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early summer afoot through chaparral where bears make their 

 home. Usually a grizzly will get out of the way when he sees 

 or liears a man, and sometimes, but rarely, will run when 

 wounded. It is said that grizzlies in seasons of scarcity, used 

 to break into the huts of the Indians and eat them. No in- 

 stance of this kind, however, has been rej^orted for some years 

 past. 



The greater portion of the food of the grizzly is vegetable, 

 such as grass, clover, berries, acorns, and roots. The manza- 

 nita, service, salmon, and whortleberries, are all favorites with 

 him. The roots which he eats are of many different species, 

 and it was from him that we learned the existence of a Cali- 

 fornian truffle, very similar to the European tuber of the same 

 name. The grizzly is very fond of fresh pork, at least after he 

 knows its taste, and if swine come within his reach, he soon 

 learns the taste. The farmers in those districts where the 

 bears are abundant, shut up their hogs every night in corrols 

 or pens, surrounded by very strong and high fences, which the 

 bears frequently tear down. After having killed a hog, if any 

 jDart of the carcass is left, the grizzly will return the next night 

 and feast upon the remains, and go until it becomes putrid. 

 He prefers, however, the fresh pork if it can be had. Not un- 

 frequently the grizzly discovers the carcasses of deer, elk, and 

 antelope, killed by hunters, Vv^ho have gone off for horses to 

 carry their game home. In such case, the hunter usually finds 

 little left for him when he gets back. They do not like climb- 

 ing, and rarely attempt to ascend trees. The grizzly, though 

 he often moves about and feeds in the day, prefers the night, 

 and almost invariably selects it as the time for approaching 

 houses, as he often does, in search of food. The cub is one of 

 the most playful, good-humored, and amusing of animals. He 

 will tumble somersets, sit up on his haunches and box, and in 

 some of his pranks will show a humor and intelligence scarcely 

 inferior to that of very young children. The grizzly may easily 

 be tamed, and it becomes very fond of its master. Adams, the 

 Californian mountaineer and bear-hunter, trained several griz- 



