Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-25
oH,Os GREATEST BEAR HeH


.rhe last survivor o. the greatest
hear axht that ever took place in the
state Of Ohio died few days ago In
wayne county. indiana said George
Burton Of the Deer creek country.
Ohio. "Thnt man was Franklin Pam
cake. and he must have been ninety
years old. There isn't bear leit IN
ibe stat. ~ ohio. hut within the recol-
IectI,n 81 This OH hunter there were
plenty of them. and the hunter hunted
them on horseback with big packs OF
dogs. I have heard Pancake ten the
story Of what he called the great hun'
many and many time.
ut was In Fayettr county. lie ana
Jesse Funk and his brother Isaac We're
bOye together. one day they Went OUT
10 run down n bear. They started q
big one. and Il gave them ana thef
nineteen dogs a lonE and cNciunH chnAe
before they ran u 10 cover, when was
In n mound ~ prairie grars rlS ieet
high. Isaac Funk was dare dcvN OF
q young chap. and h. rputrcd his horse
TO Raihop right through the bear =
nest. out tumblci the bear and three
cubs. The pack Of dogs pitched into
the bear family. and In less than n
minute the old bear had Killed SIX OF
them. knocker four helpless and scat
tered the rest.
She was terror old man Pan
cake used TO say at this point.
After doing up the dogs she rot her
cubs behind her and stood ready Tor
the next move ~ the hunterA Young
Ike Punk didn't keep her waiting long
lie charged straight upon her with his
horse knocking her over and SCATTERING
her cubs. The old bear was quick as
a fash. though. and before ikc's horse
got out of the way she had him BY the
fctlock joint with her Jaws aud tore
his leg on. Tho horse tumhled. throw
ing his rider Ia tkc ground almost
within reach 81 the angry bear. The
horse scrambled w and tore away pNel
the prairie ON three feet. The beat
spranE upon Isaac before he could 80
cape her. and would have Killed hin
before tho other two could have pre-
vented II but for HE dos Bun. This dos
had been badly whipped by the bear
and. with the others that were left
had kept out Of the fight rncc theii
FIRST disastrous attack. hut when Hui
saw his master at the mercy ~ thu
bear he jumped upon her and grabb.'
her by tho throat. which proved n vgrl
unwirc thing f0r the dog % do. 30 Ia
Il u ~ uAliN'h NAN aNHf'NIHas ttNH ~
tack saved his master, by u was tn
last ~ nun. The hear tor. him In Nv,
with one sweep Of her paw.
This had alt occurred In less than
minute. and before the bear could turi
/ on fil1r again after dealing WIN IN
dog. Jesse and ptnrnke dashed thel
horses aF,inH her and tumbiei h.
over. Ike was up and safe before ih
brfr recovered herself This ,ntcrftf
tuce seemed 60 discourage the bar an
Shr climbed the stub Of n hickberr
nnr the hungrrs had WERE an ola nins
lock muskci thar had done duty IN he
war of III. ana a small tomahiwk thu
Jesse Funk carried when the be-,
climbed the stub. Jesse tried 50 shol
her but the Mint In the gun wouldn
strike iire. Pancake rode up alons
AIDE ~ Jesse. ana Jesze rrs.cd the mus
kes on Pancakes shoulder. goi a ben
on the bear and i1uihed on the prtfnn
powder in the pan with mitch. Thef
wng tremendous report. The Fu
kicked Jesse on his horse and tumble
the boar on ~ the tree at the sam
time.
~ w,s- stone ds1f three days Pas
cake used 20 siy here. from the shoe
and shtiier qhat gun give my h,drin
aprarutus.'
| IfNHN luNk WV Nv mus NN'N "
his slli from the horse. hut h.s shou
der wua dislooited by the Kick ~ N
gun. Isaac Funk and Pancake pui
back IN piier ugaln and Jefss =
mounted his horse. The bear lay on u
around kicking and huwhng frshHu
ly. Ike Funk. impetuou. Ne eve
grabbed Jcsss'n tomahswk ani pftche
into her again. She r1t 10 her fec an
rushed lie down once morr and Ia
him foul when Jesse and Pancake "a
their horses Against her the nCcon
ilns. Jesse i-ii Kept the hold of ~
gun. The bear rose up against MI
} and his horse. ST bdih Of her paws
the horses neck ana made a grab g
Jesss's leg wifh her Jaws. ~ she ~
! 81 Jersr r,mmei the gun barrel dow
her throat and Pancake Jahboi her
Inc neck with iha knife. The doEs b
; ,his time plucked up courage ennus
10 take psrl In the iig'hi again. aud b
. tween she dnrr. Ike with the toni
h,Vk Jesse wilh the FUN ana PnncaA
with The knife they succeeded IN KIM
! alive. ON shelr way homo lnry Nel
chased by q pack Of wolves. VII ch a.
loved them 10 the very dogf,prd OF g