Kellyan had kept track of him and 

 knew at least the main facts of his 

 life, because he had one or two marks 

 that always served to distinguish him. 

 A study of the tracks had told of the 

 round wound in the front foot and the 

 wound in the hind foot. But there was 

 another: the hunter had picked up 

 the splinters of bone at the camp where 

 he had fired at the Bear, and, after 

 long doubt, he guessed that he had 

 broken a tusk. He hesitated to tell 

 the story of hitting a tooth and hind 

 toe at the same shot till, later, he had 

 clearer proof of its truth. 



No two animals are alike. Kinds 

 which herd have more sameness than 

 those that do not, and the Grizzly, 

 being a solitary kind, shows great in- 

 dividuality. Most Grizzlies mark their 

 length on the trees by rubbing their 

 backs, and some will turn on the tree 



