Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-23
LEFT FoR DEAD.


mArAhhl" iscnpr from bear.
Some years ago, wri.os Horny Howe,
the historian II lhc western pioneers, a
party Of iraplnr wcro ON their way to
tho mountains, led wo hclioyc, By Old
suhlotic, well known captain Of such
expeditions, Among them was John
Gluss, who had been an his life among
the mouutIius, aud had sccn numborlrss
exciting adventures and hurbroadth
escape ON tho present expedition he
aud % companion were one day passing
through cherry thickct Ia the Black
Bills wl.u Old3 dctcricd largo gsia.
aly feeding ON pignuts. ilo nc un0e
gave lha alarm aud both men crept
cautiously to tho skirt Of tho thialtpk'
Ehey took earclm aim aud fred their
guns ut the same moment. Both balls
took effect, lut not fatally. The bear.
growing with pain aud fury, charged
upon his foes.
"Rm for 10, Bill" shouted Glass. "or
Wen hr made meat o. suro as shootinl"
Both men boltrd through the thickct.
but the heavy brush ob3tructcd their
progress, while tine weight aud strength
VI the grizzly bore him on, aud h, wa.
soon close upon tho men. They man.
aged 60 get through the thickut. how
ever, aud wcro hurying across little
opening toward bluff when Glass
tripped aYl fell Before ho could rise
the bcnr WINS upon hint
Glass did not lose his presence Of
mind. bu. discharged his pistol In IN,
brutes face. Tho noxt moment the bear,
blood streaming from bis nose ana
mouth, struck the pistol from his enc.
my'slan and. fixing his claws deep into
the poor inan'a llcsh. rolled with him to
the ground. The hunter struggled man.
fully and drew his knife and plunged il
several times into the bodyof the furious
animal, which was tearing lis face and
body. barring tho bono in many places.
Glass, weak from the loss Of blood. at
length droppcd his knife and fell over
In fniut
Bill, who Ind watched tho conflict up
TO this moment too badly dazed and ter
ror stricken to dnanytUng. now Thought
Glass was dead, aud ran 10 tho camp
with the awful tale. Tho captain sent
q man back 90 the spot with Bill. They
found ihe hear dead aud stiil, lying on
the body OF the unfortunate huntor,
whom they likewise called doad. His
body was torn and laceratod in shock
ing manner, and the bear besides the
three bullcll IN his body, bore the marks
Of twenty knife stahs, showing how des-
poratcly Glass had fought.
The two men collected their late COM
rido.s arms, removed his hunting shirt
and moccasins, aud lett him beside the
carcass OF the grizzly. They reported at
the camp that they had buried him.
In q few days the hunters moved on,
and soon the fate Of poor Glass was in q
measure forgotten. Months elapsed, the
hunt was over and the tappcrs were ro-
turning with their polts to the trading
fort. On their last evening out. Just as
they woro making ready 20 camp, q
hougman was disgemed coming toward
them, aud when ho drew near the hunt.
ors saw a lunS, cadaycrous form, with u
face so SCARED and disigmed that
scarcely feature was normal.
"nill, my boy called tho stranger,
rs lao rode up, lyon though, WIS como
uudcr that time, did you2 Hand over
my horse and gun. amt dead yet by
u long sh0tn
What was the ustonishmcpt Of tho
party To hear the wen known voice Of
john Gluss, whom they had supposed
dead aud buried. The two mon who
had let him for dead, and thus made