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California, before its eyes were open, and raised it on a grayhound 
- bitch in company with her own pup. This he called Ben Frank- 
lin, and proved more docile even than the first. He never found 
it necessary to confine in any way this specimen, but he was 
allowed to roam and hunt with his foster brother, the grayhound. 
They were inseparable companions, and seemed to have as much 
affection for each other as if they had been of the same species, 
Before he was full-grown, when his master was attacked by a 
wounded grizzly, he joined in the fight with such ferocity as to 
save his master’s life, and though he was severely wounded in this 
contest, with careful nursing he survived, and ever after showed 
as much courage in attacking his own species as if he had not 
met with this severe punishment. 
He seems to have had less confidence in Lady Wahia 
for she was generally kept chained during the night and when on 
the journey, though allowed to follow free when on the hunt. 
This may be explained by the fact that she was over a year old 
when captured, while the other never had any taste of wild 
life. i 
When she was chained up near the camp-fire in the Rocky 
mountains, she was visited several nights by a large wild bear, 
which her master refused to disturb, and she, in due time, bore a 
cub, which grew to maturity under the tuition of her owner, and 
which he called Fremont, which he says manifested considerable 
intelligence and sagacity, but not equal to that of his dam or to 
his favorite, Ben Franklin. It is to be regretted that exact dates 
are not given from which we can determine precisely the period 
of gestation, but by comparing all the dates that are given, it may 
be stated provisionally that that period was nine months. 
It has been stated by good authority that no instance has been 
known of any member of the bear family having bred in domes- 
tication, and this is the only instance where I have found such an 
event recorded or heard it stated. i 
Our author raised many of these animals, but generally dis- 
posed of them before they reached maturity, but he gives us nO 
particulars except in these two instances. 
He found the black bear, when raised in camp, as readily 
domesticated as the grizzly, andas fond of his society, following 
- him about the camp and through the woods with fidelity and 
attachment. 
