THE BEAR “MONARCH.” 2138

the “go-devil” and secured only by his
chains to a large tree. The ropes were
removed from his legs, and he was allowed
considerable freedom to move about, but
a close watch was kept upon him. After
several futile efforts to break away, he ac-
cepted the situation, stretched himself at
the foot of the tree and watched the camp-
fire all night.

In the morning the ropes were replaced,
after a lively combat, and the bear was
again lashed to the sled. Four horses were
harnessed to it and the journey was re-
sumed. Men with axes and bars went
ahead to make a road, and it was with
no small amount of labor that they made
it passable. The poor old bear was
slammed along over the rocks and through
the brush, but he never whimpered at the
hardest jolts. With all the care that could
be observed, it was impossible to make his
ride anything but a series of bumps, slides
and capsizes, and the progress was slow.
At the steep places men held the sled back