1G8 TRUE BEAR STORIES. 



The following is his account of the hunt 

 and capture. 



The Examiner expedition began the 

 search for a grizzly early in June, 

 starting from Santa Paula and striking 

 into the mountains at Tar Creek, where 

 the Sespe oil wells are bored. The Exam- 

 iner correspondent detailed to catch a bear 

 was accompanied by De Moss Bowers of 

 Ventura, who was moved by love of ad- 

 venture to offer his assistance. 



During the first part of the trip the party 

 numbered five persons, including Dad Coff- 

 man, a spry old gentleman of seventy-two 

 years, who was out for the benefit of his 

 health, a packer and guide, and a person 

 from Santa Paula, called "Doc," who was 

 loaded to the muzzle with misinformation 

 and inspired with the notion that it was 

 legitimate to plunder the expedition be- 

 cause the Examiner had plenty of money. 

 The packer was "Doc's" son, a good man 

 to work, but unfortunately afflicted with 

 similar hallucinations. The expedition was 



