70 THE BLACK BEAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 



think Mr. Love was "seeing 'things" it might be stated 

 that he is a staunch prohibitionist and never indulges in 

 anything stronger than sweet cider.- Jersey Shore 

 "Herald" 1920, 



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 Took Bear for Rock 



Austin Confer, formerly night track-walker for the 

 New York Central railroad at Surveyor, below Clear- 

 field, 'had an unusual experience recently. Austin 

 spends most of the night at a, point near Surveyor, 

 where bad slides often occur. About 1 a. m. recently, 

 he heard a big "stone" coming down the side of the 

 mountain, and it landed upon the edge of the ties of 

 the. main track. 



Seeing that it would not clear a train, he imme- 

 diately placed red lights and 'then hurried back to re- 

 move the obstacle. The night was quite dark, and 

 as 'he came near the "stone" he saw eyes shining, and, 

 as he drew a little nearer, he saw that the "stone" 

 had hair on it. 



He then pounded himself slightly on the foot with 

 a crowbar which he carried to see if he was awake, 

 when suddenly the "stone" turned into a bear. It 

 sprang to its feet and ran away as fast as it came 

 down the bank of the mountain. When day-break 

 came, an investigation showed that bruin was walking 

 along the top of the steep bank, and probably slipped 

 and slid down to the bottom. Considerable blood and 



