The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-03-29
BITTEN THROUGH THE HEART.
The Sad Fate of Two Men who Fought a
Grizzly.

The Sad Fate OF Two Men who Fought a
Grizzly.
William Farley, who has Just arrived
from the Medic ne Bow Country, tells
the story of a thrilling bear hunt in
which two old front ersmen lost their
lives Farley and two companions,
James Wilson and Jake Shultz, were
on prospecting trip on the title Pass
Creek, which debouches into the Medi-
cine Bow Fork of the North Platte
south OF Elk Mountain. II has been
the common belief for years that reh
la er mines existed in this nook of the
hock es and the little pa ty started out
last jay iall IN quest of the hidden gold
lhey selected valley spot at the con-
Luenee Of Little and Big Pass Creeks
ior Their prime pal camping place and
me locality where the' should meet
IN the event they separated in the
mountains. Here they erected perma-
nent tent and deposited the bulk of
their supplies.
Soon alter Farley and his partner To-
caied at the forks, early in October. the
100 prints OF huge grizzly bear Were
discovered in the neighborhood. He
d'd not seem to be at all aggressive,
conlenting himself for a few nights
proving around the camp. The pros
pector' grew somewhat alarmed at the
frequency and familiarity OF these nac-
iarnal visits, and Farley suggested that
lhey organize hunt. Shu IL, who was
mount9ineer OF large experience.
eounseled him TO have no fears prom
lslhg that OLD Bru would shortly find
>, me rev attraction and disappear.
MeahWhlle, two ira had heen set for
tie pear, and, in both cases, he had
e.leVer extracted the bat without hay
ing sustained so much as the loss of n
mar from his shaggy hide.
ohe night, while the three men were
ing wuhn thei tent planning TO am
oes1 the bear and kill him, the subject
VI the T conversation put in an appear
an'e as unconeernediy as if he was
"a let proof. The prospectors had ust
hhi'hed eating supper The campfire
~ 'front.' OF The tent. and about twenty
Sarus ois ant, was burning low; fall
ing ember from the NIB OF tree
~ ~ own over it, occasionally caused a
iur gov. Close BY the fire were the
u'shes and the remnants o. the renast
"a th can full OF sugar and one OF
TYP. nalf q sack of -four. some bread
al anu Iiled bacon and ante,ope seraps.
ihey mad let their rifles leaning AGAINST
aquakmg ASH limb near the fire. aud
we're reclining on their bl nkets lazilv
''i,, KING and plotting the bear dea h.
s,ia I ne only tooS some regula trail.r
Li lsu Shuitz we could get away with
r,t m'm without any trouble. Bu4's from
,h;a Taal ! have observ d. would iudge
wa ,nls ienow is IN old I. rtar, and
~ 81 then there was sound Of some
hey hbeavy body moving through The bushes
oarS Of the fire. The words died nwav
In ohulz's lips, and the three man
aou ,goNeu IN he Director whence the nose
came, as il petriiied. - I'''o
:; ne gIl1 " walked out into the omen.
IKE swelling, in the imaginat on OF the
;,selseiess prospectors,, 10 the dimen-
eSn ons 2 an elephant He growIed al tbe
ta moment and then turned his at
vnion to the edibles. The sjrnn- c,n
HIM. M while, fifteen puz le for
aecidam, ,i, uut y, naly, in his hungry r ge, he
corenlally turned il er, and the
anas.l asenls owed out through the small
WISn.ture 'n the lid on TO the ground
n, "te n ine bear was engaged in licking
tbo;l .ne slrup the prospectors recovered
Sbni. pre- ence of mind. Farley and
bpJ e mai pistol each. but Wilson
bo,r;i y ms with the guns. He bnd 4
We smile, however, and with this
esa. ave. on ne resolved TO do battle in the
or;- 81 emergency. To attack the
ks6-lY with ufstolsy .o5 I,'.ss. - W