Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-28
Grizzlies in Mortal Combat.

Professor Dsche, of the Kansas UniverSl'
ty, Ia grest hunter and spends his SUM
mers among the wilds OF the North west get
ting specimens for che muEaum Of the inBti'
tuition. Daring these trips be gets atqusint
ed with all the guides and hunters Of the
region 10 which be Is hunting, and the re.
eult is that when any OF these nen get to
civilization they erdeavor to call at the uni.
vereity 10 zee Dyohe and bis museum.
One OF these men 10 DOW IN Lawrence on
euch visit snd tells q story Of on sdven.
ture which he bad In che mountains ol
Washington. The gentleman Ia George
Ayres end his occupation ia hunter and
guide. The story he tells s Of oombat be
tween two enormous grizz!ies, which he Wit.
messed frcm toll tree, whers be had fed
from the approach Of ens Of brutes. he had
been out bunting, and ct aboat two O'clock
ln the afternoon he was gurprised by meet.
inQ large grizzly right In bis path.
He d not have time to do any hing bue
Climb a tree, and the old brute immed lately
laid siege to him aud attempted to reaoh up
as him. While this YVES goiug on AYres
beard noise up the trail aud !hefo &c " az
other bear coming down toward his tree.
He thought he was In for a night OF 1t, SO he
Two would keep him there uotil he Was
starved or some one came TO bic assistance.
He was mistaken, however, for tbs Two
bears we're evidently not friendly, end oDe
OF them undoubtedly thought that the other
Was poaohing on his preserves, for the epi
msls no sooner saw each other then they
rosred and rushed at each other rent on
fight. The animals fought With skill that
showed them both to be the victor OF many
q previous conflict. They skirmished for
position and boxed with the dexterity OF
trained pugillsts. Suddenly one made q
rush at the other and they wers locked IN
an embrace that wes terrific They roartd
and howled and bit and oIawed each other
In most horrible manner. The whole
place was torn up. small trees being uproot-
ed in the struggles OF the enrsged brutes.
By an awful effort one tore away from the
other, and then they began their spsrrng tactics
again, but it was evident that the arss bear had
got much the woret of the tackle. Round and
round they vent again until q second rush WAS
made, snd then there came the most fearfai death
struggle. 1t was evident that one or the other
would be left on the field dead before eithec would
give up tho fight. They fought ssvagely, biting
End goug;ng, until one Of tbs brutes fell Al the
other got grip on his throst, which soon ended
the fight and the fallen besr's life. After bling
and cawing the fallen enemy until there was GO
possibility Of there being any life Left the victor
set to work to cat his fallen fos aud tore great
hoie in his ham and ate sway great portion OF
the flash. He then retired up the mountain loav.
ing Ayers slone. Ayers got down and skim cd
the dead sriEnly, snd nov has the hide with the
great holo in the hip to show that his story is
true The skia measures eight aud half feet in
length and Is seven fset ACROSS ta broadest place
Ayers SAYS it weighed not less than 1900 ponds
aud WAS as large So the largest hul he ever saw.
He his had the skin prepared for rug with g
hole in it. and the hole gives III tho opportunity
of tel Ing his story.