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Organized expeditions, made up of from 

 thirty to fifty men, with packs of dogs, pursued 

 him day and night for a week or longer; but 

 each time he escaped. Large rewards were 

 offered for his capture. Old trappers and hunt- 

 ers came from afar, but after weeks of trial gave 

 up the pursuit. 



The grizzly has a well-developed bump of 

 curiosity. This sometimes betrays him into 

 forgetfulness. On a few occasions I have come 

 on one — and twice one unwittingly came 

 close to me — while he was intent on solving 

 something that had awakened that curiosity. 



Once, while watching a forest fire, I climbed 

 a mountain to a point above the tree-line in 

 order to reach a safe and commanding spot 

 from which to view the flames on a near-by 

 slope. At the summit I came upon a grizzly 

 within a few yards of me. He was squatting on 

 his haunches like a dog, and was intently watch- 

 ing the fire-fount below. A deep roar at one 

 place, high-leaping flames at another, a vast 

 smoke-cloud at another, — each in turn caught 

 his attention. None of his keen senses warned 



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