. Wild life on the Rockies. , by allowing twice the usualtime, he could make his way down through thedrifts and get back to the cabin with them. Soone morning, after telling Jason that he would beback the next evening, he took their burro andset off down the mountain. On the way homenext day Sullivan had much difficulty in gettingthe loaded burro through the snowdrifts, andwhen within a mile of the cabin, they stuck unpacked and rolled the burro out ofthe snow, and was busily repacking, when theanimals uneasiness made him look round. In the edge of the woods, only a short distanc
. Wild life on the Rockies. , by allowing twice the usualtime, he could make his way down through thedrifts and get back to the cabin with them. Soone morning, after telling Jason that he would beback the next evening, he took their burro andset off down the mountain. On the way homenext day Sullivan had much difficulty in gettingthe loaded burro through the snowdrifts, andwhen within a mile of the cabin, they stuck unpacked and rolled the burro out ofthe snow, and was busily repacking, when theanimals uneasiness made him look round. In the edge of the woods, only a short distanceaway, were three bears, apparently a mother andher two well-grown children. They were sniffingthe air eagerly and appeared somewhat old bear would rise on her hind paws, sniffthe air, then drop back to the ground. She kepther nose pointed toward Sullivan, but did notappear to look at him. The smaller bears movedrestlessly about; they would walk a few steps in advance, stand erect, draw their fore paws close 218. o Q to to their breasts, and sniff, sniff, sniff the air, up-ward and in all directions before them. Thenthey would slowly back up to the old bear. Theyall seemed very good-natured. When Sullivan was unpacking the burro, thewrapping had come off two hams which wereamong the supplies, and the wind had carried thedelicious aroma to the bears, who were just outof their winter dens after weeks of fasting. Ofcourse, sugar-cured hams smelled good to repacked the burro and went on. Thebears quietly eyed him for some distance. At aturn in the trail he looked back and saw the bearsclawing and smelling the snow on which the pro-visions had lain while he was getting the burroout of the snowdrift. He went on to the cabin,had supper, and forgot the bears. The log cabin in which he and Jason lived wasa small one; it had a door in the side and a smallwindow in one end. The roof was made of alayer of poles thickly covered with earth. A largeshepherd-dog often
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