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miles, and when we came to the little 8x8 cabin we 

 were really very glad. Although we had had numer- 

 ous falls by the way, we were still unhurt. This cabin 

 had not been visited by any human being so far as we 

 knew since the previous spring. 



It is the farthest cabin on the Bear River used by 

 Kibbee in his trapping. A sheet-iron stove and a bunk 

 is all the cabin contains, although outside we saw a 

 good collection of traps stored up ready for this com- 

 ing season's work. 



The object of this particular trip was to hunt the 

 grizzly, if we could find any of these animals willing 

 to be hunted, or even to be seen. We were tired look- 

 ing at tracks on the sandy marges of the river, and we 

 hungered for a sight of the real ursus horribilus this 

 being the scientific name of our much respected old 

 friend, the grizzly. 



A quarter of a mile before the cabin came into sight, 

 we crossed several bear trails, worn down deep by the 

 big fellow who had been carrying salmon back from 

 the river to cache them ; but every few yards we would 

 see where he had sat down and eaten a salmon, leav- 

 ing only the bony head and the tail to show the diet he 

 was living upon. The bank of the river at and near 

 the cabin is fifteen feet high and almost precipitous. 



"Well-worn trails lead from the river to the crest of 

 the bank, and were made by the bear scooping out steps 

 to climb up by. The top of the bank was actually 



