THE BLACK BEAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 69 



made good time in direction of a cliff of rocks not far 

 distant. Suddenly he stopped to listen, then turning 

 'his head, the secret of his ability to travel with the 

 beer keg over ihis head wa's out the old fellow was 

 looking with one eye through the bung hole. Well, 

 the hunters had to stop long enough to. laugh, then a 

 bullet from a rifle brought bruin to the ground. When 

 an examination was made it was found that bruin had 

 nearly "chawed" a hole through the bottom of the keg. 

 If let alone a short time longer he would have had 

 his head out of the other end of the keg. M . Chausen* 

 in Wellsboro Gazette. 



Says He Saw White Faced Bear In Woods 



Benjamin Love Took After Bruin With a Rifle 

 But Lost His Trail 



While out in the woods beyond Wool rich, a few 

 days ago, hunting for small game, Benjamin Love, of 

 thait place, saw a wild animal which he could not 

 identify at first on account of the peculiar looking 

 head, but which he found on getting closer to be a 

 bear with a white or cream-colored face. Not being 

 equipped for big game, Mr. Love retraced his steps 

 and returned later with a rifle, but the animal which 

 weighed about 200 pounds, had disappeared. This 

 if the first ins'tance known of a white faced bear being 

 seen in the woods. For the benefit of those who may 



