Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-10-30
Desperate Fight with a grizzly.
Il Wisconsin, Sergeant IN Montana Gets Enouo6
Bear Killing, and the Bear Gets too Much

Il Wisconsin, Sergeant IN Montana Gets Euouoh O.
Bear Killing and the Bear Gets too Much.
A correspondent of the Helena Montana, eo.
-ette, writing from CampGreen Clsy Smith nss,
the Yellow Stone gives The following thrilling ac.
count of bear fight:
Orderly Sergeant S. R.Shroke of Companv +
Captain Campbell, formerly of Monroe Wisconsin
having been in Montana something less than !
year, thought he must NEEDS sigualize his noun
lie by dispatching slnge-handed, huge grizzly.
Accordingly, on the 9Th instant, when out h1ntinS
being about fifty miles fDm this camp. on the east
ern branch of the Powde, the opportunity was en-
braeed to do so.
Leisurely proceeding n His way, his TRANQUILITY
of mind was suddenly disturbed BY looking IN and
seeing bear just aheal Of him. Their ewes net
simultaneously bruins vengefslly glazing. The
sergeant halted and cooked his piece The bear
came right on, as II, understanding the manoeuyre
he would show how corssmptuousIy he regarded n
But the sergeant, equdly defant-snd prudence
perhaps lost sight of ii that novel ambition which
majority of those recently from the East have 10
kill grizzly while in The mountains-leveled his
rifle and fred just as lis savage foe reared on bis
hind legs 10 close with him.
His bollet struck close To- if il did not nepetrsta
the heart. The bear fel Resaining his feet with
fierce, terrible growl, le wheeled and endeayored
to escape. Calling to hE companion, who was pro-
baby $50 yards in the ar to come quickly to him.
upon his arrival they pursued the animal together.
When within twenty ysSis, the sergeant having re-
loaded, again fred and thinks he shot the bear we'll
up on the shoulder, and bout midway of the BODY;
his companion Immediately succeeded with his bull.
let planting good ounc Of lead in one of the huge
beasts shoulders.
Bruin now turned upoI aud pursued his foes-
They stood their ground, and Sergeant Shroke had
reloaded tie bear was within ten feet Of him, COM
ing with undated speed. He leveIed when he al
most imagined hecould FED the monsters hot breath
in his face.
The trigger is pulled 1.-The percussion proves
faulty with the undisch&gsd gun in his hand, a
powerful blow Of the inuriated grizzly carried
away the greater part Of us scalp. Before reach
ing the ground the bear les caught in his mouth
his left hand, and the swsof his teeth meet among
Its cords and sinews. The sergeant sinks to the
ground beneath the shaggy giant, whose hold on
his hand is still unrelaxeS, when his companion
reaches the spot and sends bullet into the beasts
head; Stunned, but still having murderous vital-
ty, the bear rolls over a bis back, and his red
tongue again protrudes rom his mouth to once |
more close with the sergeant. Quick as thought |
the sergeant thrust his rig hand down the animals
throat, and herceiy graspe1 the animals tongue.
His companion has reloaded his piece and puts |
third bullet in the beasts head Again the bear |
withdrew his worries and atching 10 his mouth the
sergeants gun, commencei vigorously chewing of |
the stock Now, regsinhg his feet the sergeant |
two bullets from his revolver These |
ended the contest with the death Of the bear The
sergeant returned to camp In indescrible agony |
and though still suffering with great pain he is in
fair way OF speedy recovery but he will carry to
his last moment the scars Of his desperate adyen-
ture. he says he "has killsd the Bar, and don't /
want nothih more TO do With The critters"