78 THE BLACK BEAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 



Big Bear Killed by Hunters Near Olean 

 In Jim Jacobs' Old Hunting Country 



Animal Gives Dog Vicious Fight Before Bullets Ends 

 Its Life 



OLEAN, (N. Y.) FEB. 8. A big black bear was 

 killed in the section southwest of this city yesterday. 

 The animal's "tracks were seen Candlemas Day by 

 Chris and William Gabler, who were fox hunting. 

 Bruin escaped that day, as the hunters carried only 

 light shells for the small animals. They returned to 

 trail the bear yesterday, killing it after a three hours' 

 chase. 



The Gablers started out early yesterday morning. 

 They were accompanied by two well-trained hunting 

 dogs, and finding tracks along the old bear trail, they 

 followed them to Rice Brook, near Irving Mills, back 

 of Big Red House. The section is one of the wildest 

 and most desolate pieces of country in 'this part of 

 the state. It is in the territory that is considered for 

 the proposed state park. 



The dogs were far ahead of the men, and .they at- 

 tacked the bear when they caught up with the wild 

 animal. Snarling viciously, the animal returned the 

 attack, and a lively scrimmage in the snow, that lasted 

 for some minutes, followed. The dogs were bowled 

 back repeatedly by the bear's big paws but they were 

 pushing bruin hard' when the men reached the place. 

 The hungers poked their guns into the struggling 



