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FOREST AND STREAM 
February, 1922 
I had made of myself and such a streak 
of luck I had been permitted to enjoy 
just at the close of day. As we parted 
Fig said; “I’ll go back and get his dad 
some day — that’s only a half-grown cub 
y’got.’’ But I didn’t care. 
ABOUT PACK ANIMALS 
P erhaps it is unnecessary to say 
that the best pack animals are mules, 
the type used in our United States Army. 
On occasions too numerous to mention 
specifically, the government has proved 
the value and endurance of the pack 
mule. To cite only one instance. Colonel 
Buell, marching against Apache Indians 
in 1881, covered 85 miles in 12 hours, 
each mule carrying 200 pounds. 
Mules differ more widely than the 
average person thinks; a mule is not al- 
ways “just a mule.” A good one is more 
than a mule ; but there are many that are 
practically worthless, as far as a pack 
goes. In selecting a pack animal, many 
points have to be considered. .A.t best, 
you will have to gamble on his disposi- 
tion, for no man living can be certain 
about a mule’s behavior till a trial has 
been made. Flowever, the shape of the 
head and expression of the eye bear about 
the same significance that they do in sad- 
dle horses. Even a superficial observer 
would be suspicious of extra small, beady 
eyes set close together and showing a 
great deal of white. If a mule has that 
kind of an eye, a pendulous lower lip, 
and an ill-shaped head, either over-large 
or noticeably small, pass him up, for he 
is vicious and unpeliable. See that the 
teeth are in good condition, and examine 
the feet. The hoofs ought to be rather 
broad with well developed frog, healthy 
and springy. He should be no younger 
than four years ; five is a better age. A 
pack mule’s work requires the solidity of 
frame and sinew that comes only with 
complete maturity. He should be com- 
pactly built, standing about 14)4 hands 
high and weighing close around 1,000 
pounds, with a straight back rather short 
than long. An animal of this type, on an 
average trail, will carry 250 pounds 25 
miles a day easily. With the regular 
military equipment, including the corona 
(blanket) and aparejo (pack saddle), a 
rest every fourth day, and correct treat- 
ment for his back, he can keep this up 
indefinitely the year round. 
The mule’s endurance and comfort de- 
pend as much on the packer’s skill as on 
the load’s weight. Even light loads 
when poorly balanced soon drag the life 
out of a pack animal. Experienced 
packers go over their train often re-ad- 
justing, re-cinching, etc. Often a mule 
will “puff” himself when being packed, 
causing the cinch to loosen when he ex- 
hales. This and other reasons make it 
necessary to re-cinch several times, so 
what’s the use of kicking and abusing 
the “puffy” animal? Adjustments of the 
pack should never be made with the mule 
facing up hill. Turn him around, if 
there is no level spot accessible. 
Of course, careful attention to the 
mule’s back is the main thing. Using the 
army aparejo is the best guard against 
sores. But, in any case, slight bruises 
will come occasionally. Packers call 
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HUNTING THE BIG 
BROWN BEAR 
{Continued from page 56) 
having been on the go eighteen and a 
half hours. A snatched-up supper was 
quickly disposed of, and we crawled into 
our blankets with the satisfying sensation 
that follows a successful hunt. 
""TWO days later, on the morning of 
May 15th, we were out at 3 A. M., 
spying with the glasses from every knoll 
that offered a point of vantage for traces 
of Bruin, but without success. Return- 
ing home after a twenty-mile tramp, we 
were glad to see that one of our camp- 
mates had scored again. Another good- 
sized bearskin was hanging with the rest 
of the trophies beside our camp, making 
seven skins in all, not so bad for seven 
days’ hunting. 
The next day, in dissecting the ani- 
mals, little or nothing was found in their | 
stomachs except some kelp, although I | 
found a heavy layer of fat three inches ! 
thick and weighing five or six pounds at i 
the end of the stomach, of each bear. In i 
other specimens I found that grass had | 
been eaten. It is hard to tell where the f 
saying “hungry as a bear” originated. ; 
Those that we killed were making no i 
effort to find food. Many of them we ! 
found sleeping in the snow, although this ] 
was the period directly after their hiber- i 
nation. Their bodies were enveloped in I' 
fat two and a half inches thick on the J 
rump and back. During the night the ^ 
bears apparently made long trips on the >11 
tundra, not stopping long in any one lo- ; 
cality, while toward morning they could i 
be seen making for the mountains, where ’! 
they lay on the snow sunning themselves - 
until late afternoon. 
There was not a day that we did not 
see game of some kind. Caribou were 
on the flats in every direction. Ptarmi- 
gan and wild geese were a common sight 
and red fox and arctic hare were much in 
evidence. We saw also many eagles, 
ducks and shore birds. The larger 
streams contained an abundance of trout, 
which were caught with little difficulty. 
When the wind was blowing in the 
wrong direction, or the weather was 
stormy, we stayed in camp and worked 
on the skins. On a dull day it was hard 
to pick up an object with the glasses at 
any distance, and when the wind blew 
from us toward the game field it was 
considered best to stay under canvas un- 
til conditions became more favorable for 
hunting. 
Our guides were interesting charac- j 
ters, hardy, robust men, well fitted to sur- J 
vive where nature tolerates only the fit. | 
There was old Peter Larsen, first guide, j 
who had well-nigh reached the sixtieth i 
mark, but who was robust and strong and -1 
still good for many years. His stories of 4 
bear hunting and sea-otter shootings 
would fill a volume if they could only bejl 
recorded. Nick Creevden, my guide, was 
a young man, about thirty. His alert- , 
ness and interest in the hunt soon con- ; 
vinced me that I had a good assistant. . 
His eyesight and ability for spotting/ 
bears were almost uncanny. He was not) 
a boaster, but preferred to listen and let» 
