BEAR IN YELLOWSTONE PARK. 



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many accounts of the bear fed by at short range sent him off for a time, 

 " Larry," the jolly proprietor of the and he took a line for our camp, his 

 Norris geyser lunch station, and those coming being announced by the yells 

 visiting the Fountain hotel and Upper of our friends. The old rascal came 

 Geyser hotel, so we will only deal up boldly within iofeet of our camp 

 with those about the Thumb, and near fire, and when we threw clubs and 

 the canyon. We came down to the sticks he suddenly sat on his haunches 

 Thumb, out of the mountains, in a and growled. Blazing pine branches 

 driving rain storm, and strung our were required to drive him off. 

 fly near the lunch and military station While sitting in my sleeping bag, 

 because a small open valley there was partly undressed and engaged in 

 the only grazing spot within 2 miles, transferring cut films, the camp fire 

 Before it was fairly dark 2 large nearly out, a large grizzly came up 

 grizzlies passed withm 50 feet of us within 10 feet, determined to get into 

 and made an attack on the garbage our provisions. An ax and a hatchet 

 box, about 40 yards away. Within an thrown against him, and Indian war 

 hoar 5 other bears came in. At times whoops, caused a short retreat, but 

 we had their outlines against the sky, again we had to resort to firebrands, 

 and some were monsters. We ap- These experiences were repeated all 

 proached within 50 feet, but they were night, and we received at least 8 

 not disturbed, and we did not deem it calls. Our sugar and bacon had been 

 politic to go nearer. During the eve- hung high, only a small quantity re- 

 ning several came within the range of maining in the hampers on the ground, 

 our fire, and in the morning we found and our 3 sleeping bags lay near the 

 3 tracks within 5 feet of our sleeping hampers, nearly surrounding them on 

 bags. Our bacon, sugar and other 3 sides. Just before daybreak we 

 bear dainties were hauled high over were all aroused by the rattle of a 

 a pine limb and out of their reach, frying pan. The time required in get- 

 Our camp at the canyon was about ting our eyes fairly open was employ- 

 200 yards West of the great bend be- ed in terrific yells and reaching tor 

 tweenthe Upper and Lower falls in the hunting knives and clubs. A monster 

 timber and close to a large open park bear was almost within reach of Pf ohl 

 on the sloping mountain side. Our and me, but quickly moved a few 

 packs were scarcely thrown off when feet and we again showered missiles 

 a hunter, only 2 days ahead of us from upon him. He seemed more willing 

 Jackson's Hole, made us a visit, and than the others to leave, believing he 

 told us that a big bear had climbed had secured a good breakfast of bacon, 

 into his wagon, where he and one but it turned out that he had taken 2 

 companion were sleeping, and had ab- saddle pads stuffed with grass, which 

 stracted and carried off a bag of elk Al. had made out of a sack that had 

 meat, though they beat him with a recently contained bacon. I should 

 club and a frying pan. About an hour like a photo of his countenance when 

 later he returned with a bag contain- he tore open those pads. My trousers, 

 ing most of the meat. He had found containing my watch, were rolled and 

 the "cache" where the bear had placed just back of my head, and my 

 covered it, and was again happy. His hat J ust back of them - 0n dressing 

 prediction that the bear would follow lt: was found that a b f ar ha , d ste PP ed 

 him and make another effort was veri- ? n * he trousers cracking the crystal 

 n , ,., ., , ,. , , . in the watch, and had also stepped on 

 fied while it was yet light enough to hat Amateur photographers can 

 see him distinctly at a distance of 10 now see the opportunities for the use 

 yards. The old grizzly approached f the flashlight, as well as of pro- 

 close to the wagon and camp fire, but curing an intimate acquaintance with 

 a blow in the ribs from an ax thrown all species of Rocky mountain bears. 



