110. RESOUKCES OF CALIFORNIA. 
early summer afoot through chaparral where bears make their 
home. Usually a grizzly will get out of the way when he sees 
or hears a man, and sometimes, but rarely, will run when 
wounded. It is said that grizzlies in seasons of scarcity, used 
to break into the huts of the Indians and eat them. No in- 
stance of this kind, however, has been reported for some years 
past. 
Phe greater portion of the food of the grizzly is vegetable, 
such as grass, clover, berries, acorns, and roots. The manza- 
nita, service, salmon, and whortleberries, are all favorites with 
him. The roots which he eats are of many different species, 
and it was from him that we learned the existence of a Cali- 
fornian truffle, very similar to the European tuber of the same 
name. The grizzly is very fond of fresh pork, at least after he 
knows its taste, and if swine come within his reach, he soon 
learns the taste. The farmers in those districts where the 
bears are abundant, shut up their hogs every night in corrols 
or pens, surrounded by very strong and high fences, which the 
bears frequently tear down. After having killed a hog, if any 
part of the carcass is left, the grizzly will return the next night 
and feast upon the remains, and go until it becomes putrid. 
He prefers, however, the fresh pork if it can be had. Not un- 
frequently the grizzly discovers the carcasses of deer, elk, and 
antelope, killed by hunters, who have gone off for horses to 
carry their game home. In such case, the hunter usually finds 
little left for him when he gets back. They do not like climb- 
ing, and rarely attempt to ascend trees. The grizzly, though 
he often moves about and feeds in the day, prefers the night, 
. and almost invariably selects it as the time for approaching 
houses, as he often does, in search of food. The cub is one of 
the most playful, good-humored, and amusing of animals. He 
will tumble somersets, sit up on his haunches and box, and in 
some of his pranks will show a humor and intelligence scarcely 
inferior to that of very young children. The grizzly may easily 
be tamed, and it becomes very fond of its master. Adams, the 
Californian mountaineer and bear-hunter, trained several griz- 
