Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-10
KILLED 81 A GRIZZLY,
Two nountainsers Meet Their Death
In Encounters with the same Beast.
Dsnaer TriLnn.

DenseT Tribune.
William Farley, " no has Just arrived
from the Medicine Bow country, tells
the story of a thrilling bear hunt in
which two old frontiersmen lost their
lives. Farley and two companions,
James Wilson and Jake Schultz, were
on prospecting trip on the Little Pass
creek, which debJuehes into the Medi-
cine Bow fork of the NOrth Platte south
OF Elk Mountain. One night about
three weeks ago q grizzly was seen near
the tent, and Farley and Schultz went
out 10 take shot.
The two men had not gone more than
half dozen yards from the tent when
Farley broke the limb Off fallen tree
in stepping over it, and the loud report
startled the bear. The grizzly fell back
on his headquarters, uttered q furious
gT0wl, and tnen made for the tent on
the run. Before Schultz or Farley
could shoot or collect their frightened
senses the bear had broken through the
tent. They knew that nothing less
than q miracle could save Wilson's life,
and Immediately took shelter among
the low branches of \ cottonwood tree.
In the dim light of the camp fire they
saw the tent heaving with the conflict
for life raging within, and while pray
ing that Wilson would come out victo-
riOus a wild death cry told them that
the struggle was at an end. The COM
motion within ceased with the fading
away of the horrible echo and the griz-
ely Shambled out into the light. He
staggered around the fire, surveyed the
pool of syrup on the ground, but seemed
TO have no further appetite for it, and
then departed as abruptly as he came.
1t was some time before Farley and
Schultz could muster up sufficient cour-
age TO descend from the tree, believing
that the bear was still in hiding close
by. When they entered the tent the
light Of a pine knot disclosed to their
Mortified gaze the form of poor Wilson,
literally ton n to pitces. One side of his
head had been laid bare by q blow from
grizzly's paw, and the left side of the
body, including the heart, had been al
most torn away. The yet warm life
blood covered everything around, and
in the pool lay the knife with which
Wilson had vainly tried to defend him
self. Following the beasts trail Schultz
and Farley discovered the bear in u
clumpOfbushes. Schultz cautiously crept
through the capparal. One, TWO, and
three minutes seemed to stretch into so
many hours. Then there broke out on
the morning air yell that froze the
very blood in his veins. After that
came the echo of the despairing cry,
Farley My God, Pm killed" y
deathiy silence that was only broken
by the slashing of u beavers tail in one
OF the open dams eIfSued, and Farley
knew that he had lost his second part
ntr. II was with the feeling that he
was walking into the jaws of certain
death that he entered the chapparel to
seek Schultz. There was no danger,
however; the bear had again fled.
In dark spot in the underground,
to which the rays of the sun were
unable to penetrate, Farley, while
crawling on all.fOurs, fell over the body
of Schultz. When he had recovered
from the horror of the discovery he
dragged the remains out into the light.
1t was apparent from the wounds that
Schultz had stumbled on to the bear
and received his death wound before he
could make an effort to defend himself
His gun was in his right hand, as II
trailing it. The bear, surprised, had
struck him on the left shoulder, tearing
away the cloth and flesh, and then bit
him through the heart, as he had Will
son, the two wounds being almost lden-
teal