The sun., 1886-11-28
THEY GOT THE BEAR.
Hut Not Until II had Killed Three Dogs and
Stripped Ono Hunter OF Cont and Vest.

Hut Not Until Il had Killed Three Dogs and
Stripped Ono Hunter OF Cont and Vest.
SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. 27.-One day last week
Darius Bentley. who was riding his horse
through little ravine near the foot OF Pocono
Knob saw bear cross the road short dis
tance ahead OF him. He rode into the little set
tlement at the base OF the Knob and reported
what he had seen. and. before he was out Of
sight. all OF the inhabitants OF the neighbor-
hood had assembled and soon were in pursuit
OF bruin. Nick Hummell. Zbe Holbrooke.
Hank Joslin. and Sid Chase shouldered their
rifles and led the party down into the ravine.
All the dogs IN the neigh6orhood went along to
noise that Dave Wlckham tied them together
and held them back. Then tho men with rifles
Bentley had seen the bear. the others remain
Ing behind to keep tho dogs still. There was
bar on each side OF the crooked road. and
HummeIl and the other rifiemen were soon out
Of sight Of Wiekhsm & and his party, Presently
down in tue ravine. and they made up their
minds that the hunters had run foul of the
bear. They We're on the point OF running down
to see what had happened. when Sam Tomp-
kins yelled out:
On a barren bluff about twenty rods from the
head OF the rayne stood II very large bear. 1t
was looking toward that part the gully where
men who had charge OF the dogs. Wickham
then led the dogs through q clump Of bushes
and then united them and let them go. The
whole pac OF mongrel ours started for bruln
on a, lively run, barking loudly as they scam
pered up the hillside. and the bear turned and
made for the woods The dogs caught It before
Il had M AND the ,nS tba thai o
getting the worst Of the tusse.
When Wiekham let the dogs loose. Tompkins
ran down the ravine TO see what Humnell and
his party had bsen shooting ut. Tney said they
had been firing simply TO see II they couldn't
scare up bear. AMI when Tompkins told them
hat han hn hnnn nn hn hl.tN "A
that the dogs were then about 10 tackle 1t. they
hurried up the gully to where Wickham WAS
waiting for them. Then the six hunters started
at q double e-quick gait for the scene.
On their way up they met one II the dogs. 1t
was Saa SS0apf on thres sgs ana yTppg
would not stop when they called 10 1t. but Kept
limpinE on toward the gully rs fast as its three
another howling eur was making quick time
down the steep hillside with a ghastly wound
When the hunters had got to the top OF tho
where the bear had been holding picnic. but
IT. TO another gully nearer to the steepest part
OF Pocono Knob where they lost The trail.
tiOn Of finding tho bear before nightfall. The
underbrush WAS so thick as to make 1t impos-
sibe TO SEQ the bear many yards away aud
each man searched with extreme caution.
In the course OF an hour oslin heard \ crack
ling in the underbrush and stopped. The bear
the bear was within about Ave yards OF him.
and then fred. His aim had not been accurate
enough to send bullet to "A vital spot. but the
shot haa slightly woundsd the bear and a
moment later the infuriated nrute was making
Joslin hop around among the bushes like
kernel OF corn on a hot griddle, JosIin WAS
not prepared for such reception. as his rife
had only one barrel. The hear knocked him
head over heels In less than minute after hs
had wounded the an mai. and then he began 10
yell for help. Holbrooke heard his cries and,
when he ran over % assist Joslin. the latter had
Lost his coat and vest In the tussle and was
pretty well tuckered out. Holbrooks then put
q bullet through tho bears head. and the great
bear hunt ives ended.