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scarce, no signs cf their having been attacked or 

 prc\ cd upon were seen. 



Around the camp at the time there were a number 

 of cayuses from the pack trains apparently entirely 

 ignored, although one report came in of a case 

 where one whole train was stampeded. 



The specimen referred to above was shot early 

 in the morning in the brush of the southern slopes 

 of the valley very near the camp, mistaken by one 



at the time and the skull cleaned. The pelt was 

 naturally not in prime condition but, however, now 

 forms a valuable specimen in the bear collection of 

 the Victoria Memorial Museum at Ottawa. 



The color of the hair is a very light brown, 

 darker on the back and shoulders. The head is 

 very wide and the nose long. 



The large brown bear frequenting the margins 

 of the "laciers on the southern end of the bound- 



ALASKA BOI'XDARY GRIZZLY. L'r.sus internationali.s Merriam. 



member of the party for one of the cream colored 

 cayuses. He was quietly strolling along uncon- 

 scious of the presence of any danger and killed 

 instantly with a .303 military cartridge at close 

 range. The bullet having mushroomed to nearly 

 an inch in diameter was found lodged in the outer 

 skin, which had acted like a rubber sheet absorbing 

 the remaining spent energy of the bullet. 



I am glad to say the skin was carefully preserved 



ary, as well as the little black variety, was en- 

 countered. 



Some interesting experiences could be sketched 

 of these latter, their unbounded curiositj' often 

 getting the better of their natural instincts to danger, 

 with the result that they have been known to walk 

 into camp during the day as well as at night and 

 ransack everything if the camp was found to have 

 no occupant at the time. 



