74 THE BLACK BEAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 



home, hurried to the scene and found the bear dead 

 in its tracks. The bruin was quickly dragged to the 

 McCarty home, where it was placed on the scales, 

 tipping .the beam at 503 pounds. (zpid.) 



Bear Plays High Jinks 



A big Black Bear one diay last week cut up high 

 jinks along the dinkey road leading from Orviston to 

 the clay mines of the Hayes Run Fire Brick Company 

 and the Centre Clay and Brick Company, according 

 to George High, engineer of the big dinkey engine. 

 He land the crew were on their way to the mines when 

 a big Black Bear crossed the railroad track ahead of 

 them, took a look at the engine and men and then 

 ambling to a safe distance sat down on its haunches 

 and watched the train pass. As it happened Mr. 

 High and his crew did not have a gun with them, so 

 Mr. Bruin inspected them at leisure and even waited 

 while they backed the engine up and came to a stop 

 opposite him, When he trotted off into the woods. 

 Now Mr. High carries a gun with him on all his 

 trips, but as yet no bear has ventured near. Belief onic 

 Gazette, 1916. 



