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Domestic News
March 8, 1873
The Weekly Shasta Courier
Shasta, Shasta County, California
What is this article about?
James Brock hunted a grizzly bear in the Gray Rocks near Copper City, shooting it twice after it attacked and injured his thigh, but he escaped without further harm.
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Fight with a Bear.—One day several weeks ago, James Brock went up into the Gray Rocks this side of Copper City for a hunt. He found a grizzly in a cave and took a position near by and waited for the game to come out. The bear soon emerged from its retreat and made a bee line for Brock who raised his rifle and fired a ball which took effect in bruin's head, producing a wound which the hunter thinks "sufficient to cause death or great bodily injury."
But the shot did no change the bear's unfriendly disposition towards Brock, for it caught him by the thigh, gave it a nip or two and then went for his head which he ducked down between two rocks and thus preserved his scalp. The bear apparently became disgusted at this maneuver, and retreated. Brock reloaded his gun and fired a second shot, but with what effect he does not know, as he was too lame to follow the animal's trail. He considers himself lucky in getting off as well as he did.
But the shot did no change the bear's unfriendly disposition towards Brock, for it caught him by the thigh, gave it a nip or two and then went for his head which he ducked down between two rocks and thus preserved his scalp. The bear apparently became disgusted at this maneuver, and retreated. Brock reloaded his gun and fired a second shot, but with what effect he does not know, as he was too lame to follow the animal's trail. He considers himself lucky in getting off as well as he did.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Bear Attack
Hunting Mishap
Grizzly Bear
James Brock
Gray Rocks
What entities or persons were involved?
James Brock
Where did it happen?
Gray Rocks Near Copper City
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Gray Rocks Near Copper City
Event Date
One Day Several Weeks Ago
Key Persons
James Brock
Outcome
brock suffered thigh injuries from bear bites but preserved his scalp and survived; bear retreated after second shot, effect unknown
Event Details
James Brock hunted a grizzly bear in a cave, shot it in the head upon emergence, was attacked and bitten on the thigh, ducked to avoid head attack, then fired a second shot after reloading but could not pursue due to lameness