The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03
Perilous Adventure Among Grizzlies and
Wolves.


The following adventure, given by the
Montana Post, throws into the shade the
adventures of Col. Crockett and Grizzly
Adams :"
John Adams. of Bannock City, thorough
and unpretending gentlemrn of varied expe-
rence and travel, and one of our most sub
stantial miners, has been the hero of an ad
venture among the ferocious animals of the
Rocky Mountains that borders on the mirac-
ulous, in escape from personal peril, and the
fictitious in it's thrilling details. Some two
weeks since he went to the head of Salmon
river, in Idaho, on prospecting and hunt
ing expedition, in company with three or four
others. In his desire for game and adven-
ture-of both of which he finally got surfeit
he frequently left his companions and took
circuitous course. One day he travelled in
search of grizzlies, finding deer; the next
day, in searching for deer, he came in con
tact with huge grizzly. Undismayed by
the formidable size and hostile demonstra-
tions of bruin, he leveled his lIenry's rifle Ia
16-shooter) and fired. The fierce monster
simply growled in response to the report of
the gun, and rushed towards his assailant
with vengeance flashing eyes. The shot was
not fatal. With nerves still equal to the
fearful emergency, the brave hunter again
leveled his piece, fired and the grizzly fell,
and soon lay lfeless before him. Starting
towards his trophy, his attention was arrested
by cracking noise near by. Looking in
that direc' ion, he beheld another huge grizzly
about thirty yards distant. Quickly aiming
and firing off his rifle, the bullet, like the
first, only inflicted a maddening wound
The speed with which the bear made towards
10 oI e. l.
stand, as he had done in the case of the first
one, and he ran at the top of his speed for
tree. " hen he reached it the bear was not
more than 20 feet behind him. Ascending
about ten feet, he cast hasty glance below;
there was his mortal foe, standing upon his
hind legs, with his paws against the body of
the tree In breathless suspense he looked
not down again until he had ascended fur
ther, and strapped himself to limb. I'M
agne his Mortified sensations when he then
looked below to see the second grizzly joined
by third Being then in a position where
he could use his rifle with deliberation, the
recouu anu iiiIrd bears were soon stretched in
death at the roots of the tree. Darkness WAS
now closing around the scene, and the hunter
was about to descend, when a troop of half
iamished wolves, attracted by the scent of
blood, gathered about the dead bears car
casses, and there held high carnival until
morning dawned, amid such howls as ears
unacquainted would suppose could be sent up
outside of regions Plutonian. Up tree, on
a high range of mountains, without coat,
with wet feet, the situation of Adams during
this eventiul night can be imagined more
easily than described. He reached camp in
the evening having been sc hours without
food. He same into town to replenish his
stock of ammunition, and is off for Salmon
river again for more grizzlies. II the records
of" Grizzly Bear Adams, of California bear
hunting notorety, can eclipse this adventure
of our friend Adams of Montana, we will be
interested in hearing the particulars.