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August 10, 1939
The Poplar Standard
Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana
What is this article about?
Prospectors C. L. West and W. T. Nordlin in Lincoln country's Stonewall area endure four bear raids on their camp in five days, losing provisions and tobacco, but refrain from killing the 'cute' animals.
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Miners' Grub Cache Raided
By Bears
4
Times
in 5 Days
Bears are all right for tourists, but they are a distinct pain in the grub basket to a couple of prospectors in the Lincoln country.
At least that is the idea conveyed by C. L. West and W. T. Nordlin, who were compelled to stock up on grub four times in five days. They run a prospect on Stonewall in the Lincoln area and are pretty well fed up with bears—and the bears are pretty well fed up from them.
The two men reported that they are unable to keep provisions in their camp. They could easily kill the bears but do not want to because they still are "kinda cute."
They reported that the first night about seven bears invaded the camp, walked over the men and proceeded to rip open their provisions and eat them then and there.
"Shoo!" did about as much good as "git down and come in."
so they decided to fool the bears by keeping their provisions on a high pole.
That failed likewise. The bears climbed the ladder and knocked the pole down.
The final straw came when they took two one-pound cans of the men's tobacco and deliberately dumped it all over the place after taking a taste and deciding bears did not like to chew.
"We could stand for their ripping the tent to shreds, walking on the ridge pole and breaking it down and even stealing the grub, but durn their hides, taking that tobacco was the last straw. We'll fix them critters with something right tasty filled with hot pepper next trip," said one of the prospectors, with a wicked glint in his otherwise kindly old eyes.
By Bears
4
Times
in 5 Days
Bears are all right for tourists, but they are a distinct pain in the grub basket to a couple of prospectors in the Lincoln country.
At least that is the idea conveyed by C. L. West and W. T. Nordlin, who were compelled to stock up on grub four times in five days. They run a prospect on Stonewall in the Lincoln area and are pretty well fed up with bears—and the bears are pretty well fed up from them.
The two men reported that they are unable to keep provisions in their camp. They could easily kill the bears but do not want to because they still are "kinda cute."
They reported that the first night about seven bears invaded the camp, walked over the men and proceeded to rip open their provisions and eat them then and there.
"Shoo!" did about as much good as "git down and come in."
so they decided to fool the bears by keeping their provisions on a high pole.
That failed likewise. The bears climbed the ladder and knocked the pole down.
The final straw came when they took two one-pound cans of the men's tobacco and deliberately dumped it all over the place after taking a taste and deciding bears did not like to chew.
"We could stand for their ripping the tent to shreds, walking on the ridge pole and breaking it down and even stealing the grub, but durn their hides, taking that tobacco was the last straw. We'll fix them critters with something right tasty filled with hot pepper next trip," said one of the prospectors, with a wicked glint in his otherwise kindly old eyes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Bear Raids
Miners Camp
Lincoln Country
Prospectors
Wildlife Intrusion
What entities or persons were involved?
C. L. West
W. T. Nordlin
Where did it happen?
Stonewall In The Lincoln Area
Story Details
Key Persons
C. L. West
W. T. Nordlin
Location
Stonewall In The Lincoln Area
Story Details
Two prospectors' camp is raided by bears four times in five days, with bears eating provisions, destroying the tent, and wasting tobacco, prompting plans for pepper-laced bait.