Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-19

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u,.h ,ism. Barney Morgan. and WI
liam Gibbs. all employees OF the WI.
Iiams Lumber Company ~ so'e -,
comfy. lief, the mills few days ago 70
wslk 10 their logging camp, 1--we mites
hscl in the woods. On their way they
,,on,ed 10 rest at high ledge OF
,octs over the top Of which their pain
led whilethey sat there smoking their
n,nes thew were surprised TO see large
hear walk ieisurely out from hole IN
,he rocks almost beneath their Iee',
Hugh Glenn drew his revolver and hrea
At the bear, which quickly turned as y
TO reenter its den. Morgan also haa
ois,ol. and the bear was met with
,olley of pistol-balls. This discharge
was Immediately followed by the APP
pearance on the scene Of another large
bear. which was followed from mole
in The rocks by two cubs. These re-
Inducements for the first bear were
more than the lumbermen had counted
an. and AS the animals were dispoSed 10
show fight, and the rough and rocky
ground would prevent them from
making much Roadway ifthe bears chose
TO follow up retreat, they concluded
10 defend themselves. The pistols were
of small calibre and not calculated 70
make much Of an impression on the
tough hide Of a bear. But their weapons
were quickly emptied against the Two
old beasts. the cubs taking up positions
on safer and ncutralground, from which
they watched the contest.
The pistols seeming only to spur on
the bears, the lumbermen had recourse
10 the small rocks with which the spot
was strewn. BY pelting them hotly
with these the men prevented the bears
from climbing up the rocks, but made
only slight progress toward ending the
fight. Finally the three men raised
stone that il required their united
strength to lift, and as one Of the bears
advanced upon them they hurled
il down on the animal when 1t was but
six feet away. The stone struck the
bear on the head, crushing its skull
and knocking il to the foot of the ledge
and killing it. The second old bear
rushed up the hill and was killed IN
the same manner The men then at
TEMPTED to capture the cubs alive, but
one Of them was so ugly that 1t was
killed by a shot through the head. The
other one was easily taken and IS nov
a I.T
Both deer and bcar.hunters have had
unusually fine sport in the northern and
western Pennsylvania woods this sea
son. One hunter, Hugh Jordan OF
Kettle Creek, claims TO have shot eign-
teen deer since October. A man named
Calder killed three bears in ono day IN
tho kiogra te~;ou reo"~'l~ ~" wa-
forced in 1v frnn 0r. fhc1. q
/ , o..1ed and corneredi,. lie climbed
small tree 10 escape from Il. The bear was
unable ioclimb the tree, and after remain
ing at the loot Cot some time It walked
OF into the brush. Calder was afraid
to come down. AMI only descended
when forced 90 do 80 20 save himself
from freezing. lie then came on trail
Of blood leading in the direction the
bear had gone. lie followed It and
found the animal dead behind a log not
two rods from where the hunter had
been freed. The other two bears Calder
shot dead in their tracks.
Three boys. the eldest not fourteen
named Grier, Bronson, and Ondy, were
surprised in the woods in the kinzu'
region by large bear one day las
week. They were hunting fox, anc
carried an old army musket. Th'
bear was followed by two cubs, anC
prepared to drive the boys from thu
spot. The Bronson boy had the gun
and he waited until the bear was 81
close to him that he could touch he
with the gun, and fired the charg
into her mouth, blowing the top o
her head oil. The two cubs submit
ted to being taken alive. A large bea
and a catamount were shot in swan
not far from the spot where the boy
killed their bear Oh the same day.
man named Davis killed a large she cal
amount and captured her family OF fou
kittens along the Little Brokenstra'
creek last week. Billy" Bailey, a
old scout, wounded bear a few day
AGO. and it chased him clear to hi
shanty. which he reached only fe
feet in advance Of the enraged ANNA
: The bear prowled about the place, an
: Bailey shot from his window an
killed it. -,
Coe Smith, pipeline inspector on tn
Standard line between Cochecton an
Huguenot, N. Y, while making the tou
of his section Of the line came upo
= two old bears and three cubs playing
hollow only few rods from the pip
, line. Smith drew his revolver and wa
about to amuse himself by pepperin
= the bears with bullets, when a
! enormous bear. as black as coal, can
C out of the woods within ten fe'
4 of him and stood still and eye
: him threateningly. Smith put u
a his revolver and walked on about h
4 business. The big bear was shot by
3 man named Shattuck the next day.
:, weighed five hundred and forty-thr'
, pounds. On the same trip Smith sh
a a deer with his pistol at a distance
, fifty feet while the animal was runnln
y The ball went through the deer's hear
. but it ran one hundred yards before
- fell and then dropped dead in its track
:. Smith carried the deer on his back
y Cochecton, distance Of six miles.