A rather remarkable instance of this occurred in the Yellowstone National Park, in the spring of 1891.

The incident is related in the following letter written to Mr.William Hallett Phillips, of Washington, by another friend, Mr.Elwood Hofer.

Hofer is an old mountain-man; I have hunted with him myself, and know his statements to be trustworthy.

He was, at the time, at work in the Park getting animals for the National Museum at Washington, and was staying at Yancey's "hotel" near Tower Falls, His letter which was dated June 21st, 1891, runs in part as follows: "I had a splendid Grizzly or Roachback cub and was going to send him into the Springs next morning the team was here.

I heard a racket outside, went out, and found him dead.