The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-29

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Bitten s1d ChGWsdto Thseeds-I
One Arm Chewed o6-An Awfol
Experience.
lCal) Chronicle.
On Thur,day Of last week. Mr..
Nathan Rogers, who owns and lives
upou aranche In the mountains, about
4 mile above Wet Pint, near the
North Fork of the MOkelumme. had
the most terrific encounter with
grizzly bear We ever read Of The
details of the occurrence, ~ narrated
to US, are substantially as follows:
Gray squirrels are quite numerous IN
that vicinity this season. and after
dinner Thursday, Mr.. Rogers went out
for an afternoon sport shooting them:
He was armed with ght rifle. and
fortunately had upon his person .
large knife, which he occasionally
carries. Grizzlies are no strangers in
the vicinity. and Rogers had frequent
" seen their tracks while hunting his
stock but, rs il is yet too early for
rayeuous beasts to Be driven out by
snow, he felt no apprehension from
that source. Mr.. Rogers proceeded
leisurely along, meeting With such
good success in cunning that by four
o'clock his game sack was we'll filled.
and as he was u couple Of miles from
home, determined to retrace his steps.
In leaving the timbered ridge upon
which he had been shooting. Rogers
had to cross patch Of comparatively
open country, the only growth 1t sup
ported being . species If furze and an
occasional branch of chapparal. He
had gone but short distance. when.
| iu descending into little blind rav!ne,
he came upon q huge grizzly feeding
upon the carcass of sheep. 1t !.
needless to add that he did not pro-
ceed any further in that direction,
The bear was not over 20 feet distant
Ia space Rogers had not the remotest
desire to diminish. Man and beast
discovered each Others presence at the
same moment. Rogers is . resoIute
man, a splendid marksmen and well
Injured to the dangers and experience
If backwoods life: but rs with full
knowledge Of the characteristics OF the
ferocious animal facing him. he
realized the situation, hope died in hi.
i breast. For q moment he stood
Iirresolute. His first impulse was T.
run, but his better judgment told
him il he did 80. and should be Pur
sued BY the grizzly, escape would bt
impossible, and he would be taken a
q disadvantage In the struggle which
must inevitably follow. Dreadful ..
Vas the alternative of facing hi
terrible enemy, it was bis only hope
and Rogers resolved to stand h''
ground, and If the worst came to tn
worst, to at least cell his life as dearly
as possible. There was . chance thai
the grizzly might not attack him It hi
retained . bold attitude, but whatever
hopes Rogers built upon that founda
tien were speedily dispelled BY th'
bear giving . low growl and dropping
his mutton and advancing towart
him.
The hunters heart leared to BIZ
throat rs the threatened struggle be
. came an unavoidable certainty, and
the agouiung thought that the result
. might leave bis wife q widow and hi
children fatberless nearly unnamed
3 him. The weakness was only momen
f tary, and then, with every muscle AM
nerve in his body drawn to its utmos
tension, the man waited the onset o
the beast with as much GOODNESS .
: though his life Was not ut stake in q
E unequal contest. As the grizzl.!
slowly came toward him and had 60
! within q distance of about fifteen steps
Rogers threw bis rife to his shoulder
Z and With steady aim, planted q bulle
8 in the bears breast, just inside tn
J, point of the right shoulder. Tn
animal Was hit hard. bat no sixty-to
, the-pound bullet ever stopped
grizzly. With . growl 90 ferociou
!, that it resembled . roar, the infuriate'
I animal rushed forward to the attack
: Throwing aside his now useless ria
: and drawing his knife, Rogers brace
! himself for the death struggle. A
the shaggy monster reared upon il
, launches, its great black. convex hea
towering two feet shove Rogers. tn
latter involuutarily threw up his LEI
, arm like q 2ugilist on guard. tn
bear seized the arm in his mouth, IN
! ! throwing its great paws over tn
: shoulders of the hunter, Rugged bin
; in an embrace % cruel that his eye
. seemed starting from their sockets
and the blood gushed from his nostrils
!, Rogers right arm Was free. and b
; drove the long blade Of the knife I
, the hilt in the side Of the grizzly. clos
. to the shoulder. The blade reache
,, q fatal point, inflicting q fatal wound
: but its immediate effect was only {
increase the grizzlys ferocity.
Rugged Rogers the closer. lts long
D sharp, chisel- pointed claws tearin
. gaping wounds in the uniortunat
{ mans back. while with q sickenin
!. sound the bones Of his left arm wer
crupched and ground to powder 10 til
> vise-like jaws Of his terrible antagonist
81 Wild with the agonies Of his wounds
/. Rogers piled his knife with the energ
4 of desperation. driving it again an
again into the vitals Of tie besI
literally carving it alive, while til
latter, with claws and teeth. lacerate
Q ito human foe in the most frightfu
Z manner.
VI 1t was, indeed. . struggle to death
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