New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-07
Pioneer Life Ia California Terrible En-
counter with a Grisxtys Benr.

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We find the following accounted a terrible ad-
venture with . grizzly bear in the Jacksonville
(Cal.3 Sentinel:
a German named William Brahmar, living on
Rogue river, Two miles below Bethel's Ferry, had
a terrible adventure with grizzly bear on the
morning OF Thursday of last week. He was ont
hunting, accompanied by his two dogs. When
about TWO miles from his cabin, in the woods, his
dogs started upon the track of some animal, which
! they traced to cunp brush. Here they halted,
and soon commenced barking violently. Brahmar,
1 thinking that they had discovered o black bear,
fastened to the spot. just as he came in front of
the stump OF an old oak-tree grizzly came charg-
\ ing, toward him, with Jaws wide open, growing
and snorting. Dur hunter raised is rifle, quickly
aimed ut the brutes head but before he could pull
1 trigger the bear was within few feet of him. In
stanuy he lowered his piece so as to hit the mon
4 ster directly in the mouth, and pulled. The cap
\ snapped.
III moment, quick as a fash, the bear rose upon
his hind feet, casched Brahnar's right arm between
| his teeth and with his fore-paws forcby threw
his victim to the ground. Before letting 60 with
his teeth, the grizzly had torn the great muscle of
Brahmar's upper arm almost entirely away, thus
lseompletely gripping him. But the pucky fellow
reached for his knife with his left hand. The effort
was vain, and meanwhile the bear was biting and
tearing his limbs and flesh fearfully. With great
presence of mind Brahmar then, as 6 last chance
for escape from the clutches of his assaant cried
out for his dogs They answered to his call, hap
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foe. Finding himself thus unceremonieusiy attack
ed in the rear, the grizzly turned, left Brahmar,
and commenced battle with the dogs The LAGER
ated man took advantage Of this diversion and,
gathering all his energies rose to his feet, ran fot
about two hundred yards, when he fell exhausted
and lay painting, awaiting reaction of vigor. The
dogs aud bear continued fighting. The loss of
blood and the severe pain of his wounds began to
tell on Brahmar, yet he managed to creep and
drag his way to his own cabin, which he reached
in two or three hours time.
The bear had tracked him for part of the way
but was kept from close approach by the faithful
dogs. Some men happened to be at the cabin
when Bfahmar arrived, and while some of them
attendedto him, the rest went in search of the
bear. He had made good his escape, and the dogs.
apparently well eontented to let him alone, had
returned to their masters cabin DIR. Brooks was
sent for, and on Friday he dressed the wounds
that were serious or severe. On Monday Brahmar
WIS Brought to town. and is now at DR.. Brooks
hospital where we saw him on Wednesday, and
received from his own lips d sketch Of his fearful
adventure. His body is bitten and luGerated ter
ribly He has over fifty wounds in all-twenty-
eightof which are quite serious. More than two
pounds 81 flesh hiss been torn from his right arm,
and the great muscle is quite gone From head to
heels he is mangled. Brahmar says that the bear
was about six hundred pounds weight.