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her cub.

A scene of curious interest followed,
the mother placed her little one between
her hind legs and barking from the dogs
made her way behind the beef house, during
this movement, Mr. Ohlsen slightly
wounded her with my Webster rifle.
Nevertheless, with a giant exhibition of
power the bear tore down by single
movement of her fore arms the barrels
of frozen beef which formed in triple
tiers the walls of our store house. Mounted
upon the rubbish and seized a half
barrel of herrings carrying it down by her
teeth. Here, going up within close half
pistol shot, I gave her six buck shot.
She dropped but instantly rose and
getting her cub into its former position
moved off.

The tactics of the Esquimaux
Dog of Smiths Sound show a high culture
on the part of their wretched masters.
Next to the walrus the Bear
is the staple food, as except the [fox?]
it is the raiment of these people. Unlike
our more southern dogs they had been
trained not to attack but to embarrass.
They ran in circles around the bear
and when pursued would keep ahead with
regulated gait. Their comrades effecting a
diversion at the critical moment by a nip
at his hind quarters. This was done so
systematically yet in such a business like
and unexcited way that we were filled
with wonderment. I have seen bear dogs
trained in melée to relieve each other and
to avoid assault, but here two dogs
without even demonstrations of attack
would put themselves before the path of the