“Large Grizzly. — A grizzly weighing over eleven hundred pounds was killed last Friday on the Tomales coast, ten miles from Petaluma, by a party of hunters.”

“A few days since, a large grizzly bear weighing 1,140 pounds, was killed on the ranch of Mr. J. S. Bracket, by a party of men. He had long been known to the ranchmen in that vicinity, and was called the “Big Bear of Marin.” Numerous attempts had been made to kill him. When first discovered by the party above mentioned, he rushed upon them, and crushed one of them to the earth, but before he had time to injure him severely, he was shot down by the others. Bracket’s Ranch Sonoma county.”

“The Petaluma Journal, of June 15th, has the following: For some years past, a grizzly of large dimensions and destructive habits, has been ranging in the woods of the neighboring county of Marin. So well known had his bear ship become to the stock raisers and ranchmen of that region, that he was universally denominated the “big bear of Marin.” The contributions levied upon the stock raisers of that county by his bearship, during the past four or five years, has been immense, for with age also came wisdom and a sweet tooth, and during late years, a fresh bullock, calf, or a pig, has invariable been required at each and every repast in order to satisfy his appetite. In his early days, it is said, he not infrequently returned to the dead carcass of a slaughtered bullock, for a second and even a third repast, but age and experience had probably taught him the necessity of abandoning this practice, lest he in turn should fall a victim. Numerous and energetic have been the efforts made by the people of Marin to destroy this monster, but until last week all attempts resulted in simply adding a few ounces of lead to his weight. Some three years since, we were told of an effort that was made by a party of native Californians, who came upon him in an opening and succeeded in throwing a lasso about him. Probably regarding the attack as a bit of fun to see which of the two was the strongest, bruin planted himself upon his haunches, and seizing the lariat commenced gathering it in, at each haul bringing horse and rider so much nearer. The assailants, seeing how matters would probably terminate, cut loose. But all things earthly have an end, and the big bear’s came last Friday evening, in this wise: On Thursday, the 7th of June, he entered the premises of J. S. Bracket, near Salmon Creek, and made his supper on a hog. An attack was made upon the “varmint” by Bracket, when he retreated to a neighboring thicket. On the following day a party, consisting of Bracket, Jules Poirson, T.H. Estey, S. Steadman, V. Bonnard, C. L. Estey and one Cooper, took his trail and had proceeded but a short distance when, upon entering the woods, the bear appeared without warning, and making at Bonnard, crushed him to the earth. As the bear approached, Bonnard discharged his rifle, but without effect. Before time had been given the bear for attacking the prostrate man, T. Estey planted a ball in his neck, which brought him to the earth, when he was speedily dispatched. Bonnard’s injuries, wonderful to state, consist only of a slight flesh wound on the left arm. The bear was brought to Petaluma on the following day, where he excited considerable interest. His weight was 1,140 pounds, which being deemed altogether too strong for the people here to stomach, his captors deemed it prudent to ship him to San Francisco.”

“The Big Bear of Marin Killed.—For some years past a grizzly of large dimensions and destructive habits, has been ranging the woods of the neighboring county of Marin. So well known had his bear ship become to the stockraisers and ranchmen of that region that he was universally denominated “The Big Bear of Marin.” The contributions levied upon the stock-raisers of that county by his bear ship during the past four or five years has been immense, for with age also came wisdom and a sweet tooth, and during late years, a fresh bullock, calf, or a pig, has invariably been required at each and every repast in order to satisfy his appetite. In his early days, it is said, he not unfrequently returned to the dead carcass of a slaughtered bullock, for a second and even third repast, but age and experience had probably taught him the necessity of abandoning this practice, lest he in turn should fall a victim. Numerous and energetic have been the efforts made by the people of Marin to destroy this monster, but until last week all attempts resulted in simply adding a few ounces of lead to his weight: Some three years since, we are told an effort was made by a party of natives who came upon him in an opening and succeeded in throwing a lasso about him. Probably regarding the attack as a bit of fun to see which of the two was the strongest, bruin planted himself upon his haunches, and seizing the lariat commenced gathering it in, at each haul bringing horse and rider so much nearer. The assailants finding how matters would probably terminate, cut loose. But all things earthly have an end, and the big bear’s came last Friday evening in this wise: On Thursday evening he entered the premises of Mr. J. S. Bracket, near Salmon Creek, and made his supper on a hog. / An attack was made upon the “varmint” by Mr. Bracket, when he retreated to a neighboring thicket. On the following day a party consisting of Mr Bracket, Jules Poirsson, T. H. Estey, S. Steadman, V. Bonnard, C. L. Estey and Mr. Cooper, took his trail, and had proceeded but a short distance when, upon entering the woods, the bear rushed upon them without warning, and making at Mons. Bonnard crushed him to the earth. — As the bear approached, Bonnard discharged his rifle but without effect. Before time had been given the bear for attacking the prostrate man, T.H. Estey planted a ball in his neck, which brought him to the earth, when he was speedily dispatched. Bonnard’s injuries, wonderful to state, consisted only of a slight flesh wound on the left arm. The bear was brought to this city on the following day, where he excited considerable interest. His weight was 1,140 pounds, which being altogether too strong for the people of this burg to stomach, his captors deemed it prudent to ship him to San Francisco, where the lovers of “bar meat” no doubt had an opportunity to gratify the taste to their full content. — Sonoma County Journal, June 15.”