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him come up to them in full view without attempting 

 to escape ; their ignorance of the rifle and curiosity at 

 the sight of unknown beings placed them entirely in 

 his power. I\Iy companion had failed to secure an- 

 other bear at a long range on his way back to camp. 



HEAD AND SKIN" OF OVrS h'lVICOLA. 



Ne.xt morning, accompanied by my faithful General 

 and two men, I started before dawn towards one of 

 the southern nullahs, with the firm intention of making- 

 straight for the tops, whilst Littledale took an eastern 

 direction with the object of reconnoitring the slopes 

 of the Kamchatskaia X'ershina. The night had been 

 chilly, and the mosquitoes in consequence gave us 



