Humans and bears - Wild encounters

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California's Day of the Grizzly by Willaim B. Secrest.

Theodore H. Hittell, History of California, Vol.l, 1885:

( Governor Sola ) opened his eyes wide with wonder when he saw a grizzly bear, held by four mounted vaqueros each with a reata fasrened to a separate leg, bound into the areana, sruggling against his captors and snapping his teeth with such fury as to cause terror even in those accustomed to the sight. The governor turned with an inquiring look to the comandante, who replied that the bear was a specimen of the animals, abundant in the neighboring mountains, which often came down to regale themselves upon the cattle in the valleys.

August Bernard Duhaunt-Cilly, "Account of California," California Historical Society Quarterly, June 1929:

In California, three or four horsemen, armed with their ropes, look upon going to attack a bear as a pleasure party; they bait it with a dead animal and wait silently. If the bear defends itself, and wishes to rush upon one of them, the instant is favorable for the others to snare it from behind. If it flees, as happens most frequently, the best-mounted rider attempts to cut off its way and force it to fight. The first lazo ( lasso ) catching it leaves it only enough freedom to run upon the one who snared it; but the rest come and easily throw their own over it: they streach them in every direction, and hold it fast, while one dismounts and ties its four paws. It is then placed upon a hide and dragged where it is wanted. Reply