American Big Game in its Haunts 



tion, attacked the bear with that thoroughly femi- 

 nine weapon, an umbrella, and frightened her off. 

 The man spent several weeks in the Park hospital 

 before he recovered. Perhaps the following tele- 

 gram sent by the manager of the Lake Hotel to 

 Major Pitcher illustrates with sufficient clearness 

 the mutual relations of the bears, the tourists, and 

 the guardians of the public weal in the Park. The 

 original was sent me by Major Pitcher. It runs: 



"Lake. y-iy-^o^. Major Pitcher, Yellow- 

 stone: As many as seventeen bears in an evening 

 appear on my garbage dump. To-night eight or 

 ten. Campers and people not of my hotel throw 

 things at them to make them run away. I cannot, 

 unless there personally, control this. Do you think 

 you could detail a trooper to be there every even- 

 ing from say six o'clock until dark and make 

 people remain behind danger line laid out by War- 

 den Jones? Otherwise I fear some accident. The 

 arrest of one or two of these campers might help. 

 My own guests do pretty well as they are told. 

 James Barton Key. 9 A. M." 



Major Pitcher issued the order as requested. 



At times the bears get so bold that they take to 

 making inroads on the kitchen. One completely 

 terrorized a Chinese cook. It would drive him off 



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