El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20TH YEAR, No. 285, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1900 Page: 7 of 10
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a PASO UAH Y HERALD. SATURDAY DECEMBER 1. 1900.
ADVENTURE WITH A
A Funnv Account Of a Serious
Predicament.
ToU By the Noted Pioneer
and Inimitable Story Tell-
er. Colonel George Wythe
Baylor Especially For the
H Paso Daily Herald.
George we are out of meat yon
must go out and kill sumpinV
These words aroused me from
study over some of Paul Morpujr's
chess games being played In Europe
about 1857-58. and were uttered by my
very dear friend and "pard." Benny
Jomelyn. of Boston who was feeding
our little four stamp quart mill near
Id Peter Garret's store on Oreen Horn
vulch. Tulare county. California. This
rulcb. by the way. got Its name from
the writer's company consisting of
Zeke Calhoun. Moses Kirkpatrlck and
the writer and was intended as a del-
icate compliment to three tenderfeet.
There never was a. time night or
day. that I was not ready to go hunt-
ing or fishing so I readily answered.
-Certainly. Ben; I know exactly where
I can kill an old buck not a mile from
here and if you bear me shoot and yell
rom out and bring the pack mule.
Sown on the ridge north of old Ham's
hay camp.
It was getting late and our supply of
water was very limited for running the
battery so I knew Ben would be on
the qui vive for the sound of my rifle
and wild hallo; for after living on old
ned and beans a few days. fat. juicy
venison is very fetching.
I shouldered my Hawkins rifle. It
was one Col. Henry D. Becquette of
Frisco bad loaned me and that he had
purchased in St. Louis. Ma and
brought across the plains and which
t be told me was the finest shooting gun
he bad ever seen and I could back his
word for at one hundred and fifty
yards it was "dead medicine." in min-
er parlance. That was considered a
long shot in those days; if we had used
Mausers all our meat would have been
tainted because it would have spoiled
before we could have gotten to it and
butchered It. I rejoice witii exceeding
great Joy that long range magazine
guns were not invented at that time
or mere wouia not nave been any
yank" or rebel soldiers left and the
women would have bad to settle terms
' of peace and a hair pulling would still
be going on.
Leaving our mill I went up the val-
ley it was located In. and turned to
the west and along a ridge that made
oft" towards the foot hills and Tulare
plains. Getting on this ridge the scene
was so lovely I stopped and sat down
on a boulder to drink it all In. The
sun was near the top of the mountains
of the coast bill range. Down far be-
( low me was the beautiful plain. Kern
river like a silver thread wound
through it and entered the lake of
that name. Off to the right was Tulare
lake shining like a great mirror the
i dark woods where Tule river made
down to the lake and the Cauhlllas
where the little v..lage of Vlsalla stood.
These with the lovely golden sunset
formed a picture to set poet or painter
wild. Far to the northwest Mount
Diablo raised its lofty head and in
jmy mind's eye I saw Rincon in dear
"Vrisco and a sweet little maid and
being in sentimental mood. I softly
hummed :
Her brow Is like the snow drift.
Her throat is like the swan.
Her face it is the fairest
That ere the sun shone on.
She's a' the world to me
And aark blue Is ner e'o
And for bonny Annie"
- Hello! was my mental exclamation
as I caught sight of some dark object
moving in the cbapparal on the left of
the" ridge for It might have been a
buck and then again it might have been
Old Buster a noted grizzly bear that
owned and roamed in that part of the
diggings.
Whenever Charley Werlein. or old
Ham. or any of the pack trains met
him promenading down the trail they
very obligingly turned - off and gave
him a wide berth. I was not very anx-
ious therefore to see him. but In a mo-
meat more a magnificent black tail
buck came into full view walking mi-
- Jestically up to the trail made by bear
and deer on the ridge.
When he stopped he turned his head
and took a long look at me. making a
beautiful picture with his dark winter
suit -and wide spreading antlers re-
calling Sir Joshua Reynolds's "stag at
bay." He seemed a little "Jubous"
about me but as I had on a grey min-
er's shirt aad sat and pants to match
the boulder in color he concluded we
were of a kind and so we were as
strong hearted as could be ss far as be
was concerned.
The old buck turned and walked
down the trail. He was a little too far
for my Hawkins being 200 yards un-
less I could have had raised sights
and at that time such things were not
"dreamed of in our philosophy."
I often wondered during our war
with Spain when I read that the Span-
ish soldiers shot at our vessels 3500
yards and sent the bullets all around
them but afterwards I saw in the pa-
pers that Japan had ordered an im-
mense amount of alcohol from the Uni-
ted States to be used in manufactur-
ing smokeless powder. The mystery
was explained then for I know we nad
a brand of "Bust bead red eye." that
held up 1500 yards without raising the
sights and If a gun was given the prop-
er elevation smokeless powder being
made from it. a bullet would gu clean
around the world "elevating" being
one of its strong points.
I kept my eye on the old buck and
began tofollow him at trail arms and
when ever he stopped to browse or ex-
amine for foes I stopped. I had learn-
ed as a boy in Texas that when our
red deer jump up and run around in
front of you you can run at full speed
in full view and they do not look back
until they stop to see where you are
and I have killed many an old buck
by this manoeuvre but the first time
I tried it on a bunch of black tall was
up on the hills between White river
and Posey creek. No sooner did I cx-
Ipose myself taking a short cut on
them than they changed direction to
! th tHcrtit nHlfmiA mfl.ilnff ttioli vnlt
and jumped up so high they looked like
they were suspended in the air. Know-
ing this I had to keep my eye on the
buck and moved as swiftly as I could
when he walked straight away from
me. There was a large rock on the
right brink of the ridge and several
smaller ones between it and the south
side. On the north side of this ridge
the snow covered the ground a foot
deep and on the south the grass and
trees were putting on their spring suit.
I said to myself. Now. old buck as
soon as 'I can get to one of those small
boulders I will take a good rest and
at seventy yards. I will down you.
Just as he passed these rocks he
stopped and only his head was visible.
I was half bent and motionless but
hearing a stick break to my right. I
straightened up. and saw a sight that
almost made my heart stop beating
and raised my hack feathers straight
up.
Not over fifteen steps off was the
head of Old Buster the mammoth
grizzly and his eyes exhibited the most
Intense astonishment: bis ears set
forward looked as large as my two
hands. But in a second the whole ex-
pression changed to hate and anger.
His eyes took on a green look and
bis ears dropped back on his neck.
He popped his teeth pave a snort and
started toward me.
1 did not wait for the word go! I
knew it was a race for life and even
If I stood my ground and gave him a
dead shot be could kill me. Only a
few days before a Texan named Bill
Edgar who was hunting near Ft. TiJon
had been killed by a grizzly. His horse
came into the fort late in the evening
and next morning a squad of soldiers
took the back track with an Indian
trailer. They found Edgar dead and
a monster grizzly lying on him also
dead having been shot through the
heart with a Mississippi rifle ball.
Of course the knowledge of this
made me put In my best licks and I
leaned forward and ran as close to the
ground as a cbapparal cock or striped
lizard when a coach whip snake is
after him. Luckily for me there was
a swag between me and the rocks so
that when I stooped I was out of the
grizzly's sight.
Every time be popped his teeth and
snorted it raised me up in the air
well. 111 be moderate and say about
six feet but I always hit the ground
like a fox squirrel chunked out a tree
running at full speed. I made several
bobbles running over the rocks but
managed to bobble away from the bear
and I think I am safe in saying that
there is no animal on top of the earth
can beat a man badly seared running.
Lexington never In his palmiest days
made better time. I had probably
made the boulders seventy yards by
the time the grizzly had made fifteen
though he may have been bluffing
some. 1 saw a miner afterwards who
told me be had shot him square be
hind the - shoulders and Buster had
nearly run the life out of hint after-
GRIZZLY
wards.
As soon as 1 passed between the
small boulders I knew my only hope
was to dodge and put the big rock be-
tween me and the bear. So I wheeled
swiftly to the right and ran down the
steep mountain side to a leaning oak.
and started to climb it. I fell out. get-
ting bold of a small limb but I was
on my feet quick as a cat and fell out
the second time but the third time I
got up safely with my rifle which had
been the reason of my two failures.
All this would have been very amus-
ing to a person up another tree with
a kodak but the humorous side of it
was lost on me.
By the time I was safely in the tree
top. Buster was up on the hill oppo-
site me. snorting and snapping his
teeth and although I had been told
that a large he grizzly could not climb
a tree. I did not care to be able to
swear to it in court so I sat as quiet
as a quail treed by a pointer. After a
while everything got quiet. I never
knew where the grizzly went but sup-
pose he saw the buck and took after
bim. If he did he must have thought I
kept up my lick wonderfully. 1 ser-
iously believe If I bad kept on down
the trail I would have run over the
deer.
Well. I had time to survey the beau-
tiful Sitnery. but from a different point
of view and as it was getting dark.
I don't think I could even appreciate
Longfellow's beautiful gem.
The day Is done and the darkness
Falls from the wings of night
As a feather is wafted downward
From an eagle in his flight.
I would have been glad if anything
could hare wafted me back to cami
without coming down out of the tree
for I soliloquized thus. If I sit up litre
all night. I'll freeze to death and if I
get down that infernal old grizzly will
get me. I stood it awhile until my
teeth began to chatter and determined
to come down slip off and make no
noise. Accordingly I got down and
put out my foot very carefully in the
snow. There was a thin crust of it-e
on it and as soon as I threw my weight
on it. it broke with a loud "cralcb"
that every echo in the canon took up.
and made my hair stand on end. but
I was in for it and made the open
ground and struck for camp.
I saw where the grizzly caine up the
bank. I shied at my boulder as 1 pass-
ed it. in fact never was so badly de-
moralized in my life. Every black
stump and boulder between there and
the mill was a grizzly bear to my dis-
torted imagination.
I got even with the old rascal after-
wards and had the satisfaction of skin-
ning him to pay for the scare he had
given me. But that is another story.
GEORGE WYTHE BAYLOR.
THE PEOPLE OF SIBERIA.
Not Four Per Cent of Them Convicts
or Political Exiles. Siberian Cities
Like Our Western Boom Towns.
"Statistics have their value when
given comparatively. In following up
the analogy which was always present
in my mind in crossing Siberia the
analogy between that country and the
United States. It Is interesting to com-
pare the area and the population of
both. Sieberia has 5.000.000 square
miles to our 3.500000 while our popula-
tion of 70.000000 overshadows the 5.-
70.000 of Russia's Asiatic possessions.
Of this number 66 per cent are Rus-
sians the rest indigenous. But this
average is brought down by the low
per cent of Russians in the extreme
north which as in northern Canada
is left almost entirely to the aboriginal
Eskimo and to the hardy fur trader
while in southern Siberia from 60 to 90
per cent are Russians. Not four per
cent of all the Russians are convicts
or political exiles. The number of con-
victs varies in the different set t ions.
In the government of Tomask. in the
west they only amount to one-sixth
per cent which necessarily makes a
much higher average in some of the
other provinces. These facts are fatal
to the theory that the Siberian popula-
tion is composed mostly or criminals
and the sons of criminals.
"The Russians find the great north-
ern steppes as bleak and as inhospit-
able as do the Canadians. Yet the min-
eral deposits and the fur trade attract
a certain population. It Is extraordi-
nary to read of the early conquests of
the Russians in this country and of
ther first settlements here though
there were no visions of an EI Dorado
to draw men on.
Like Our Great West.
"None of the country north of the
Amur ever belonged to China thouzh
that Is the popular idea. It was inhab
ited by independent tribes some of
which were subject to the Chinese
throne in a very roundabout way pay-
ing tribute to a Manchu Khan. who.
in turn paid tribute to the Son of
lieaven. in finally obtaining nosses-
sion of the region the Russian govern
ment was nrged on by Its own avowed
policy as It Is today. The chief of
these was Mnravieff whose name will
ever be connected with Siberia as the
name of Washington is with our own
country. In 1858. In a treaty drawn up
at Algun. where the Russians and
Chinese have recently came In conflict
the Chinese relinquished all claim to
the lett bank of the great river. From
that time dates southern Siberia's
mushroom growth. Vladivostok is one
of the fruits of It ; Khabarovsk at the
end of this eastern section of railroad.
Is another. Barb city Is less than 50
years old. and each bears a striking
resemblance as do all the Siberian
cities to our centers of quick growth
in the west. Only a large garrison
creates a military society which ele-
ment of the population differentiates
these cities from ours. Absent too. is
the atmosphere of nervous enterprise
and business push the result of what
the Yankee terms 'hustling.' The
American city owes its birth and life
to the energy of the individual the
Siberian city owes its founding and its
continued existence to the government.
A site is not selected in accordance
with the economics of business but on
account of military exigency. The city's
tenure of life does not depend upon
a boom but on the convenience of the
government. Private individuals mr.y
follow in the path autocratically blaz-
ed and turn whatever is possible to
their own advantage but the city is
not there for them but for the gov-
ernment. In spite of this fact business
thrives and men are making money
which speaks well for Siberia."
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes ' the child softens the gums
allays all pain cures wild colic and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twen-
ty five cents a bottle.
o
You can't afford to risk your life by
allowing a cough or cold to develop in-
to pneumonia or consumption. One
Minute Cough Cure will cure throat
and ' lung troubles quicker than any
other preparation known. Many doc-
tors use it as a specific for grippe. It
Is an infallible remedy for croup.
Children like It and mothers endorse it.
Fred Schaefer druggist.
If you are going to California this
winter or expect to vi6it Arizona or
Northern New Mexico it will pay you
to ma Up the trip via Trinidad Gateway
tiding the unequalled service of "The
Denver Road." in connection with the
Santa Fe through service to he coast.
Both makers and circulators of coun-
terfeit si commit fraud. Honest men
vill not deceive you into buying worth-
less counterefits of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. The original is Infall-
table for curing plies sores eczema
and all skin diseases. Fred Schaefer.
Jruggist.
REMOVED.
The El Paso Optical house has re-
moved to 15 San Antonlno street
with Black more Drag Co.
Natatorium Turkish baths now open.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Irresponsible parties representing a
Dallas printing firm (and who are en-
gaged in soliciting business for a direc-
tory) are making thes tatement to our
patrons that the directory of thecity to
be issued by the undersigned will not
appear. This statement is an unmiti-
gated falsehood and an unwarranted
method of engaging business. In reply
we have only to state that the enume-
ration for our directory Is now in pro-
gress that the contracts tor printing
and binding have been let and that our
directory will be the most complete
ever issued of El Paso. Home labor
will do the work thus keeping at home
money heretofore sent ton another city.
El Paso Directory Co.
SUNSET EXCURSIONS.
HOUSTON TEXAS: Account Fruit
Flower and Vegetable Festival tickets
on sale December 9th to 14th. limited
to return to December 16th; rate 827.50
for the round trip.
PURE HYGIENIC WATER.
Made from distilled water. Ask your
family physician or druggist at to the
purity and healthfullness of our ice.
Telephone No. 14.
El Paso Ice and Refrigerator Co. '
CAUTION.
Do not delay in handing in your or-
ders for special work in Mexican carv-
ed leather. Christmas Is coming.
W. G. Walz Company.
CEMENT SIDEWALK.
If you want a desirable walk. W. S.
Holtsmaa. P. O. Box 886.
SUNSET EXCURSIONS.
CHICAGO. ILL.. Account Internat-
ional Live Stock exposition.
For the above occasion the Galves-
ton. Harrishurg and San Antonio rail-
way will sell round trip tickets to Chi-
cago and return at the rate of $46.80
for the round trip. Tickets on sale No-
vember 27th and 28th and December
2nd and 3rd. limited to return to De-
cember lltb. An extension of ten
days may be obtained upon application
to the Joint agent in Chicago on or be-
for December 9th upon payment of
$2.00 additional. For further partic-
ular call or address
J. A. Spellicy.
P. and T. A.
If yon have ever seen a child in the
agony of croup you can rellze how
grateful mothers are for One Minute
Cough Cure which gives relief as soon
as It is administered. It quickly cures
roughs colds and all lung troubles
Fred Schaefer. druggist.
Visiting Cards from El Paso Engrav-
ing Co. 207 Mesa avenue. Tel. 585.
Telopaea No. 156 for Buttermilk.
Ther is no pleasure in life if you
dread going to the table to eat and
can't rest at night on account of indi-
gestion. Henry Williams of Boon vl lie.
Ind.. says he suffered that way for
years till he commenced the nse of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and adds "Now
I can eat anything I like and all I want
a d sleep soundly at night." Kodol
Dyspepsia Care will digest what yon
eat. Fred Schaefer. druggist.
Ma ay people worry because they be-
lieve they have heart disease. The
chances am that their hears are all
right bit their stomachs are unable to
digest focd. Kodol Dyspepsia Care di-
gests what you eat and prevents the
formation of gas which makes the
stomach press against the heart it will
cure every form of indigestion. Fred
Schaefer. druggist.
Phoae ywir advertisement in. if it's
sfcort.
Don't
U&o a Refrigerator
unioaa
it la kept clsan with
GOLD DUCT
Washing Povrdor
The taint of decaying particles
of food is absolute poison.
For the Toilet Tar le
oar Complexion Onuu. Toilet Waters
Perrsmes sad Powders srs lndlsuensa-
bls for tbe refined and dainty woman.
Wa nav awry thin la toilet articles U
sponges loofah sea alt One soap
bath nail and tootb brashes that arc
of superior manufacture and reliable
nalltv.
FRED SCHAEFFER.
The Druggist.
MCLAUGHLIN'S
XXXX Coffee
IS THE BEST.
It Settles Itself.
Sold Only in One Pound Packages.-
Ask Your Grocer For It.
El Paso Grocery Co.
Cor. Oregon and Overland
. TrI!V0rXvXV'3CV"XVX
'Oleanliness la Next to Godliness.' M
El Paso Dairy Company
8
Producers ot
and Dealers in!
POKE MILK 1X11 CREAM
The Largest and Most
Complete Dairy
to the Southwest.
ft Id connection with tbe Dairy
condnct
THE.' BUTTERMILK CAFE.
Where all the eating delicacies
of the season may be found and
The Finest Cap of Coffee in the City.
Office at ae Cafe
30? N. Oreron St. down stairs
Telephone 1GS. P. O. Boa 30s.
J. A. SMITH Manager.
i
1
A SINGER
Sewing Machine
Makes a nice
f
t
Xmas present.
Sold on Easy Payments J
J. J. SPEIR.
402 El Paso Street.
PHONE 499
g On terms to suit all g
Purchasers.
IMsao Tuning. Pollening aad
Revelries.
W. G. DUNN & CO.
court Boat Block
II!
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Lj V.. I "l I Publishers.
P
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3
Floral Decorations
Holly. Cut Flowers.
Plants. Palms etc..
and shippers of CtCtt.
M. A. KEZCR. 404 San An ton to
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f New City Directory
FOR 1901
Now In Preparation.
I
Will contain many features cot A
h'tberto Incl-Jded 1o director' - .
of 1 Paso aad will be complete'
In every respect. f
The new Directory will bo
published by a borne company
and the printing and binclmr
done by local prlnttoif bouses.
El Paso
Directory Co. S
IRVIN JOHN
Civil aad Meobanical.
1E3-. PASO
J Ch FOSTER.
ATTORNEY-AT-L W.
Special attention given to Real
tate and Probate Law. WI!i practice
la all the courts.
ROOM! MTJNDY BLOCK.
Kf. PASO. TRXA8
JAMBS H. MABTINEAU.
Ci?il Hydraulic and Mining Engineer.
Have Bad Forty Years' Experience
COLON 1 A JUAREZ : MXXICO.
WE WILL
quickly Improve your appearsooe with
an up to-dete suit or overcoat.
Larffe stock of Imported aad
Domestlo woolens
SWANSOX ft DKKHSER.
ercbant 312
gallors San Antonio Street
La Ualoa Cigar Factory
Tlie bjl fc'rJe of Mexican clifa
Tbe Victoria Go .'on a specialty. w
do a strictly wholesale business. Mail
Orders promptly oiled.
S. ALVAREZ. Prop.
IJ4 Mesa Ave EC1 Haso. Tessa
Every One Eats
AT THK
SILVER KING CAFE
Host popular lunch counter ta tn
cits. Anything you want: tbe hvi V
food and the beet of service.
The beetOblU Con Oarne In the rlty
verj night at 8 o'clock.
Open Day and Night..
STEIN & DHLIG Prop?.
209 Su Antonio St - EL PAtf
Tbe "STAR" Livery. Feed
andJSale Stables I S'l..t"
BEST AND CHEAPEST
RIGS IN CITY.
NAT GREER. Prop. PHONE M
Occidental I Re staurant
Regular Meals 2 5 Cents.
Short Orders nt all Hours. Dinner from 1 a
te S s. m. Everything brand anw aaI
strictly flrst class eervtre.
lAl lliti Ct Between; Baa Antonio
III J Ulall Ol- and East Overland Su
Mexican Fire Opals
GOOD ASSOTMENT
RIGHT PRICES
Mexican leather carver at work.
Call on us.
W G.WALZ CO. OlnUad Jaarea Iff en
V Oostoto Bonse.
Groat gs of All
' Kvery one in f?au Antonio Texas says
tluit Acker's Ktiglish Keniedy is tbe greatest
thing ever put up lor eolith
i-olls. astliniu bronchitis -croup
and consumption. I
have htx'ii using; it over lour
J 'far lor all forms of tlirojit ami lun troo-.
lies and have yet to eome. aeross a case
whflM. it r.iilmi I . 1 r .
.. ... irr T iifiir III! I" om"" is
our family niul neither my write nor ha
j-vi-i nxi iiixiu s Mitp iwvau.xcoi throat trou-
bles amon the children. I cues that is more
Hiun any other family ran sav. Acker's
English Remedy is just as etteeti ve for ero wn-
nn nmiil ftu U I . . . ...
r. 1 ' v iiiiiik. ait .-yi iiia lf 0
straight to the pl.-u-e where thx trouble lint
in the throat and bronchial tubes and lungs.
It soothes and heals the irritated tt.uie.
kHKwns ii ji the phlegm and mnros in the
llTtoAtllinfr n'iuu..n.u ... U.. j :
- ..m-a. tiuiru1 un; in i 1 U V BK
rates the constitution and stops the cough.
. . " " parenis is to always Keen
a bottle in th lim.-n I. -:n i .. ' . .
......... . . . "in a imwiw
safeguard asnunst croup." (Signed)
r . n. aimmekman. Nin Antonio Tex.
Salll At SSi StBn ami Al u.lL ... ... . .. ... .
" m . him iii nuqiaua. at; is.su. s.sa
Ss. M. If jaa arc sot aaUMtad arm- burins tram nss
bet Us to jour ftrujrclat anil art your moitcy beck.
SV avlknrisr tltr uoonr itaaranlec.
n If. mn)KKK t W.. J'rnpriUors. A'trtt- l arS
M. H. WEBB DRUGOT8T.
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