HOW GEORGE 
W.. Ss 
My nearest neighbor at my home in 
Oregon is George Quinn. He is extremely 
fond of hunting and keeps a number of 
dogs for the sole purpose of catching what 
he calls varmints, meaning thereby bear, 
cougar, coyotes, wild cats and foxes. Chief 
among the dogs is the veteran Jack, sup- 
posedly a bloodhound, but whose ancestral 
escutcheon bears, I hear, more than one 
bar sinister. Then there are 2 younger 
dogs known collectively as the pups, and 
KILLED 
BRITT. 
THE BEAR. 
ing him to bring his dogs and run a large 
black bear which had been seen in that 
vicinity. Nothing loath, George saddled his 
horse and leading Jack and the pups in 
leash, started off. About 12 miles from 
home, in what we call the Middle Creek 
country, he saw several deer, but would 
not shoot them. He was out for bear and 
nothing but bear. 
Soon after passing the deer he saw a 
large bear cross a ridge a short distance 

THE BEAR LANDED SQUARELY AMONG THE WAITING DOGS AND WAS WARMLY 
WELCOMED. 
differentiated on occasion as this pup and 
that pup. 
Though short on names, George is ex- 
ceedingly proud of his dogs and takes great 
pains in their training. He deems no time 
wasted and no sacrifice too great that ends 
in the capture of any animal they will 
run or bay. At the approach of cold 
weather, with its salutary effect on pelts, he 
is sure to remark that “varmints are getting 
ripe and it’s most time to pick ’em.” 
One day last fall he received a letter 
from a friend living 25 miles distant, ask- 
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ahead of him. The dogs scented the ani- 
mal almost as soon as George saw it, and 
strained desperately at the leash. Hastily 
dismounting, George loosed the dogs and 
instantly they were off, yelping like a score. 
The bear ran as only a bear can run; and 
in spite of his clumsy and deliberate ap- 
pearance a bear can put on a hot gait for 
a short distance. However, the dogs rap- 
idly overhauled him and nipped him so 
sharply that he took to a tree within 400 
yards of the starting point. Without wait- 
ing to fill the magazine of his rifle, George 
