Coming out again he made for Meiro Channel over the floe with the dogs and me after him. As he was distancing me, I fired a long shot at him, but as it was datk and misty with falling snow I was not sure whether I hit him or not. But it had the effect of making him return to the edge of the water. When I came up with him again I found him about thirty yards from the edge of it, giving vent to roars and hisses and making rushes at the dogs. As I had left the house hastily with only three cartridges, and had fired two, I had now only one left, so wishiog to make sure of him I went up to within six or seven yards of the brute. He rushed at me first with his head down, aud I fired, but as I did so he raised his head and my bullet went be tween his legs. In another minute he was upon me with his jaws wide open and a regu lation menagerie roar. I had just time to ram the rifle barrel with all my force into his mouth and draw it back for another thrust. This was apparently a trifle too much for him, as he whipped sharp round and took to the water. I would have given a ' tenner' for another cartridge at that moment, as I could have killed him easily. As it was, I had to return immediately to Elmwood for more cartridges, for I still had hopes of getting him. I exchanged my single-barrelled rifle for my double-barrelled, so as to have a second barrel ready in case the rec:nt incident should happen again. On my re turn I found he had crossed the water aud was 150 yards off, out of harm's way, roar ing dismally. I was reluctantly obliged to leave him, doubtless to die, as there were no means of getting at him. My left hand was cut by his teeth when it entered his mouth in my thrust, aud bled a good deal. On measuring the barrel afcer wards I found that it must have penetrated his jaws 23in—a nasty jar for him, I should fancy. I have been charged during the winter aud spring by several bears, bat none got to tuch close quarters ai this chap did. 