Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

ELKHORN STATION.
feet square, and high enough to stand erect in, inste'd of one, three bears were visible. They were
standing, the largest one in the middle, with their
eyes staring at the entrance, but quietly greeting
the hunters only with a low growl.
Finding that there was a bear apiece tn be disposed Qf, the hunters kept close to the wall and out
of the stream) of light from the entrance, while they
advanced a little way cautiously towards their game,
wvhich, however, seemed to take no notice of them.
otter manceuvering a few minutes to get nearer,
Anderson finally struck the large bear on the head
with his wiping-stick, when it immediately moved
off and ran out of the cave. As it came out the
man on the ledge shot, but only wounded it, and it
came rushing back, snorting and running around in
a circle, till the well directed shots from all three
killed it on the spot. Two more oears now remained to be disposed of. The successful shot put
them in high spirits, and they began to hallo and
laugh, striking the next largest bear; he also ran
out. and was soon shot by the man outside.
By this time their guns were reloaded, the men
growing more elated, and Claymore declaring they
were "all Daniels in the lion's den, and no mistake."
This and similar expressions he constantly vocifer(ted
awhile they drove out the thlird ard smaller bear. As it
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