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On July 15, 1875, pioneer John Lang reported the shooting of a huge bear while in the Lang Station neighborhood. Recollection of the encounter was documented with uncertainty, initially retold in John Lang’s biography “An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California” (1889). Lang stated that he shot and killed a 2,350-pound grizzly bear on July 7, 1873. The story was then rewritten by Lang himself from a letter he sent to the editor of the Los Angeles Herald two days after he shot the bear on July 15, 1875, instead of 1873. The portion of the letter read as follows: “At the first charge we put three bullets in him, knocking him down. He mustered and came again, screaming at the top of his voice. At this fire we put four bullets into him, neither shot failing to tell. This knocked him down again, but once more he rallied and came. This time we waited until he got within 50 feet of us, and then fired, knocking him down the third and last time. Thus ended Bruin. He would, if in full fat, have weighed about sixteen hundred pounds.” There is still speculation whether Lang either killed two separate bears or just one, but this story was one of many that John Lang has been on during his time in California. Click here to read yesterday’s Today in SCV History. Sponsored Articles KHTS FM 98.1 and AM 1220 is Santa Clarita’s only local radio station. KHTS mixes in a combination of news, traffic, sports, and features along with your favorite adult contemporary hits. Santa Clarita news and features are delivered throughout the day over our airwaves, on our website and through a variety of social media platforms. Our KHTS national award-winning daily news briefs are now read daily by 34,000+ residents. A vibrant member of the Santa Clarita community, the KHTS broadcast signal reaches all of the Santa Clarita Valley and parts of the high desert communities located in the Antelope Valley. The station streams its talk shows over the web, reaching a potentially worldwide audience. Follow @KHTSRadio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.