American Big Game in its Haunts 



country beyond. It was at once quite evident that 

 he had seen something, and we all joined him, 

 keeping well hidden from view. There, out upon 

 the marsh, could be seen two large bears feeding 

 upon the young grass. They seemed in an almost 

 unapproachable position, and we lay and watched 

 them, hoping that they would move into a more 

 advantageous place. After an hour or so they fed 

 back toward the trees, and soon passed out of 

 sight. 



We matched to see which part of the meadow 

 each should watch, and it fell to my lot to go 

 further up the marsh. I had been only a short time 

 in this place when a new bear came into sight. We 

 now made a most beautiful stalk right across the 

 open to within a hundred yards. All this while 

 a new dog, which I had bought at Kadiak and 

 called Stereke, had crawled with us flat on his 

 stomach, trembling all over with excitement as he 

 watched the bear. I had plenty of time to take 

 aim, and was in no way excited, but missed clean at 

 one hundred yards. At the report of my rifle 

 Stereke bit himself clear from Nikolai, who was 

 holding him, and at once made for the bear, which 

 he tackled in a most encouraging manner, nipping 

 his heels, and then quickly getting out of the way 

 as the bear charged. But I found that one dog 



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