The Red Cloud chief., 1879-11-13
Z" Old BriB," the Grizzly Monarch Of
the Sierras. kxsa 20 90

The following particulars concerning
the big grizzly bear, "Old Brin. for
| the capture IL whose scalp an eNpedi-
/ ton j. nov being arranged by the hunt
cr- If this State and Nevada, ara fur
nishci by :. r. Brewster, Secretary II
the Sierra Valley Sporting Club. | viii
! give You points in the history If the big
bear, 80 far n | can. Georg" Davis.
who formerly lived in the range II Old
Brin. j. good authority. He trapped
and shot him. II Wa while III. bear
Was escaping from Dayi,'s trap that h.
injured hi foot in such a WAY n Ia
make hi- tracks now so readily known.
Mr.. Davis Says that when he first cam"
across his track. in 1855. he was then a
monster. lie has measured his track
often. and at the date spoken of IL
measured fourteen inches acro-s He
caught him in a trap that had caught and
safely held very large bears. hut Old
Brin seized hold If a tree with hi fore
paws and tore h trap 10 pieces. DavI,
then followed him up, came acroS, him
where he had lain down, and At fifty
wards shot him with huckshot. But he
did not mind it at all, though he got
away A. o o "a possible.
Davis had seen him often and caught
him several times. bnt never hal a trap
that would hold him. Old Brin j. un-
doubleday a very large bear. Men IF
good Judgment think he will weigh 1000
pounds. Cattle are hi> prey, aud h. i
often followed by smaller bears. Davis
saws the other ones 20 with hiTntn share
in the spoils. He has been shot many
times. but the bear seems tO bear a
charmed life. Many stories are told hy
those who have hunted him and met
him. The one that amused me most
was told by a Mr.. F., who has hunted
and killed many bears. He was once
hunting grouse in the vicinity of Weber
Lake and came across the track IF Old
Brin. He had but one wire cartridge
with him, but a. he always goes for
bear with Il shotgun, he thought he
would try him. He followed the track
and came Oh Old Brin just a. he passed
through a thickct Of frs. The old chap
was quietly occupied in disposing IF a
berry lunch. F.'s first impulse was Ia
shoot him. but the longer he gazcd the
larger grew the bear. and he finally lid
off and left him. That night, after qui-
city thinking it over and getting Il little
more courage, he laid in Il supply Of
cartridges and set out in search Of Old
Brin once more. Again he got near the
bear without being seen, but Brin seemed
bigger than ever and F. courage oozed
out, and he made his escape for a Sec
ond time without firing Il shot.
+. pronounces Brin the largest bear
he has evcr seen. Another hunter, "A
Mr.. w. says ut one time he was hunt
ing in the vicinity of Weber Lake in
bushes nearly as high rs his head, when
he saw a bear and shot him, aud cX-
pectcd to see him fall dead, but instead
of that his bear>hip, with a terrible snort.
raised upon his launches and looked
rs if searching for some object
which to vent his wrath. Mr.. w,
although an old hunter, confessed that
he was awcd by the immense size and
aspect IF the bear. and con
himself behind Il tree and rot
from the vicinity ut the first OPP
p%ortunitv. All who have met him say
shows no fear Of MAJ and will not
wen leave the road AT times. Horse
men have often turned and left him in
possession of the highway. Onc UNI
fortunate trappcr raj on snow-ShocS
by Il hollow tree where Old Brin
had taken up his quarters. The bear
bounced on him and tore him Ia
| was told he was seen in Il
small valley near Weber Lake but Il few
days ago.-COr. san FruQcisc0 lhroni-
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