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Show IIVolume II, Issue X THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 17 15 May 2000 Zions Bank Appreciation Week A Big Bear in Huntsville Story told by Mary R. Jessop m e fe el th e adve nt e! ur Co I was ‘bout nine years old. Our family moved from Mountain Green to settle in Huntsville. The day of our arrival there I stood on top of the fence in front of our home in the southwest part of the town and counted the houses. There were just a dozen of them nearly all log cabins. When the men left the town and went to the fields to work, they took their rifles with them. Three shots in succession was the signal of danger. Soon after we arrived in Huntsville, we received a terrible scare. One day shots were fired a little northeast of town. We counted three shots and then heard more shots. My mother and my younger sister stood in the door of the cabin, but I ran out to my favorite fence post and stood up on it to look and see if I could see what the trouble was. The shooting came nearer and nearer. Suddenly a big black bear came running across the fields. He came to the fence and passed between me and the house, right next to the fence post that I was on. I do not remember or not if I screamed, but the temptation to try to fly was very strong. Uncle Enoch Crowell finally killed the bear. He was asleep in his cabin when the shooting began. But when he looked out, he saw the bear running past our house. He immediately grabbed his gun and went in pursuit. He told father later, “When I see that bear, I says here’s a job for old Sally Ann.” That was the name he gave his rifle. That evening all the people of Huntsville had bear steak for supper. FREE Spring Bouquet upon reservation Good Only on Mother’s Day May 14, 2000 621-8600 Rachel Kay greets customers with a friendly smile. 435 Ogden Canyon Not Valid with any other offer Daily Tours - 1 to 3 p.m. www.alaskaninn.com |