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ver-tipped grizzly bear busily engaged in 

 digging out gophers. The wind was in our 

 favor and the distance to be traveled before 

 getting within range would be perhaps four 

 miles. The Chief gave instructions to the 

 men as to where the two caribou killed the 

 day before would be found, and the route to 

 reach them; then we parted company, the 

 Chief and I riding away to try our luck at 

 getting a shot at the grizzly. 



It was necessary to climb from the river 

 bed to a plateau where much willow brush 

 was growing and, behind this friendly screen 

 of brush, to follow a line parallel with the 

 stream for a good three miles. Then we 

 crossed the water and, after proceeding cau- 

 tiously along the base of the mountain on 

 which the bear was working, we tethered the 

 horse and mule and commenced the stalk. It 

 was half an hour before we came in sight of 

 Bruin, and he was still busily engaged in dig- 

 ging out gophers. The wind at this time was 

 blowing with considerable force directly to- 

 wards us with the much-coveted quarry nearly 

 a mile away. 



We now found it necessary, in order not 

 to be seen, to keep in line with the rocks and 

 the occasional bunches of willow brush, dodg- 



