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M A M M A L S OF N O R T H E R N . C A N A D A 219
few miles east of the Wilmot Horton River, I noticed the
countenance of an Indian assistant who was at the door
suddenly change colour and exhibit much fear. I asked
h im what ailed him, and he muttered " sass," which is the
Chipewyan general term for bear. I got up immediately,
looked out, and with much delight saw what under the pecul
i a r l y hazy mirage of the hour, when objects not far away
appear comparatively gigantic, one enormous and two young
Barren Ground bears coming direot for our camp. I at
once roused up our ' best shots and made ready to accord
them a very warm reception; but just as they were about
arriving within range of our muzzle- loaders ( there were no
breech- loading rifles i n those days) the mother bear perceived
the tent as well as our crouched party, which, under
the stated atmospheric conditions must have struck her with
fearful astonishment, as she instantly got up on her haunches,
a proceeding followed by her offspring ( over two years old).
After having a f a i r l y good look at us, they all bolted, while
apparently not one of the dozen balls fired at them went
home, as they scampered away at a rapid pace and so
escaped. On the succeeding evening, another large animal
was seen and he appeared to be making right for our encampment;
but. although he was allowed to approach quite close,
we failed to secure him. On another occasion, several of
our Indian hunters observed a bear busily engaged in feedi
n g on the carcase of a reindeer, which had probably died
from the effects of a bullet- wound received a short time
previously on the A r c t i c coast, near Langton Harbour, Frankl
i n Bay. As soon as they were noticed he got up on his
hind legs, and after a square look at them, decided to retire,
and succeeded i n doing so seathless.
S i r John Richardson states, i n his " Boat Voyage in
Search of Admiral F r a n k l i n , " that Chief Trader John Bell
informed h im of the melancholy death of an Indian i n the
v i c i n i ty of Fort Good Hope. " This poor man having set
several snares for bears went to visit them alone. The event
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| OCR | M A M M A L S OF N O R T H E R N . C A N A D A 219 few miles east of the Wilmot Horton River, I noticed the countenance of an Indian assistant who was at the door suddenly change colour and exhibit much fear. I asked h im what ailed him, and he muttered " sass," which is the Chipewyan general term for bear. I got up immediately, looked out, and with much delight saw what under the pecul i a r l y hazy mirage of the hour, when objects not far away appear comparatively gigantic, one enormous and two young Barren Ground bears coming direot for our camp. I at once roused up our ' best shots and made ready to accord them a very warm reception; but just as they were about arriving within range of our muzzle- loaders ( there were no breech- loading rifles i n those days) the mother bear perceived the tent as well as our crouched party, which, under the stated atmospheric conditions must have struck her with fearful astonishment, as she instantly got up on her haunches, a proceeding followed by her offspring ( over two years old). After having a f a i r l y good look at us, they all bolted, while apparently not one of the dozen balls fired at them went home, as they scampered away at a rapid pace and so escaped. On the succeeding evening, another large animal was seen and he appeared to be making right for our encampment; but. although he was allowed to approach quite close, we failed to secure him. On another occasion, several of our Indian hunters observed a bear busily engaged in feedi n g on the carcase of a reindeer, which had probably died from the effects of a bullet- wound received a short time previously on the A r c t i c coast, near Langton Harbour, Frankl i n Bay. As soon as they were noticed he got up on his hind legs, and after a square look at them, decided to retire, and succeeded i n doing so seathless. S i r John Richardson states, i n his " Boat Voyage in Search of Admiral F r a n k l i n , " that Chief Trader John Bell informed h im of the melancholy death of an Indian i n the v i c i n i ty of Fort Good Hope. " This poor man having set several snares for bears went to visit them alone. The event |
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