Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05
a Boys Encounter with a Bear.

Mr.. D. McPHAu gives the following part;c-
ulars Of an encounter with a bear, which tool,
place in the township of Fullerton, on Wedpes.
day, the 18th ult
On tie morning Of the dav mentioned Mr.
James Foster, farmer Oh lot No. 4, West Mitch
ell road, heard q hog making considerable noise
and sent bis son George. lad OF some fifteen
years q age, e. see what was the matter, when
en running TO the scene Of trouble the lad saw
what he supposed To be a large black dog he
longing 10 Alr. Mcphail, on whose land fba
combat was beng wsged. tearing at the neck Of
a hog belonging MIR Nc Phail and with the IN
tena"n q releasing lis pieship. threw a stick nj
tl'e fathies~ aggressoT. when, TO has coIsterpa-
uoE, = huge bear. instead of the sar roSed doc
reliaQulsbed his hold upon the pig and made
tor himself Beng totally uuaracd aud no as
sisiance within q quarter OF a mile, be nj crce
made ior snail lron-woci tree of about five
inches IN diameter. Having rot un the f,ea
" hat Was has terror when he saw the huue bsa-
pursuing ham hastily mp the branches If ~,
saplng. Having recovered his hreatl. ha
screamed fer help, and IN order 10 retartl the
progress Of has assallant. began TO make tba
SapllnE, bat brUin had clutched IT,. brapcbes
With an iron grip, and evidently calculated IN
On dainty morsel for breakfast and continued
70 RAISE paw after paw on the branches fill ba
approached So near as 10 be almost within reorb
lie poor lad screamed Justify, and endeayorcd
10 break OF some of the branches Ix Lirl-,.,,-
them down with his bare feet J., fi,is n, ,,s-,,
tally succeeded, when the hear made . yilc~-
ous stretch Of her muscles and seized Tie lad h,
the foot, sinking one of her fangs under he bafl
ot the great toe the right foot and shgEtlx-
scratching the side Of the foot with her other
nipper teeth.
At this iunctufe The shaking 10 and fro Of
the saptng. with their united weight upop ir
caused i - bend over until the tap nearfv an
preached the ground when, proT:sentiaIlv. the
monster lost his hold and vouna Foster b,a,,l,~
+ clInGlner his geaSU with ma Ia ~at, ,,c,-..
elevated hy the rising Of the sapliug Brlin
however, did not loose her determination ~
isast upon his body. and again spraDg fo tLa
tree, but was evidently too much faiigued Ia ris.
on 50 slender ladder AT tins stage of the
contest, the lad father reached the spot and
saw the huge monster standing on her binde-
legs. her body extended up the tree grovlins-
roFceIy the lad nearly exhausted clingiuQ 10 tlts
tree. only 4 lew feet up it'll the blood stream
ing from has lacerated foot. ON approaching 10
the rescue ot his on,the infuriated beast turned
upon him hat he. with club in hand showed \
hold front, although ont OF breath with r1lp1ine,
tits eldest son now arrived from another part If
the farm, when they succeeded in in rescpirfs
George from his retreat. Meanwhile several
other persons arrived en- the spot and \ lad vs.
dlsPa ehed for Messts. William and Walter Wal
coIm who Were soon ON the spot, with dog Of
more than usual size and courage, which imine-
diatcly sliced the bear by the root of the esr
and IN tie struggle brought her 10 The ground
bIuiu now cot hold on the shoulder cf Ire doc,
and ntPptd hlm 50 tight as 10 make him reIin-
qHIsh his hold bur the courage Of Lruin 0ava
way, and she made an attempt 10 tree when
" Keeper again seized her by the Thigh and
brought her back She now made for q larrr
elm. and asceuded some orty-tive feet and
pe1ched IN a crotch to scan her assailants 4
+ man w..s then dispatched for two cf our MINI
rods, who by lomt attack, bo}h in front and
rear. brought her bearshlp TO the ground bv \
wei directed hre--.strdtford (CaBadr) Hcac0n