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charges, lie fell. At this moment, one of the clogs 

 came up, and going too close to the dying bear was 

 seized by the head. He had an extraordinary escape, 

 but was much mauled. After driving my spear again 

 and again into the bear, the disabled beast let the dog- 

 go. This was an enormous animal. As soon as the 

 fight with this grand old brute was over, a cry of 

 ' Bears ! bears ! ' arose from the markers, so taking a 

 fresh spear I rushed after the view. A male and 

 female appeared making for the rocks. I went for 

 the latter, one being the bigger of the two, and as 

 she kept on charging me I must have killed her, had 

 not my horse become unaccountably violent and un- 

 manageable, so that I could not turn him when 

 necessary. The consequence was that the bear, 

 though desperately wounded, reached her den, where 

 we afterwards heard her crying as if in her death 

 agony. Much disgusted at the turn affairs had taken 

 I faced round and engaged the other brute, who was 

 fighting the dogs and chasing them about. Several 

 deadly thrusts terminated the struggle. 



61 Kode to the Black Hill this morning. A couple 

 of bears appeared, but retreated to their dens as soon 

 as they saw us. We waited patiently till dusk ; but 

 though several more were viewed, none would leave 

 the rocks until just as we were going away, when the 

 two that had tantalised us so last night, descended. 

 I went for them. Though they must have seen me r 

 they quietly pursued ' the even tenor of their way/ 

 permitting me to approach within ten yards. I hit the 

 male with a ball from my heavy rifle, on which a 

 fight ensued between the two. However, just as I 

 had charged my gun, they perceived me, and roaring 



