Sam rescues narrator from bear in Grant County
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LEAD: Sam is a companion who rescued the narrator from a bear attack in Grant County, New Mexico, using his Winchester rifle and lasso [1][2].
In 1891, Sam found the narrator's horse and, suspecting something was wrong, began searching [1][2]. He soon came across an old she-bear, shot several rounds into her shoulder, and killed her [1][2]. He then fired more shots from his Winchester, killing the two cubs [1][2]. Unable to pull the narrator out, Sam dropped his lasso; the narrator spliced it onto his own and lowered himself to safety [1][2]. They had plenty of bear meat for several days afterward [1][2].
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- knowed they couldn’t get to me… (1891)knowed they couldn’t get to me. I guess if Sam hadn’t strayed across the ridge an’ seed my horse and then begun a hunt for me, my bones would now be bleachin’ in the sun on the rocks below. Sam happened to…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-07-03 (1891)hour before I began to give under that my time had come at last. I couldn’t have held out near so long if it hadn’t been for a little hole in the rocks where I could stick my toes an’ rest my hands. I …