The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-08-14
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A PIKE COUNTY BEAR SHOWS IT'S CON
TEMPT FOR a GEORGIA BEAR
HUNTER

n A PIKE COUNTY BEAR SHOWS IT'S con-
II TEMPT FOR a GEORGIA BEAR
HUNTER
HAwLEY, Pa, Aug, !.
After the killing of the boss bear by
Tunis Smith, and the ridding with
bullets of another one nearly as big
Il by citizens Of Green township, Pike
county, OH Thursday last, as stated in
Tic StW at the time, two more large
bears were found to be still lurkiIg in
the vicinity, Oh the lookout for sheep.
On Sunday some luuiberman saw one
in the woods, near Tobyhanna. On
Monday Frank Floyd took his gun
aud dog and went out after the bear.
The dog drove it out Of u swamp,
and it made its way up the side of Il
steep ridge, and disappeared in II
cavity in the rocks. Floyd followed
it to the spot, aud started n fire with
hemlocl boughs in the mouth OF the
opening, to smoke Bruin out. The
opening was II crevice which ran into
the rocks Tor some distance. aud then
hu'iiSt OutNb ibu olDtbtl III hlOln-
ar place on the face Of the ledge.
While Floyd was busying himself in
building the fire the bear passed out
at the other end OF the creyise, aud
was half way TO the top of the ridge
before either the hunter or his dog
discovered it. The dog started in
pursuit, and the bear sought safety
in tree, Floyd stood in under the
Tree, and fired at the bear. 1t came
tunbling to the ground. The dog
closed with the wounded animal at
once, and was instantly killed for its
temerity. Floyd emptied his other
barrel into the bear, which, brought
To bay, and not wholly disabled by
The two gunshot wounds, now itself
x became the aggressor. Floyd, know.
q ing that the wounds must necessarily
R be mortal, and that the bear must
succumb to them in u short time, re-
z solved to put himself ont Of reach Of
u the infuriated brute and quietly
bhwait the end rather than risk Il hand
to-hand rsht with it, which would
? DE necessary unless he reteated. The
Dear, however, did not give the hun
ter time to take the first step away,
but pressed him so closely that Floyd
Dad broken his gun over the animals
hs Il, and was battling it with his
short-handled axe, in reach of its
claws, almost before he realized his
position. The bear fought so des-
perately that Floyd's clothing was
soon torn to ia tiers, and he had re-
ceived several bad flesh wounds. The
bear covered with blood, which
poured from the wounds in its side
and shoulder finally showed signs of
rapid weakening. 70 escape blow
of one Of its paws, Floyd jumped back
step. He struck his head against
rock and fell backward to the ground.
The bear fell at the same time, par
italy on the hunters body. Floyd,
from fright as he says, tainted away.
When he came to he lay in the posi-
lion in which he mad fallen, and the
bear lay dead by his side. Floyd
was not seriously injured, but when
lie reahed the village they said he
looked as il he had been blown up in
powder mill.
solon Chamberlain, n young man
who came to the Pocono Mountains
from Philadelphia two weeks ago,
bringing Il double. barrelled gun lock-
ek IN a sole leather case, and wearing
new buckskin hunting clothes, ex-
pressed 1t his opinion on Monday
h' Oakland that there wasn't u bear
IN the country. He said he had
hunted and killed bearsin the swa,nps
ol Georgia. liked the sport and
would be pleased to meet bear in
fike county AZ it would warn, his
blood up to tackle It. The day be-
,ore a party Of hupters had started a
pear NOT far froaa Oakland, but IL had
sscsped from them. Two Oaklanders
so'd Chamberlain they would tass
n g who're the bear had last been