Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1901 — Bear Pursues a Horseman. [ARTICLE]

Bear Pursues a Horseman.

When a grizzly sees a human form he does one of two things—runs right away from the stranger or right at him. In the latter case it is generally all up with the stranger. In Routt county, Colorado, a man went out to round up sdme of his stray cattle. He did not find them, jind was standing by his horse wondering which way to turn next, when he heard a stir In the bushes. He parted them expecting to find a cow, and to his horror confronted a big grizzly. He did not stop to take a second look, but made a bolt for his horse. The steed had also seen the bear and did not wait for orders, and it was only after a run of about one hundred yards clutching to the pommel that the man managed to throw himself into the saddle. Meanwhile the bear was losing no time, and as he mounted a huge claw ripped off one heel of his boot and a portion of the horse’s hide. However, this acted on the horse better than a spur and he made racing time. Bruin also let himself out, and it was nip and tuck until they reached the door of the ranoher’s cabin, when the griasly turned about

and made for the woods. The man had a gun Inside his cabin, but he was too frightened and exhausted to touch it until the bear was out of sight.