170 TRUE BEAR STORIKS.

lasso him, but the impracticable nature of
that scheme was soon demonstrated. On
the next day after making camp the Exam-
iner’s own bear catcher went out on a nerv-
ous black horse called “Nig” to find out
where the Stone Corral bear was spending
the summer and incidentally to get some
venison. The Stone Corral bear was there
or thereabouts beyond any doubt. He ran
the correspondent out of the brush and
showed a perverse disposition to do all the
hunting himself. “Nig” would not’ stand
to let his rider take a shot, but when the
bear gave notice of his presence by growl-
ing and smashing down the brush twenty
yards away, be wheeled and_ bolted
towards camp. Near the camp Dad was
found rounding up the other horses, who
had just been scared from their pasturage
by another wandering bear. It was clear
that not a horse in the outfit could be rid-
den to within roping distance of a bear,
and it is doubtful if three horses fit for
such a job could be found in the country.