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^Undoubtedly there are." 



"I don't know about it. I have a great 

 deal of doubt Where are they?" 



"In the Sierra Madre, in Touloumne 

 Canyon, in Siskiyou County and probably in 

 many other mountain districts." 



"That may be so, but nobody can find 

 them. Now, do you think you could find 

 them?" 



"I think I could if I should try." 



"Would you undertake to get a genuine 

 grizzly in this State?" 



"Yes, if you want one. How will you 

 have him dead or alive?" 



"Alive." 



This conversation was held last May be 

 tween the proprietor of the Examiner and 

 special reporter Allen Kelly. 



A week ago Kelly brought home an enor 

 mous grizzly bear, lodged the animal tem 

 porarily in one of the cages in Woodward's 

 Gardens and reported to the editor that he 

 had finished that assignment. 



