Show down the bear rear on monday lost last about half an hour before dark john thurston of milton morgan county who had been in the mountains hunting deer came down froin from hig lofty hight near deep creek on re reaching achin the foot of the mountain a largo large grizzly bear sprang out of f some thick brush about two yards ahead of our nimrod the latter drew u up il his i rill rifle and fired but unfortunately awed bruin the beast then sprang upon nr hurston abd the two combatants engaged in a close t both coming ta and ground moethar tog to ethar As the bear rolled over the lunter hunter beat him in the mouth with the badr rel of his gun which he afterwards thrust into the animals throat the bear made a break and ran about two rods when mr thurston again drew up his rifle and blazed away at him the ball vall took effect in one of the hips penetrating the heart when the animal fell dead two other bears came out of the brush at tho the time the tho first one fell but they made off in an opposite op direction and saved their lives mr thenton Tb urston brought hia his prize to ogden on thursday and sold it to mr A greenwell for 2750 it weighed pounds |