Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-11-10
THE BEAR HUNTED AGAIN.
HI: AND THE DOGS HAVE A
GREAT TIME.
Makes a Good Fight-shot with
"A Rifle.

The bear which was hunted by mum
Der Of Asheville sportsmen few week
ago, was liberated again Saturday after
noon.
The bear was taken out Charlotte street
to it's end, and was lcd-this shows hi
ferocity-from there, across the hills ant
fields to the Beaverdam road, just beyont
Ramoth. He was turned loose near tn,
road and close to the home OfC. B. Way
and at once made for large oak tire,
near Mrs. Osbornc's. He ascended thi:
and stayed there, waiting for his pur
sucrs.
The dogs about forty in number wert
taken to the end of Charlotte street also
and were put on he trail. They all lcaugh,
the scent at once and as soon rs freed be-
gan rapid chase. They were followed
by large number OF horsemcn, who rode
through bushes and over fences and who
could hardly keep pace with the dogs.
The dogs found the bear in the tree and
all gathered around the base of it, bark.
ing iuriously, They were called off. in
order to let the bear be brought down
and given another start, and two men,
with u chain and rope climbed up and
fastening the chain around his neck, led
the brute down.
The dogs, which had been jumping rab-
bits, were called back. The bear was
held by means of the chain and the dogs
were melted to fight him. Then followed
a hight OF about ten minutes, in which the
bear, although encountered with heavy
cham and unable to run. kept the dogs
away very successfully. He succeeded in
administering some wholesome advice to
the animals that were attacking him, in
the shape of some decidedly vigorous
slaps with his ponderous forc-paw. A
number of the dogs have reason to re.
member bruin because of those slaps and
II few bites with which he emphasized
some OF them.
The bear at last grew tired of this kind
ut sport and made for a small pine tree.
near where the fight was going on. He
climbed this, and when the dogs were
called away, came down and was taken
into small open place and allowed to
rest.
After several minutes of blowing, he
was again hit with the dogs. They
jumped around him in playful sort OF
u way Tor some time but as the brute did
not seem to mind this, they got a little
Drawer and began to worry him. This
called up his native elements of fight and
he struck out right and left, emitting
fierce growls and occasionally making
dart through the crowd of horsemen
who valiantly turned their backs on him
and started OFF as il in hurry. They
would make up their minds to come
back however, as soon as the bear began
fighting the dogs once more.
One young man, not fortunate enough
To lie mounted on horse climbed up a
pine tree in order to be able to get an un.
obstructcd view of the fight. The dogs
soon chased the bear around to the foot
oi the tree and bruin appeared to want
to climb up it, in order that he too might
view the scenery. The young man. who
had already pre-cmptcd the position
seemed greatly exercised in this new turn
oi aiiairs and began to look around tor a
ladder or some means Of escape. He
could find none, but this did not seem to
cxtinguish his desire to get down and he
was just about ready to Jump when the
bear very accommodatinely decided that
he did not want to climb that tree any
way. The occupant of the tree slid down
in great hurry as soon as the bear left,
and remained ON the ground. lie says
he will hereafter look out for a smaller
tree, which no bear can climb.
The bear and the dogs began to tire
when the engagement had lasted for
thrcc-quartcrs OF an hour and one mem.
bcr oi the party, with n +4.calibrc rifle
carried along for the purpose, shot the
brute in the forehead. Death followed
almost Immediately.
The body was butchcrcd and will bc
served on the tables of those to whom
the bear belonged.