Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-19
BEAR HUNTING IN MONTEREY.
Exciting Encounter with n Female
Grizzly. H


While at Monterey last week, says the
Castroville Argus of August 5, we met
Ed Logwood, and were furnished by him
with the following particulars of en en-
counter that he and his brother Joseph
had with female grizzly bear over three
weeks ago: The locality where it took
place is in the mountains about thirty
miles south of Monterey in what's known
as the Fresno" district, beyond the
head of Carmel valley. The grizzly had
killed a COW of Eds one night, within
about three hundred yards Of the house,
and dragged the carcass into dry creek
bed, where it was found the second day
after. The night following, Joseph took
his station in tree close by to watch
for the bear, and during the night got a
shot at it, only succeeding, however, in
breaking one of its forelegs. Next morn
ing both brothers started out on horse
back and followed the trail of blood from
the wouRded limb about mile up the
ravine, at which point grizzly cub,
about four months old, rushed out of the
brush and was dispatched forthwith. A
very short distance beyond, Ed being in
advance, discovered the enemy, who,
gaining sight of her human foes only
about thirty feet off, Immediately made
a furious charge upon them. Ed pulled
the first trigger Of his double-barreled
shotgun, but the gun snapped, and by
the time be could fire the other barrel
the bear was rearing up in the face of
his mare. The latter made a fearful
bound to one side, diverting Eds aim
so that though the bear was blinded
by the flash and smoke, the balls
with which the gun was LOADED
only hit her in one of her hind feet.
The jump of the mare threw her rider
just as he fred in front of the now
thoroughly infuriated bear, which, luckily
blinded and bewildered by the explo-
sion, and being under full headway, ran
right over him at Joe, who was close be-
hind. He turned his horse as she came
and stunned her with pistol shot in the
head, but not before she tore off the
hind part of his saddle with one stroke
Of her sound fore-paw, and by her charge
completely demoralized his horse, which
soon put a respectable distance between
himself and his enemy. Ed had by this
time convinced himself that he was not
killed (although rendered very suspicious
that he was by the bloody smearing he
had received as the bear rushed over
him, and hatless, gunless and horseless,
beat retreat instanter to join Joe on
rocky cliff about seventy-fve yards of,
from which view Of the wounded and
PROSTATE foe could be had with safety.
A council of war resulted in his starting
off a-foot for reinforcements, leaving
Joe as a detachment of cavalry to sort
of skirmish around and watch the
enemy. Opportune reinforcements in
the shape of hunter with rifle was
met about half a mile off, and from the
top Of the cliff mentioned, that bear
was soon filled with lead enough to make
it a cold corpus of some six or seven
hundred pounds weight. |
Ed expresses himself as perfectly sat
isfed that Joe saved his life, but does
not desire particularly that Joseph shall
again be called upon to do so under like
circumstances. 1t was certainly a mar
row escape and singularly fortunate
one for both men.