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ON the slope of Long's Peak one June morn- 

 ing I came upon two tiny grizzly bear cubs. 

 Each was about the size of a cottontail rabbit — a 

 lively little ball of fur, dark gray, almost black, in 

 color. 



Knowing that their mother had recently been 

 killed, I thought I would capture them and bring 

 them up properly. But they did not want to be 

 brought up properly! We had a lively chase, dodg- 

 ing among the bowlders and trees. Cornering them 

 at last among the fallen logs, I grabbed one. He did 

 the same to me. His teeth were as sharp as needles 

 and almost as sharp were his lively claws. It was 

 some time before I could tear myself loose. He kept 

 a mouthful of my trousers. At last I deposited the 

 fighting little fellow in the bottom of a sack. The 

 other cub scratched and chewed me up and tore 

 my clothes; but I forced it also into the sack. Two 

 grizzly bears in the same sack ! any one should have 

 known better! 



I started to conduct them personally to my 



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