THE BEAR “MONARCH.” 171

Some years ago the ranchmen and va-
queros frequently caught bears with a
rope, but even then it was difficult to train
horses to the work, and only one horse out
of a hundred could be cured of his instinc-
tive dread of a erizzly.

It was clear also that there were some
defects in the plan of driving the Stone
Corral bear out of the brush, chief of which
was the bear’s inconsiderate desire’ to do
the driving himself. As the hunting would
have to be done afoot, the prospects inci-
dent to an attempt to round up a big griz-
zly among the rocks and chaparral were
not peculiarly alluring. Trapping was the
only other method that could be suggested,
but the absence of any heavy timber would
make that difficult.

The Stone Corral is a singular arrange-
ment of huge sandstone ledges on the slope
of a mountain, forming a rough inclosure
about a quarter of a mile wide and three
or four times as long. The country is very
rugged and broken for miles around, and