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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 505, 24 January 1906, Page 8

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And, o? Coursa, Comes Out Minus Several Indisj enpsbJo Farts of Eio Ai»atomy. A black f. :I J. F. Henry & ?'>n's l?isr Mwj»ii»3 at Lincoln, N. H.. the other aftcrac.?n and tried to eat :>p the crew, bus came to grief'when it started to knock out one of the bis saws.

The hear, a huge one, but lean from its winter fast, came down the woods on the back side of the mill pond and crossed over on the boom of logs. The Srst seen of the brute was when he was coming up with a yell that co'ild be heard for half a mile. The man on the slip threw up both hands and dived off into the stream. Half a dox.cn men poked out their beads to s*-e what the row was about. They got under cover as soon as they could.

The men started back into the mil! the bear after them. Up came th

BEAR MADE A LURCH. bear, and the first man he set his eyes on was the marker, who had been busy at his work nnd had not had time to run. bear jumped on the carriage that moves the log up to the band saw and at the same time the marker gave a and disappeared. The sawyer, who had not taken alarm, probably because the rip of the saw had drowned ail other noise, was the only man left in view. Now the bear, which had crawled upon the log, made a lurch for him. The motion of the log evidently deceived the bear, for he lurched up against the big band~ saw with a violence that nearly broke it in two. A rip in his shoulder only served to make the bear more desper ate. Another big rip by the saw teeti' practically put his right paw out. o"" commission, and by that time the crew had rallied and knod.ed him out with canthooks and The bear was ore of the largest ever seen in this vicinity, measuring fully five feet and weighing 450 pounds The akin will be patched and mounted and will be sent on to the St. Louis fair to be put on exhibition in the New Hampshire building.