THE Rocky Mountains of North America are as celebrated 

 for scenes of thrilling adventure as the Alps and the Pyre- 

 nees of Europe. They abound with an animal much more 

 formidable than any that roams among the mountains of 

 Italy or Spain. This is the grizzly bear a ferocious beast, 

 larger, more active, and more courageous than the lion an 

 animal that will fight to the death, against any odds, and of 

 such tenacity of life, that it has been known to triumph over 

 its human foes even when shot in the vitals. He must have 

 a bold heart, a steady nerve, a quick eye, a strong arm, and 

 a sure rifle who would encounter a grizzly bear. 

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