My uncle grabbed the sticks from me, called me a coward, rushed in, and as the bear dashed out shot and killed it." It is generally thought that Indians are good shots, but the testimony of the hunters of the Tahoe region is that the Washoes are very poor shots.

One hunter tells me he has seen an Indian take as fine a standing shot as one need desire, again and again, and miss every time.

On one occasion he was hunting deer with an Indian.

The latter had gone up a steep slope, when, suddenly, he began to fire, and kept it up until fourteen shots were fired.

Said he: "I was sure he must have a bunch of deer and was making a big killing, and hurried up to his side.