Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-19

Ing lie wife he would not return before
night. He failed to return IN the even.
iuy. and next day searching party
was ornapized. Before tue arty
reached the mining claim they noticed
that Masonic footprints in the snow
Indicated that he had gone up
CANYON, following the track OF a bear
Following for nearly three miles up
tho canyon thu party discovered
Masnn's body, mangled aud torn in
terrible manner, aud not far away
wounded grizzly bear, weak nom the
loss Of blood, yet ready 10 fight the en-
tire party. IL took several bullets 10
give the animal his quielue. Exami.
natlon showed thiriy.eight distinct
bites on Masou's boIy, principally
about the arms, head anu chest, while
the NAME clothing had been torn into
shreds. Further Investigation reoult.
ed In the the theory that Macon
had followed the trail Of tie bear until
he had come upon IT, He had
fired one shot from his Winchester
and tnsu II failed TO work. The bear
attacked him aud Mason atlem pied 10
escape by climbing tree. ia which
att, mpt the bear ifightiuily lacurated
the tree for aOmo time Until thn bear
had disappeared, when he had climbed
down "a, u started for home. He hal
not gone far when tho bear again
p0uncGd upon him. The bear meas.
urpd seven feet In length anu weighed
600 pounds.
The residents and campers IN MIL
Valley, saya tue San FranciscD ChrOH
ice, are Just recovering from IA scare
they nre not likely 10 forget soon. 4
FEW days ago horse euiicriug In Ia"
last stages oil PLANNERS was discovered.
Fordaya there had been no und Of
excitement In the valley, Tor tue
terrible diseuso is perhaps u oil those
which sill let u h1rse the most readily
communicated 70 human beings. Anu
when u is contracted 10y man II ~
generally fatal. The animal was
found IN a field adjoining ons In which
a few campers han erected their tente.
several children were playing not
lwonty feet from tho brute ami ia
owner maize no secret OF the TACT that
he used 1t evefy day. While consider.
able effort was made 10 keep quiet the
general opinion that the animal hal
the terrible disease, few OF the
residents insisted ON looking into
tho matter. They secured the
services oil veterinary surgeon
nnd the horse WIS examined. He
showed every symptom Of tho disease,
ana It was determined TO Kill him.
The owner placed an emphatic veto
ON the proposition and was even OK.
trenely reluctant 10 allow the animal
10 be- examined. He was quietly Ia.
formed OF tue nature OF the disease
Rud the imminent danger OF contagion
10 his children. lie consented to allow
the animal 10 DO shot, aud no time was
lost In dong 70. The animal had been
at und the place ior week, oating tho
grass and gOiug about just ne It pleased.
II IN for that reason tnHt the people Of
the valley have been uneasy ever
since. Thobe no own valuable horses
nave been afraid 10 take them out Of
their stabes. Mil valley Is quite n
summer rr'prt for horses, n well an
Others Ing hur In tho animal scale, and
those who make living by keeping
"sumnier boarJetsD have been doing
everything % keep the story Of the
horse with the glaudUrs very quiet.
No fear n felt, however, that tho dis.
ass will spread. he dead animal
caughtit from some other, but all have
hope that 1t, too, has been placed cut
Of tue way.