(preface 



IT would make exciting reading if a forty-year- 

 old grizzly bear were to write his autobiogra- 

 phy. Beginning with the stories from his mother 

 of the long and exciting journey of his ancestors 

 from far-ofif Asia and of her own struggle in bring- 

 ing up her family, and then telling of his own ad- 

 venturous life and his meetings with men and with 

 other animals, he could give us a book of highly 

 dramatic quality. Just what a wise old grizzly 

 would say while philosophizing concerning the 

 white race would certainly be of human interest 

 and rich in material for literature. 



A vigorous, courageous adventurer himself, and 

 a keen and constant observer, the grizzly would 

 have clear-cut views concerning the explorers, 

 early settlers, and hunters. The arrival of the early 

 white people aroused his extraordinary inherent 

 curiosity. He watched them with wondering eyes. 

 He was even inclined to walk right into camp to 

 make their acquaintance. He had no evil inten- 



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