FOREST AND STREAM 
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B. C. STANDS FOR BEAR. 
Also the Letters Are a Caution to All 
to Be Careful. 
0 the man that wants big 
game to shoot at, some¬ 
thing worth while, I’d say 
go to British Columbia. 
Step off at Ashcroft, hire 
a “breed,” two saddle 
horses and two extra for 
packing. If you don’t know 
the country leave it all to 
your faithful Siwash guide 
and he’ll do the rest. If 
he knows his business he’ll 
take you up the Caribou 
road for about ioo miles. Then turn off 
the road or trail for another twenty miles 
and you’ll not be particular which way you 
head for; also have in mind that you are 
not apt to come across any hotels or res¬ 
taurants and when night overtakes you, 
just tie your horse to a clump of sage 
brush, stay awake and be devoured alive by 
black flies and listen to the howl of the 
coyote. 
Bears you’ll see aplenty: big and little 
bears, brown, silver tip and black. 
If you failed to get your license at your 
landing point, don’t fire a shot, or you’ll 
dig up when you return. 
While it costs nothing to bang away at 
bears you are apt to try your luck at a 
wild horse, buck or sheep, for a man hates 
to carry a loaded gun for his health. If 
you really are after bear and come across 
a good big silver tip about the size of a 
matured ox, and you have about made up 
your mind that you are not an expert at 
shooting, just don’t shoot and give the bear 
a wide berth, with plenty of time to get out 
of sight. 
But in case you much desire to bag him, 
aim as near to where his heart is supposed 
to be and pull, for at that time he’ll be up 
and on his feet. Of course you’ll hit him 
and he won’t like it, so keep on pumping 
lead in his direction and if your guide or 
faithful (?) Siwash is in sight, or up a 
tree pump some into him. By this time you 
have perhaps killed your bear and you’ll 
skin him. Tie up his hide and look for 
more; you 11 find them to your heart’s con¬ 
tent, for it’s safe to say there are more 
bear in central British Columbia to the 
square mile than in the whole State of 
Minnesota; in fact, the writer makes the 
statement that he believes there to be more 
bear by ten to one than Indians and whites. 
To remind myself of British Columbia I 
need but step into my back yard where I 
keep and possess two little silver tip cubs 
as pets, and in our park two monsters to 
remind me of my ventures four years ago 
where I captured these alive, returning with 
them to my home at Fairmont, Minnesota. 
L. Archer-Burton. 
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