In the Sierra 



snort and run in terror when they catch the 

 scent, showing how fully they have inher- 

 ited a knowledge of their enemy. Hogs, 

 mules, horses, and cattle are afraid of bears, 

 and are seized with ungovernable terror 

 when they approach, particularly hogs and 

 mules. Hogs are frequently driven to pas- 

 tures in the foothills of the Coast Range 

 and Sierra where acorns are abundant, and 

 are herded in droves of hundreds like sheep. 

 When a bear comes to the range they 

 promptly leave it, emigrating in a body, 

 usually in the night time, the keepers being 

 powerless to prevent ; they thus show more 

 sense than sheep, that simply scatter in the 

 rocks and brush and await their fate. Mules 

 flee like the wind with or without riders 

 when they see a bear, and, if picketed, some- 

 times break their necks in trying to break 

 their ropes, though I have not heard of 

 bears killing mules or horses. Of hogs they 

 are said to be particularly fond, bolting 

 small ones, bones and all, without choice of 



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