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mand upon him, for restitution of his plun- 

 der, elicited only a coarse and abusive 

 letter, but there was no time to waste in 

 prosecuting the fellow and he was left in 

 the enjoyment of his booty and in such 

 satisfaction as the rascal mind of him 

 could derive from the fact that he had 

 succeeded in robbing his employer. 



The big bear on the Mutaw never came 

 near the trap built for his special accom- 

 modation, notwithstanding the confident 

 assurances of the bear experts on the ranch 

 that he was sure to show up within forty- 

 eight hours. For two months after the 

 poisoning of his campanero no signs of the 

 large grizzly were seen anywhere near the 

 Mutaw, and the hogs roamed about the 

 hills unmolested. 



After leaving Mount Pinos the expedi- 

 tion built several traps in the mountains 

 near trails frequented by bears. An old 

 grizzly that lived among the unsurveyed 

 and unnamed peaks between Castac Lake 

 and the Liebra Mountain absorbed the at- 



