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matted, low-growing trees with open spaces be- 
tween. Closely pressed, the bears made a stand. 
Unfamiliar with timberline trees, two of the 
dogs in dodging the bears leaped into the matted 
growths. With feet half entangled they were 
caught by the bears before they could make the 
second quick move. The mother bear killed one 
dog with a single stroke of her forepaw and the 
cubs wrecked the other. The mother and cubs 
then charged so furiously that the remaining 
dogs retreated a short distance. Mother and 
cubs turned and again fled up the slope. 
The hounds were encouraged by the near- 
coming men again to take up pursuit. It was 
nearly night when the bears made another stand 
on the summit, where they beat off the dogs 
before the hunters came up. They then made 
their way down ledges so rocky and precipitous 
that the dogs hesitated to follow. Descending 
two thousand feet into the forest of Wild Basin 
on the other side of the range, they escaped. 
Evidently the mother grizzly had planned this 
line of retreat in advance. 
About a month later I saw the Echo Mountain 
grizzly on the western side of the range, in her 
home territory. She was ever alert—stopping, 
looking, listening, and scenting frequently. Often 
she stood up the better to catch the wireless 
scent messages. Though vigilant, she was not 
