Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-19
FIGHTING GRIZZLIES.
EXPERIENCES OF A MINER IN THE
JAWS or AN ANGRY BEAR.

Tn. shaggy Monster Lacerated tho hunter
Nest Frirhtf,iiy and Then Watched over
the i,ody Until satisfied That life was
Eytipct.
The name of well known citizen OF
Humboldt county on the kuss House
register few days ago recalled to MS
friends the story OF desperate hght
| with grizzlies in the early days.
II was Ia the fall Of 1881, and three
starving men crawled through thick
| growth of Humboldt county timber and
found themselves facing eight monster
| grizzly bears. Goaded to desperation by
hunger the men determined to attack the
ferocious animals. The heart OF Thomas
seabring failed as the little party drew
near the bears, and he sought shelter by
climbing tree.
i The other men, s. X. Wood and Isaac
Wilson, threw prudence to the winds
and advanced to within fifty yards OF
the bears Wood fired his rifle and the
nearest bear fell, biting and tearing the
ground as though In the agonies Of death.
While Wood was reloading his rifle
Wilson brought down bear.
i Five Of the grizzlies reiterated up .
ravine, but one shaggy monster remained
with her fallen companions She sat
erect on her launches and turned her
eyes on the men as il daring them to
battle.
Wilson, awed by her aspect, ran for
tree, while Wood tried to reload his gun,
but found himself unable to ram the ball
down on the powder. While in this pre-
dicament the grizzly that had not fed
rushed at him. Wood succeeded in get
ting into small buckeye tree, and used
his gun to beat the bear off as she at
tackled the tree with the intention Of
shaking him out.
IN THE JAWS OF GRIZZLY.
While he was engaged in fighting off
this bear, Wood, to his horror, saw the
animal he had wounded rise and rush to-
, ward him. No blows that he could in
. fiict on the wounded animal could check
her. At the first spring she made tho
tree broke and the bears jumped for
Wood. He gained his feet and made
with all speed down the mountain, where
another small tree stood about thirty
/ yards away. He reached the tree with
! the wounded bear at his heels, and, seiz-
! ing the trunk, he swung his body around
. SO as to give the bear room to pass him,
! which she did, plunging headlong down
I the mountain about twenty yards.
Before Wood could, with his failing
! strength, swing himself into the tree the
: second bear bounded up and seized his
/ right ankle. By this time the wounded
: bear returned, and as Wood fell she
I snapped at his face. He lodged, and she
! caught his left shoulder.
q Then commenced terrific struggle.
I The maddened animals tugged in oppo.
q site directions at Woods ankle and shout.
q der, and he was in imminent danger Of
b being torn to pieces. He fought as best
! he could, but each exertion he put forth
only intensified the rage of the bears.
When he was almost fainting with
pain the bear that had not been wounded
J. dropped his ankle and trotted slowly
p after his companions up the ravine. Then
y the wounded bear let go her hold on his
+ shoulder. Wood sank back on the
p ground. and lay perfectly quiet as though
r dead, hardly daring to breathe. The
r grizzly stood majestically over him
y Syatchino for the slightest movement
v and snarl;ng with race The main tina,
n racked the mans frame was fripbtfnl
: and he r;sked his life in an effort n az
q snme an easier positiop.
n RESCUED IN ran SHAPE
o AT the 6rst movement the grizzlv
roar;ng fnr;onslv rrsbed ,t b;m u,
N sbovad ber nose close n his face an,
n sniffad at him bpt Wood WAC aga;n mo
" tionless and the hear raising her head
!. gave vent n pneartblv screams
= Wood knowing FIAT his life denende,
!. On II remained motionlass and tba hoo
a trotted After her co,nnanions nm III
n rav;ne
"a when he atte,nnted 70 rise Wood fonn,
; +hat h;s r;rh, H., 10, 5;s1o,.t,,d 81 l.;
"a left shonlder chewed 70 the hone Will
a b;s clothing had heen strinnad from, hi
4 hoav and b;s aasb bod haa, cba,yod ~
70 hundred nlaces Inch Inv inch be main
- fnlIv dr.ggad b;msaIf FROM tho snot mn
- o." i'Ui', "oooii panic
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