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lasso him, but the impracticable nature of 

 that scheme was soon demonstrated. On 

 the next day after making camp the Exam- 

 iner's own bear catcher went out on a nerv- 

 ous black horse called "Nig" to find out 

 where the Stone Corral bear was spending 

 the summer and incidentally to get some 

 venison. The Stone Corral bear was there 

 or thereabouts beyond any doubt. He ran 

 the correspondent out of the brush and 

 showed a perverse disposition to do all the 

 hunting himself. "Nig" w r ould not stand 

 to let his rider take a (shot, but when the 

 bear gave notice of his presence by growl- 

 ing and smashing down the brush twenty 

 yards away, he wheeled and bolted 

 towards camp. Near the camp Dad was 

 found rounding up the other horses, who 

 had just been scared from their pasturage 

 by another wandering bear. It was clear 

 that not a horse in the outfit could be rid- 

 den to within roping distance of a bear, 

 and it is doubtful if three horses fit for 

 such a job could be found in the country. 



