Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-15

THRILLING AND PERILous ADVENTURE
AMONG GRIZZLIES y WoLvEs.-Mr. John
Adams, OF Baunock City, a thorough and un-
pretending gentleman Of varied experience
and travel, and one OF our most substantial
miners, has been the hero Of an adventure
among the ferocious animals Of the Rocky
Mountains tina, borders on the miraculous, in
escape from personal peril, and the fictitious,
in It's thrilling details. Some time ago he
wen, to the head OF Salmon river, in Idaho,
on a prospecting and hunting expedition, in
company with three or four others. In ms
desire for game and adventure-ot both OF
which he finally got a surfeit-he frequently
lief, his companions and took a circuitous
course. One day he travelled in search Of
grizzlies, finding deer; the next day, in
searching for deer, he came in contact with a
huge grizzly. Undismayed by the formidable
sire and hostile demonstrations OF bruin, he
levelled his Henry's rifle "a sixteen shooter(
and fired. The fierce monster simply growled
in response to the report OF the gun, and
rushed towards his a~ssailant with vengeance
flashing eyes! The shot was not fatal. With
nerves equal to the fearful emergency, the
brave hunter again leyeled his piece-and the
grizzly fell, and soon lay ~lifeless before him.
Starting towards his trophy, his attention WAS
arrested BY a cracking noise near by. Look
ing III mat ulrcCklOut ne paw uuOhucA Aok
| grizzly, about thirty yards distant. Quickly
aiming and firing his rife, the bullet, like the
6rst, only inflicted a maddening wound. The
speed with which this bear made towards
Adams prevented him from making 4 second
stand, as he had done in the case Of the first
one, and he ran at the top OF his speed for a
tree. When he reached il the bear was not
more than twenty feet behind him. Ascend
ing about ten feet, he cast = hasty glance be-
low there was his mortal foe, standing upon
its hind legs, with his paws against the body
ofthe tree! In breathless suspense, he looked
not down again until he had assembled further,
and strapped himself to a limb. Imagine his
Mortified sensations when he then looked be-
low, to see the second grizzly joined by a
third! Being then in a position where he
| could use his rife with elaboration, the two
bears were soon stretched in death at the
roots Of the tree. Darkness was now closing
around the scene ; aud the hunter was about
to descend, when Il troop Of half-famished
wolves, attracted BY the scent Of blood, gath
cred about the dead bears carcases, and there
held high carnival until morning dawned,
amid such bowls as ears unacquainted would
suppose could not be sent up outside of re-
gions Plutonian. Up = tree, on 4 high range
| OF mountains-without 4 coat-with wet feet
the situation Of Adams during this e~ventful
night can be imagined more easily than de-
,cribed. He reached camp next evening,
having been thirty-six hours without food.
lie came into town to replenish his stock Of
ammunition, and is off for Salmon river again
for more grizzlies. II the records Of "Grizxly
Bear Adams" Of California bear-hunting
notoriety, can eclipse this adventure Of our
friend Adams, Of Montana, we will be inter-
eS,ed in hearing the particulars.