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zlies for fun and for their hides, and professional 

 hunters for revenue. Altogether, the grizzly had 

 little chance for his life, and only a few survived. 



In the settlement of the West many of the griz- 

 zlies had to go. Men came in with flocks of sheep 

 and herds of cattle. The grizzlies' food was taken 

 or driven off. Rarely did a grizzly kill any of the 

 invading stock. Usually he worked harder for a 

 living and took things philosophically. Many griz- 

 zlies were killed and a few sought homes elsewhere. 

 But in the West there are still many wild regions, 

 and in these there is room for the grizzly. 



There is a wonderful unwritten story of the mak- 

 ing of an empire — the Yellowstone — into a wild- 

 life reservation. Big game had long been hunted in 

 this region. The grizzly bear, since his discovery, 

 had been relentlessly pursued; man with every 

 conceivable contrivance was on his trail day and 

 night ; there was no quarter and no hope for peace. 

 But suddenly firing ceased and pursuit stopped. 

 This was epoch-marking. "What can it mean?" 

 the grizzlies must have instantly asked. They must 

 have asked it over and over again. But they 

 quickly accepted it as a fact and as an advantage, 

 and came forth to associate peacefully with man. 



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