These bear wander outside
the park and furnish hunting material throughout the neighboring State.
He promised to put us in communication with grizzlies that were as
unspoiled and unafraid as those first seen by Lewis and Clarke in their
early explorations.
After explaining the purposes of our trip and the use of the bow, Ned
Frost agreed that it was a real sporting proposition and took up the
plan with enthusiasm. I sent him a sample arrow we used in hunting, and
his letter in reply I take the liberty of printing. It is typical of
the frontier spirit and comes, not only from the foremost grizzly
hunter of all times, but discloses the man's bigness of heart:
"My dear Doctor:
"Your letter of the 18th was received a day or so ago, and last
night I received 'Good Medicine' [a hunting arrow] on the evening
train, and I feel better away down deep about this hunt after a
good examination of this little Grizzly Tickler than I have at any
time before. I have, by mistake, let it simmer out in a quiet way
that I was going to see what a grizzly would really do if he had a
few sticks stuck in his innerds, and my friends have been giving
the Mrs.
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