180 WE TRY OTHER GROUND. 



ful rate, until it was lost to sight a thousand feet or so 

 below. Difficult and dangerous as already was the walk- 

 ing over such a smooth sloping surface, it was rendered 

 even worse by heavy rain which had fallen during the 

 night. Two black bears and a brown one had shown 

 themselves at long distances, and also some rinds and does ; 

 but as there were no fresh marks of large bucks, we deter- 

 mined to try other ground. 



