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ISr* Siitt-oDdexj of Connecticut, wu? wns a 
l SM B &fe© 3» tM liftpiM 3-orvcy of the fewltopi®® 1® JUlf 4 t fea. 
to- be qy #i©ct with F*rs* and Els® Obit tend©®* Hr, 8* II* ■ Jackson 
arid ISP* Story B* LaiA at the Cosmos Club la ’ebruaiy, lt£ 7 * a ad 
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he told the story of lay gris&ly bear adventure in Colorado* de- 
tails of vtiioh 1 lad almost completely forgotten* 
" the psrty was at Mm amg the high rochles ©f Colorado 
aad cm the dsy of ray si&veiitvj*© vie had to or© so 031 © of tlio vm%;m 
and deroend Into the valley of the Eoarii.,, Fori. Xtr. story as 
told by Chittenden is as follows *He!mas was always on inti©- 
P*?**n% mm ftai usually toils his o^a coarse in the days task, 
studying: the geology and sketching the rtu?gM t having arranged on 
thin day to Join the party at camp at a designated point on Eoar- 
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izi$ Fori:* fho party bad hardly made ©imp whan m heard a rifle 
shat aur at hand, ana shortly Holmes arrived, report! ig that be 
had Jsist shot a griesljr bear; teat in working his tray through the 
forest he happened to ooue upon a large log along aid© hie path. 
Hearing a slight noise on t,.m opposite side of the log he #aaeed 
ever and dissevered a grisssly bear with Ms head down ia the asarett 
for food. Met wishing to pass on without a word of greeting he 
shouted 'beo-heo* over the log. me bear’s head iasaediately rose 
to ret jm the greeting. She** »s & question of appropriate 
option on the part of both aan and boar, and Holmes deoldeft to 
