The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-24

A correspondent at Sheridan sends
the following item to the Iamhill Re
porter: On June 5th Mr.. Thomas
Graves, of Yamhill county, near Shcr-
idan, saw an uncommon large bear
coming towards his house from the
river. He watched it until it came to
the railroad just below his house,
when he took his dog and started after
slapped the dog away and took after
Mr.. G. Buelrs sheep, and killed three
and wounded seven before anything
could be done. When bruin had done
that much mischief Il party of twenty
four men and boys had arrived from
Sheridan, who put the dogs on his
track and chased him up II tree.
Crockett shot at it and hit it in the
fore leg, when it jumped out and ran
Off pretty fast through the brush.
Mr.. Bible being Il long-legged light
man he took after it as fast rs he could
go. The bear turned on him, caught
him by the coat tail and jerked him
backwards, and would have made
short work of him if it hadn't been for
the dogs. Just then Walter McKune
let it have two ounces of buck-shot in
the ear. 1t ran among the men, and
knocked three or four of them over,
scratching Frank Chapman in the alb
domen quite severely, when IL. De-
lashmutt shot and killed the brute.
Bandera (Tcx.) BuHetin: A few
weeks ago Mr.. Tally and Mr.. Leonard
HUFF, who were neighbors, living in
the Frio canyon, started on bear
hnnf 'Thnx- II rIIsl, a fruil utlI
succeeded in running the bear into Il
cave. They desired to ascertain if it
would be safe to enter the cave, so
they made up torches and threw them
in the cave, but they were eXtin-
this warning Mr.. Tally said he would
dropped himself in the opening, which
was only Il few feet until the cave
made II turn. He told Mr.. Huff that
there was Il large cave and he would
see how far it went, but had taken but
II few steps in the cave when he
said he was getting sick. Mr.. Hun
told him To come out, but before he
could move he fell dead. Mr.. HUFF at
the risk of his own life, entered the
cave with Il rope they had brought to
drag out the bear with and secured it
to the body, thereby getting it out OF
the caVe.s
A tragic termination to an amusing
incident was Witnessed recently ut
Masscgros, Italy. \ man with dane
ing bear arrived in the evening and
begged Il lodging Of farmer for him.
self and his charge The bear was ac-
cordingly turned into II pig-sty, after
the pig had been removed to another
shelter. In the middle of the night
three malefactOrs appeared on the
scene, with the intention of stealing
the farmers pig. The result can cas-
lily be imagined. The bear gave the
men II warm reception, promptly
flooring the two who ventured into
the sty before they discovered the sub
stitution of the animals. The third
robber was petrticd with fright at the
fate of his companions, but managed
to shout for help, and the farmer and
bear keeper were soon on the spot.
They found the first man quite dead,
the second dangerously wounded, and
it is believed that the adventure has
destroyed the reason of the third.
VIM. Mcdonald, with his wife and
two boys, living in Il log cabin in Pine
Nut Valley, Cal, We're suddenly star
tied one night recently about mid
night 10y the sudden crashing in of the
roof, and II large pile of drift falling
on their bed. Mcdonald jumped up,
lit candle, and found two shaggy
limbs astradle one of the rafters. He
sliced an AK, and with II single blow
at each severed them from the body,
the animal roaring with rage and pain.
In his struggle one of the rafters
broke, and the family rushed out of
doors, Mcdonald taking his rifle with
him. They built large fire, which
attracted the animal to the door, and
it proved to he n monstrous cinnamon
bear. The settler ended the nights
excitement by shooting him dead.