Catching A Bear With A Lariat

Mr. John AVilson, who lives on tlie Colorado river, near Beasley's, San Saba county, killed last week a very large brown bear. He was cow-hunting, and bad a revolver with thrco barrels loaded "vhen he came in sight of bruin. He gave chase immediately, and with tliree balls wounded him sliglitly. Havmg no more ammunition, he had recourse to his lariat. Many times did the bcar detach the rope from his neck before it tightened aronnd it, when finally Wilson cliecked the horse the instant the noose was passing over the bear's liead. A quick jerk with the hand, a hard pull from the saddle pommel, as the trained cow horse feil back on his haunches, and the fierce beast was secured. Then commenced a series of plunges, snarls, augry growls, and fractie efïorts to sever the lasso; but with each stmggle the rope became tighter about his throat. Finally the air passages were closed, and the bear was, as the horse breaker styles it, choked down. Wilson sprang from the horse and fastened the rope to a tree, then caught the bear by the hind feet and kept him stretched until he quit strnggling. Then with a small bxit sharp-pointed poeket-knife he severcd his jugular vein. The bear weighed