194 BEAR-HUNT. 
are also common with the North American 
Indians. 
“The following extract,” continues Dr. 
Richardson, ‘‘ from the narrative of Mr. 
Alexander Henry, one of the first English. 
men who penetrated into the fur countries, 
after the reduction of Canada under the Bri- 
tish arms, will serve to contrast the manners 
of the Indians with those of the Laplanders ; 
and it contains, besides, some remarks on the 
habits of the Bear, peculiarly valuable, on 
coming from an eye-witness worthy of all 
credit :—‘* In the month of January, (whilst 
on the banks of Lake Michigan,) I happened 
to observe that the trunk of a very large 
pine-tree was much torn by the claws of a 
Bear, made both by going up and coming 
down. On further examination, I saw that 
there was a large opening in the upper part, 
near which the smaller branches were broken. 
From these remarks, and from the additional 
circumstance that there were no tracks on 
the snow, there was reason to believe that a 
Bear lay concealed in the tree. On return- 
ing to the lodge,* I communicated my dis- 
* The late Mr. Henry, an old and respectable in- 
