The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
Thrilling Adventure Of Tom Saunders,
the Bear Hunter.
OF INTEREST TO THE RAlLROADERS
The Bell Buzzard Causes COnsterna.
tiOn Among SuperstitiOus People.
Chief MahOn Catches Swindler.
AG.impse at the Field Of Politics.
Sawed OF Sundries aud Bits Of
County News.
S,eriol tn the Scranton Tribune.

SpSCill to the scranton lIlDuHe.
Susquehanna. Sept. 30.-Tom Saun-
dcrs, Susquehanna countyS Famous
hunter. has just returned home from
a bear-slaying tour through Nevada.
and he tells some wonderful stories OF
adventure since leaving home. his
last exploit reads like romance. While
riding towards Cloud Peak, he had
gone only three miles when he discoN-
cred two enormous grizzlies down III
horse shoe canyon. He left his pony,
went to the canyon wall and opened
fire ON the grizzlies. The bears were
eco yards away. Toms first shot
wounded one of the monsters, ana the
wounded one Immediately attacked the
other bear. They fought desperately
for fifteen minutes. 1t was Il terrible
encounter. The beasts would strike.
bite and roll around, giving frightful
groWis, enough to scare Il fellow, even
at the top of the canyon. The wounded
bear was vanquished by its antagonist,
which was shot by Tom. They were
both ferucious looking animals, ana
he two would weigh over 5000 pounds.
Their tusks measured three inches.
claws four inches, feet fifteen inches,
and the bears We're twelve feet long.
Leaving these two dead bears, Tom
walked over a ridge, not more than
mile away, ana encountered four more
hears, two black and two silver tip.
They did not see Tom, and his position
was Il good one. ON the lee, and near u
nice, smooth cragof granite. Slipping on
pair of moccasins. he was soon on the
top of the granite knob, $50 feet above
ground. He opened fire Immediately,
at only 200 yards, and killed two the
first sA., and soon had them rolling
down the mountain together. 1t was
an exciting time. The four bears made
a terrible noise. Bawling and deep
"rowls, mingled with keen reports
from the rifle, echoed and re-echoed.
making sound rivaling the very hall
of pandemonum itself. In few mo-
ments all was quiet save the passing
breezes through the pine boughs and
few squalling ravens. Tom listened
closely for more bear, and could Occa-
sionally hear the peculiar whistle
across the opposite mountain. But
none We're in sight. After seeing a
large eagle swoop down among the
pines to catch grouse, Tom descend
ed from his rocky knob and ventured
up to the bears. There they all lay in
heap, all dead, and in the gulch to-
gether. The six bears would weigh
1000 pounds. Tom started on Monday
for the great North Woods, in search
Of deer.
RAILROAD POT-POURRI.
Seven hundred Erie railroad en-
ployes at Meadville have organized a
sound money club.
Diamond lodge, No. 6, Ladies' Auxil-
larry to the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. on Saturday evening gave
banquet in honor of Mrs. w. A. Muir
dock, of Chicago, grand president of
the auxiliary. Among the out-of-town
guests present Were: Mesdames r. A.
Craft. G. ii. Dimmck and w. Hyatt
and Mr. G. II. Dimmick. of Carbondale
The tenth annual ball of Keystone
lodge. No. 2OS, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen, will be held in Hogan
npera house, October 80.
The Erie reports increased passen-
ger traffic between New York and Chi
cago.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
1t is said that the new scheme of the
Erie of running their engines from Jer-
sey CITY to Susquehanna, is proving
very disastrous to the locomotives.
which are not receiving the care they