Biographical Notice 



The cave was unusually long — per- 

 haps 30 or 40 feet. Its upper end, 

 by which the bear had entered, was 

 hardly more than a foot high ; the 

 other opening was high enough to 

 be entered on hands and knees. 

 The grizzly could be only heard, not 

 seen ; but the sound indicated that 

 he was nearer the upper end. Va- 

 rious attempts at dislodgment by 

 smoking, etc., were unsuccessful ; and 

 finally King, who had poked his head 

 far enough in at the upper end to 

 see in the dark, said he could dis- 

 tinguish the animal's eyes, and would 

 go in and shoot him. So I was sta- 

 tioned at the lower opening in case 

 the bear should come out that way, 

 and King wriggled himself into the 

 little hole at the upper end, until he 

 was far enough in to raise his body 

 on one elbow and put his rifle to his 

 shoulder. Even then he could not 

 distinguish the form of the bear in 

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