Mountain Charlie Bear Fight Traditional Cache
Mountain Charlie Bear Fight
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A camo'd bison tube at the approximate location of the Marker
before it was damaged in the Loma Prieta Quake of '89.
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Near here in Mountain Charlie Gulch on May 8, 1854 Charles
"Mountain Charlie" McKiernan and a friend named Taylor were
attacked by a Grizzly Bear. The bear sprang from a thicket, both
men fired, but the bear grabbed Mountain Charlie, biting him on the
arms and face. A piece of skull about 4 inches square was bitten
from over Mountain Charlie's left eye and nose by the bear. Dr.
T.J. ingersoll of San Jose prepared a plate of silver and applied
it to the area of missing skull at McKiernan's request. In the
ensuing week the plate was not healing and it was removed against
Mountain Charlie's protests. About a year later an operation to
remove an abscess under the brain relieved his intolerable pain.
Mountain Charlie was much disfigured from his wounds but he
survived another 38 years. Thus began the legend and folklore about
the man with the silver skull.
The actual historical marker is on a private road at the following
coords: N 37 07.609 W 121 59.338
Additional Hints
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