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led up toward the Hot Springs Canyon, indi- 

 cating that the grizzlies had begun their 

 annual migration to the Alarno, Frazier 

 and Pine mountains, where large bands of 

 sheep are herded through the summer. 

 Some of the tracks were large and fresh, 

 and a person might come upon a bear at 

 any time in the bottom of the canyon. Pre- 

 parations were made for following the 

 bears and directions given for an early 

 start in the morning. The Doctor recol- 

 lected that he had important business in 

 Santa Paula that required his immediate 

 attention, and he wouldn't have time to 

 follow the grizzlies through the rugged 

 passes of the mountains. Accordingly, he 

 and Dad decided to remain in the Sespe 

 camp a day or two, enjoy the fishing, and 

 then return to Santa Paula, and the bear 

 hunting party that saddled up and struck 

 out on the trail of the grizzly in the morn- 

 ing was reduced to three. 



The trail led through the Hot Springs 

 Canyon, where boiling hot sulphur water 



