LET US GO AFIELD 



little, we resolved to fall back on good business 

 usage and employ our own judgment. From the 

 first day I resolved to forget all the advice I had 

 received as to the personal peculiarities of Kodiak 

 bear, and treat them just as though they were Rocky 

 Mountain bear and follow them far and frequent. 



Our company was now disposed as follows: 

 Czaroff was at the main camp, supposedly scouring 

 his valley for sign, but really trying to eat eight 

 squares a day. We three of the field force divided, 

 the lieutenant taking one valley and Kuroki and I 

 another. In turn, we two separated to cover as 

 much country as possible. If possible the boss was 

 to have the first shot at any bear discovered, but if 

 that was not possible, the bear was to be killed by 

 the discoverer, and ten dollars was to go as bonus 

 in addition to daily wages in case a bear was found. 

 Personal sport was pretty much lost sight of in the 

 stress for time and the stern need of success. 



We had come far, and we had been stung. We 

 were now a joint-stock company, with preferred 

 and common stock, it is true, but with the latter 

 well represented on the directorate. 



Now witness the reward of good business meth- 

 ods. I had not hunted three hours the second day 

 before I came to the edge of a deep canon, along 

 the rim of which were plainly to be seen the dig- 



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