806 AUDUBON THE NATURALIST. 
which Mr. Drummond was seated, but never 
attempted to ascend it. The female, in the 
meantime, retired to a short distance, lay down, 
and as the male was proceeding to join her, Mr. 
Drummond shot him also. 
The following is from notes of J. W. Audu 
bon, made in California in 1849 and 1850: 
“High up on the waters of the San Joaquin, 
in California, many of these animals have been 
killed by the miners, now overrunning all the 
country west of the Sierra Nevada. Greatly as 
the grizzly bear is dreaded, it is hunted with all 
the more enthusiasm by these fearless pioneers 
in the romantic hills, valleys, and wild moun- 
tains of the land of gold, as its flesh is highly 
prized by men who have been living for months 
on salt pork, or dry and tasteless deer-meat. I 
have seen two dollars a pound paid for the leaf- 
fat around the kidneys. If there is time, and 
the animal is not in a starving condition, the 
grizzly bear always runs at the sight of man; 
but should the hunter come too suddenly on 
him, the fierce beast always commences the en. 
gagement. And the first shot of the hunter is 
a matter of much importance, as, if unsuccessful, 
his next move must be to look for a sapling to 
climb for safety. It is rare to find a man whe 
would willingly come into immediate contact 
with one of these powerful and vindictive brutes 
