The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-10-03
Three Boys kill three Bears.

Que Of the most exciting hunting af-
fairs which has taken place in this section,
j says the Waupaca Criterion, occurred en-
Friday, the l1th ult., near DR.. Perry's
mill, in the town of Dupont. Jimmy
Doty, lad of about twelve years, another
lad by the name of Case, and still
| younger one whose name we did not learn,
were wandering along the road short
distance from the mill, when they came
suddenly upon three bears-an old and
large she bear with her cubs. Young
Doty, who had a gun in his possession,
Immediately drew up and fred at the old
bear in courageous manner, but with
out aEy apparent effect. as she wheeled
upon the boys, and made at them in the
most savage style; the cubs however in
III their fright, running up a tree. The
Case boy, who had commenced climbing
a tree, as soon as he discovered the ami
mails, now safely lodged in small sap
] ling near at hand, and the old bear, seem
! ing to think he was her safest game.
! tried to climb the tree As soon as she
reared for the purpose, a small deg which
belonged to Doty ran up behind and gave
! her smart bite in the rear, whereupon
her bearship, in very bearlike manner
turued upon the dog and chased him
some distance off, and then at once re-
turned to the tree to finish Case. But
in the meantime, young Doty hand hand
ed the gun up to Case, and, with the
other small boy. had also climbed tree
The bear, nothing daunted at the state of
affals, made for Cases tree again
While climbing, a fair shot was offered,
and Case blazcd away knocking Mrs.
Bear down to the ground, who now made
off. After dragging herself about forty
rods she lay down and died
The boys now came down from their
perches, and copinenced firing upon the
young bears, which still clung to the
! trees they had climbed, and few shots
brought them to the ground. The boys
/ then returned to the mill and told their
story, which was hardly credited by those
who heard it, but going out to the scene
of action, the DIM was found, thus veri-
flying the statement of the boys.
But for the courage and presence of
mind Of the Doty boy probably the whole
! three would have lost their lives.
y Mad WoLF.-The Leavenworth
Ttntcs of late date gives the following:
a most fearful and appalling circum
stance tarnspired at the Fort last stlevening,
the very recollection of which chills my
blood with horror. While party of ladies
aud gentlemen were sittingin front of the
| beautiful quarters of Col. Ed. Wynkoop,
Indian Superintendent or Agent Of sew
eral warllke tribes, the entire party
almost involuntarily commenced beauti-
full song. While the melody was ring
ing in the night air, monstrous shaggy
and rab;d wolf jumped right into the
midst of the party. first attacking Lieuten-
Ant Thompson, United States Infantry,
tearing and lacerating his limbs in a
fri.htiul manner, then broke away: pur-
sued by Colonel Wynkoop and his chief
scout, James Morrison, who had lost no
time in procuring proper arms. Before
either of these fearless gentlemen, how
ever, could overtake him, the wolf had
attacked the sentry at the guard house,
whom he also bit savagely, the sentinel
having fired, but most unfortunately
missed his aim. From the guard house
the wolf next dashed over to the hospi al.
and made and assault upon one of the
men there stationed, almost tearing his
right arm from his body, after first taking
off finger entire. He then attacked
and mutila.ed colored soldier of the
Tenth Cavalry, and subsequently entered
the quarters of laundress, while she
was in bed, but owing to the thickness
of the bed clothes, fortunately failed to
infiict any serious injury on the poor
woman. The maddened creature next
caught sight of the sentinel at the hay
stacks, who, almost providentially shot
him dead. Besides Lieutenant Thomp-
son there are three persons badly bitten
and mutilated by this monster.
The Blue Mountain Times learns that
good placer diggings have recently been
discovered on "a fork of Canyon Greek
thirteen miles from Canyon City. Two