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the traps, and finding nothing therein concluded to go 

 in search of some game or other. After some httle 

 wandering he espied a bear some distance off, advanc- 

 ing toward liim. Getting down behind some rough 

 ice, Mr. Dunbar and Aneguin lield the dogs down and 

 awaited results. After some backing and filling, the 

 bear concluded to advance in their direction, which he 

 did for some distance before turning off, when the dogs 

 were let go, and, brought him to bay until Mr. Dunbar 

 got a bullet into hmi. Then begjan a time. The bear 

 made for the young ice and open water, and though 

 shot again, managed to jump in, and went under. He 

 swam for some distance under water, his track being 

 indicated above him by the rippling; but he was obliged 

 to come up for air, when Dunbar got a bullet into his 

 head, which, after knocking out a big tooth, lodged in 

 the brain and settled the case. To get the prize was 

 now in order. Dunbar and Aneguin could not pull the 

 carcass out of the water, though they had a line fast to 

 it for that purpose. So leaving Aneguin to hold the 

 bear, which required all his strength, Dunbar chased 

 around until he came across other hunting parties, 

 whose men he pressed for service, and whose dogs, 

 aided by his ownj brought in the game to the ship. 

 Net result, five hundred pounds additional fresh meat ; 

 head and skin going to captor. Another male speci- 

 men, inclined to be " all spars," like the female of 

 yesterday. Bears are becoming so common now that 

 wc feel that we want some ducks by way of a change. 

 To-day all the pumping was done by the windmill. 

 A light easterly breeze almost died out in veering to S. 

 E. at four a. m., but it soon sjDrang up again, still veer- 

 ing to S. S. E. and S., becoming gradually quite fresh, 

 until at midnight it was blowing at a velocity of nine- 



