Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
Up n Tree

DIR. Bob Grler and party Of spOrtsmen
OF Jersey Shore, Pa. returned from a big
hunt in the wilds of Potter county recently,
about twenty miles northwest of COuders-
port, where they spent a week in pursuit
Of game. Grier is well known as a grea;
fox hunter and lover of the chase. and on
| this occasion he met with an adventure
that is worth relating. Recently he left
[ his party AZ the cabin where they were en-
Camped in the forest, for the purpose of
visiting 4 lumber camp about four miles
away, 10 see an acquaintance. He slung
his Remington over his shoulder, thinking
lie might get a shot at a deer or bear.
About half way between the cabin aud the
I lumber camp was stage road but little
I travelled As he crossed the road he came
suddenly on large buck. He fired, in
. iiicting slight wound, which served only
I to irritate the animal The buck made a
dash for him and nc was compelled to climb
a tree, having barely time TO escape being
trampled to death. In his flight Bob
/ dropped his rifle and he had no other
weapon except the ordinary hunters knife.
His situation was anything but comfort
able, but as there was possibility Of relief
from a passing team he felt disposed 10
make the best of the situation. After he
had been up the tree about an hour he
heard the crack Of rife, and almost i'm
mediately two Of bis companions, by the
name of Sutton and Cole, cane rushing BY,
pursued by a bear of unusual size and
activity. They took refuge on a wild
cherry tree, which parted in two trunks a
few feet above the ground, one part leaning
slightly and very rotten, the whole looking
ike two trees. Once up the tree they
were safe from immediate harm, if the bear
could be kept from climbing after them.
! In the meantime DR.. Bob, in lit of des-
peration. concluded to risk an encounter
with the buck In preparing to descend
he took the precaution to fasten his knife,
the only weapon he possessed, by a piece
of twine to his person, so that ii might not
be lost if it dropped from his hand. Close
by hemlOck had fallen, and the roots at
one end and the branches at the other kept
tie trunk of the tree about two feet from
I She ground, making 4 place of retreat to
which he could resort il hard pressed. He
descended cautiously. but the enraged
animal was on the alert and at once rushed
uDOu HILL Ills great WIS itD
match for the buck, which crushed him to
tie earth and tried to stamp him to death.
On his hands and knees, mangled and bleed
ing, he succeeded in reaching the fallen
hemlock and crawled under the trunk.
The buck could Just touch him with its
feet, but could not harm him.
Anxiety and pain were wearing Bob out
when he heard cracking noise at the root
OF the tree and a sharp cry of pain from
the buck, which is a familiar sound to the
experienced hunter. Peering out cautiously
he found the deer securely held by the
knotted roots of the tree and his right leg
dangling loosely, it having been broken in
the efforts to escape. lie was satisfied
from the desperate struggles of the animal
that it could not extricate itself, and watch
ing favorable opportunity he plunged his
knife into the bucks heart and sank down
exhausted. At this moment DIR. Holmes,
who resided some miles from that place,
and who was attending patient at the
lumber camp, drove up and found DR..
Grier, who was an old acquaintance, lying
upon the ground, almost exhausted from
loss of blood. He took Grier into the
wagon, and after leaving revolver and
knife in sight Of the men up the cherry