Camping and Hunting in the Shoshone 



dragged him down the steep incline to 

 where this second lay, for convenience in 

 skinning. We got within a few feet of 

 the bear, when up he jumped, and, on one 

 hind leg and one fore, went for Frank. 

 The attack was tremendously unexpected 

 and sudden. At a glance you could see 

 that the poor, plucky brute was past hurt- 

 ing anyone ; for one arm was smashed, and 

 his lower jaw was shot almost completely 

 away. Yet I tell the simple truth when I 

 say that for a few strides he actually caught 

 up to Frank, who made most admirable 

 time ; then he suddenly fell dead. We 

 examined that bear carefully ; he was a 

 small one, not weighing more than two 

 hundred pounds, and was shot all to pieces. 

 Each of the five bullets I had fired had 

 struck him ; one hip and one forearm 

 were broken, the lower jaw shot away ; 

 there was one shot in the neck, and one, 

 through and through, behind the shoulder. 

 It is never safe to fool with a grizzly ; he 

 may run away as fast as an elk, or he may 

 not. He may drop to the first well- 

 planted bullet, or he may stand up till 

 blown almost to pieces. 



I have used almost all sorts of rifles, 

 and have satisfied myself that a good re- 

 peater is the arm, more accurate than 



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