frightened to .bath wh. u he Hpntji i hear lint Iho beara yii art ilk ly to enc unter ovi r In ih Pig Utile tounti) nr. big fel-Iowk fel-Iowk ill I tlKi lime ull liiiuauul amount or altength and MtHlllj Wlu nil cull KIiil on of tb filiiwa hqunrc In the turt nnd hell r in full! oi Pel tiefoie tiropplng 1 it known them to do this eieu niter thtlr heart li id bten literally tola tu i'letua When tho hiinltr la aure the bent will mini hla wa) aunu he ltnowa that If he rilnitlna on Hie gruund the brum will act nt him n lona liat inee uivur it h In 111 a true tho win I blnwa out bruin a biud nnd he gets no clue Montana a uniuu ut In II Hi lighter and hum r knnua whcltuf be apenka tor hi hna hunttil huff In h.iir mil oth'r large mini of the Weat Mr mini tra He cltmbe 1 ov.r lh. mountnlnoua peika , .r the lug llol ling h. fori u leie uf ground w la brnk.n by the rontj rlnta or I man or domeatt iinlnuil lie knowa the ' llirra, tlu lallnri tin lalleja nnd tho g.irgea nr tin mount ilna t r tlfty mltea al.iut Ihla coilltrv liki 1 bonk V It Hmlth la not n hunter who liken to tell or hla txirrieutea t.r or the big game he lita br.niKht down in hla tlm. Ilia mnn nor whrn .ipeiklnc of thi many thrilling adieutiirra in whlth be hna taken nn ne live part la more the all le of n motlent country at lioolboj He dillghta ti bunt hut be Inean t cnnallfr that Tie hue moled tin unrbl 111 Ita poaltlon whin hla gun I rlnga tl iwn a tin. nntlered do r a mountain moun-tain ehuii or n nni igi allier Up b. ir So It wna icniird i when relating to tin Standard reprtaintntlie thi expert. elite be hu I Innl wetk In which bruin l,ot the .li op on the hunter at I not onl killed Ida borat but brought nbnut the lull rrou a cliff which in ally cunt Mr Rinllll hla life in ri-latlni: tho atnri Mr fimlth raid 'I went out Ihurailny a net?k ago My pilrpoae tor innklug a trip bit the inoun-tniiia inoun-tniiia una to bring down n big bear which hi I been kllllin. olT the , tlllo nt the Walker ranch in tin lllg 11 le ciuntry no nl r w irtl had I e I nITered for the brutea tlralh in 1 I tnn.lilel to tri mi Ink tin Hie llrat or tin month I cnnipel to I lab Imp treck nbnut ll.lru -Mi.' mllea n inn n ii m iii.la on tl lllg Hole rli.r On thit tni It o. . urr I to me to go nfter gnu , in I I t lb il I l tin it a ) ik nun llnlince nhnie llmh.rllne lliU irtl, nl ir I illty b. n t nt ill in In- citing place, for ll l Inrreqiientlv vlalted lis man and cotine , kiuIi the wild game iilounds there Th inlnl v Isltetl h me la the atinmlt or the in klen nnl oftorita c. nnl lerublc aport mi th" hi t ter I mun-ugid mun-ugid to kill three m intnln graita nnd two deer and returne I n .aiup well pieused with mj trip Into th lenka On the fnl lowing mirnlng I t k i-mltll, nnl pack iinlinnl and acaln t irttd ti the inoun tnlua txiwctlng I Ulna in) gurne into ramp 1 had ren lu I i hlah lltlltlde and urn walking llentir li along lending mv sad lie borne, with the pink nnlmftl til-lowing til-lowing when 1 noil I exceptlorullj big leir tracks on the i md ahead seiur lug my rlile from tl pn k saddle I continued con-tinued on mi waj Shirtly our path led over the top of a row! leak The path wna about rour fe t wide an I continued to wind around th mountain top On riv left were Innumerable natural cavea here and there hi the mujnlalnojs wall Whtn 1 had nr icedtd mime lttl feet along thla trencncrmia iiathva) m sad tile hnrae snorted unl ptille! hart on the rein rastened over mv nh idler I fpilckly turned mi head nnd naw at indlna erecl t ii his Ifcunch.a with .utstrctt he.r paws a big sliver tip N-.ir The nnimal was In the net or atrlkluK the home 1 Jumped at, dl I the SBddli I mi vhlle in) paik animal turned nnd rm batk llruln a puv slrtitk the aadll. an I aa the horse winced the clawa nf the aav ige brute acrtitched nlonv tl ne it or the mldle The blow, howein nan auiTlclert to knoik the home tr m hla ro ittng and hi tutnblet over the le Ikc pulling me with blm Mv gun went at liming down the mountain and h rne in I man fell In a ronktoniernta mnn-. annie iwetllv live reet below The animal ntruck on m rlgrt leg nnd severely briii. 1 It Il-sldcs this in 1 ir m) left Inn J mid inn auttiitned brulaes unl cuta I ill Hinged to aecurt liold on a projertlng rock nfter 1 had sone some lirt Im rirther In nil ling rock The hors ro md Itaeir unnblo to atop, and soon was bounding nnd bump-liik bump-liik like a boulir tlonn the steep Incline In-cline At times tbu hvrse shot Into the air Httv or neventi five reet. and then It would strike ttBulni.t a rock nnd go on rurtber down b imping ant rolling HI r J nun to snv the nulmal otlld not straighten nut or it might have been saved considerable r the fill When It wnt over the cliff It struck bei 1 first and that a the vm it mntlnutd down the mountain for fnlli hnlt t mile I lot kl up in nn n us 1 atw tint there colli 1 be nothing di to euvc in) home nnl thtr was the Mar inlml) looking ovir the letlkrt I had neither gun nor knlfs. as bttli roun I their w ty rrom m kruip unl tlimhlr I to tlrpths below llruln Inokel aavac. t otigh to Jump rrom the rlirr nrter me hut soon he pilled his head back mil wns gone 1 conelti led to anve the pick h irs nt in tile nnl ntier no 111 tie difficult) not bark to the path by i ctcullt us rout, .Mi horse was stand Ink nlout li )jrls dlntnnt and securlrg him I coitlnutd on to where I hi I left nj sheep an I titer tht dv before rile ilaht that met m een demonstrnted wh the bear had not made a greater eltort to kill one or th horses or me noth deer lad teen iltacked h th br He while ono il the kt il wan parti ill) mten llruln hul reaste I on tn gtmi and wua lnuht I aa in his lie isleen when I pann I nling the path with He homes fhiinka ti the d.er nni coats I wns sivel a lleieer ntrugkle with the bear single-him single-him led and unarmed 1 ninnugt t to get back lo camp b riding rid-ing the pock nnimal mil later I wns over-Inkin over-Inkin hy Councilman 1 uxtnn nnd hit party or rrlen la rhev kin II) aaslaied mn an I made matters comr.irtahlt nnl vea terday I .turned tn Vnaconda The hunter hul sotni badl) Irulned limbs as evidence or the rough and turn We txirl;nce He ni d le bn I no Inten. II in of Kilns back fir the silver tip bear that had ralntl such hivoc with him but those who know hlm heat say le will get th it bear or the tear will net him before the wlntei sets In -Aunconda Slindard |