160 THE GEIZZLY BEAR. 



stand in awe of the grizzly ; and even the largest pack of 

 hungry wolves will not venture to attack him, nor indeed 

 will they touch his carcass after he has succumbed to the rifle 

 of the hunter. Horses especially are terror-stricken when 

 they scent or see a grizzly ; and not until they have been care- 

 fully trained, will they even allow the skin of one to be placed 

 on their backs. 



The grizzly employs his claws both in digging for roots 

 and in burying any large animal he may have killed, to pre- 

 serve the carcass till he requires it for another meal. An 

 anecdote is given of a hunter who, pursued by one of these 

 monsters, took advantage of this propensity to save his life. 

 His rifle was unloaded. Of course he had not wounded the 

 bear, or his stratagem would have been in vain. Throwing 

 himself on the ground, the hunter closed his eyes, and stretch- 

 ing out his limbs, feigned to be dead. It must have been a 

 fearful moment when he felt the bear lift up his body in his 

 claws to carry him away to the neighbourhood of his lair. 

 The bear having dug a hole, placed him in it, and covered 

 him carefully with leaves, gi^ass, and bushes. An Indian, or 

 hardy backwoodsman, could alone have existed under such 

 circumstances. The hunter waited anxiously till he heard 

 loud snores proceeding from the cavern. Then, slipping up, 

 like Jack the Giant-killer from the castle of the ogre, he 

 scampered oft' as fast as his legs could carry him. 



Mr. Kane — the Canadian artist — mentions meeting a 

 grizzly when in company with an old, experienced half-breed 

 hunter. Francois by name. Francois, however, declined 

 firing, alleging that the risk was greater than the honour to 

 be obtained — his own character for bravery having been long 

 established. Youno- hunters mio^ht do so for the sake of 



