The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
CHASED BRurs 1LB DAY.
NE weirhed 500 Pounds When They cot
Him, Five Pounds OF which Was Lead.

Him, Five Poundn OF which was Lead.
ROULETTE. Pa. Nov 11.-"You follows over
here on the Allegheny needn't think that all
the lively bear hunts are In your bailiwick."
said Amzi Clark Of Littlo Marsh. TioGa county.
for we get up one once In n while over our way
that has considerable ginger to 1t. although
we don't brag much about It. Whnt do you
think Of tho one that started in ono OF my
fields. not twcnty rods from my house, not
long ago. and didn't come to an end until we
had chased tho bear nearly all day. with
men, gums. dogs. horses? It was about
o'clock In the morning when l discov-
cred the boar in the lot. He was a big
black fellow. and the first one that had been
seen In that neig hborhood for long tlmo The
bear waited In tho field long enough for me to
go to tho house. get my gun. and come back
again. Then no started off. / sont a load OF
buckshot after him; but | might as well have
lconld get another shot he wns out Of sight.
was. haGged at ALL and so l sent for Doc
Fulkerson and Dell Rice to hurry up and come
wanted to have so@o Of The sport They came
but It was haf-past before we got started on
the the GSars trail 1t led by devious ways to the
time De Nuyter Avery had come along on
horseback. Tho dogs soon drove the bear out
try toward osa Lees peee Avery lgss stapei
up the road as fast as his horse would carry
e Inn n s be- out and
- But til tho o. bean: fooled him. Bruin turned
1t. and went down into the woods. Bill Milo
and George Curran were ut work digging
across into the woods, and ron around him.
Ssrd id hin S Th stones This turned him and
again. Everybody WAS wild with excitement
and it was, a good while before we found out
two dogs We 'sR Rad "rted nS with 9en had roe
s tSd n into % %s but nI DHf
mai routed him up cot ash shot tat at
him In the swamp. and when the bear came
tearing out into the open country again, he
broken II bone in one front leg. But bruin
wasn't discouraged bit by that mishap. Ho
ter Avery and Lanse Clark were on the watch
for him. and Avery put n rifle ball into him.
clark pepnered him with fine shot
The bear then took course toward Sam
Miller's. and came out into one Of Sans fields
after L, run Of two miles: There sums dog
and started, for the laurel patch again. but he
was headed off. He took his course toward
nG the had chassS HHs ali Biz oso
came into the hunt about that time. and put
another charge Of fine sh1t into bruin That
the chase OF the bear once more. In that way
we kept that unfortunate bear going to and
~ VII III v Clotk III !nc AFTERNOON. anu now
he carried all tho lead we socked into him Is
something Incredible.
= At o'clock in the afternoon the bear took
to the woods and was brought to bay by being
surrounded by the entire party OF hunters.
De Ruyter Avery was particularly anxious to
be the one to lay the shaggy and tough old
animal low and so he rushed up quito close
and put another rife ball into tho bear. Tho
bear made rush for Avery. whose gun
vas empty. and IL it hadn't been for
l2-yenr-old Bert Treat; who had appeared
shot gun. it might have gone hard with the
impetuous hunter. as everybody. else was
standing at a safe distance watching the out
come of the hunt without any apparent
thought OF having a hand in it. But Bert |
jumped in as tho bear was almost on Avery's |
heels and Glazed away at bruin The charge |
was fine shot and struck the bear in the face. |
This stopped the bear which SCENE ed to be |
seriously hurt Then De Ruyter Avery made |
about us foolish move as any man could have |
made. He dubbed his weapon and advanced |
receive him. When he got within ten feet OF
bru in the lntter dropped to his feet and charged
on Avery The latter dropped his gun and ran. |
The bear chased him few rods and twice |
grabbed him by the heel. One moro grab would |
have fastened Avery. but Sam Miller's dog |
happened to be struck with some sense Just |
then. and seized the bear by ono OF his hind
EGGS. He held on. and tho bear turned on the
log, This aroused Lon Avery. De Ruyters
brother. to an effort. and while tho bears at,
entio1 was engaged by the dog. Lon slipped
up and shot bruin through the head. and the
'avnge and to ncious an imal tel! dead. He
Weighed nearly 800 pounds. and I'll bet that
It least iivo pounds of it was lead We had
plugged into him."