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They disappeared from the vicinity of the 

 camps and grazing ground, and went into 

 solitary confinement in remote and deep 

 gorges, where nobody but a lunatic would 

 follow them. 



The result of many weeks' hard work on 

 Mount Pinos was the acquirement of some 

 knowledge of the nature and eccentricities 

 of Ursus ferox, which was glibly imparted 

 by Tom, Dick and Harry, who assumed 

 that the mere fact of their having lived 

 near the mountains qualified them to 

 speak as authorities on the habits oi 

 bears. 



One inspired idiot declared that the best 

 way to catch a grizzly was to give him 

 atropia, which would make him blind for 

 a day or two, and lead him along like a 

 tame calf. This genius was so enamored 

 of his great discovery that he went about 

 the country telling everybody that the 

 Examiner man was going to catch a grizzly 

 with atropia, and that he (the aforesaid 



