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Show BEAR ELINDED BY TOSCO SAUCE Alfred Eruerton, one of the popular officials of l he Utah Light & Railway Rail-way Co.,, id exhibiting to hid friends the skin of a large grizzly bear killed on the ride above Cache valley, val-ley, under rather cxelling circum-eii'nces. circum-eii'nces. Mr. Druerton, in company with some friends, spent the latter part of last v eek hunting deer, and Friday evening, even-ing, while the party v,as gathered about the camp fire cleaning guns and preparing for the eenlns meal, the bear made Us appearance. It chanced that there was no gun loaded, or In condition to bo loadeJ, which com-j com-j elled the various members to drop j everything and scatter li1 all directions. direc-tions. Mr. Druerton happeded to bo landing under a large pine tree about itrv feet from the fire and promptly climbed the same. The bear proceeded proceed-ed to rummage through the provisions, but Mr. Bruerton, unable to sit quietly quiet-ly and sec hia supper disappear, made repeated attempts to frighten the animal ani-mal away. The latter finally became enraged at these attempts and started i.n the tree after Mr. Druerton, who immediately ascended as far as pos- sitde. The hear, however, proved himself him-self a good climber and had almost reached Mr. Bruerton when the latter e'icovered that in his haste he had reelected to drop a lare bottle of tobasco sauce which ho was trying to open when the bear created tho diversion. Hastily breaking the neck ct the bottle. Mr. Druerton emptied tho contents full into the face of the Irate. There was a howl of rage and pain, and tho animal half slid, half tumbled to the ground. Mr. Druerton hastily descended and before the animal ani-mal could recover its sigK, killed it with one shot through the heart. The skin will be sent to New York for mounting, and Mr. Bruerton's irlends are congratulating him upon both his narrow escape and his luck in obtaining so fine a bear skin. |