The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-11
sEAR HUNTING IN ALASKA.
These Explorers Were Too Badly Fright
encd and Frozen to Shoot,

These Explorers Were Too Badly Fright
encd and Frozen to Shoot,
One dark day in winter, during.a
heavy snow blizzard, with the thern,om-
eter down to 40 degs- and the wind at
the rate of forty miles an hour, when
the mere thought of outdoors Sent Il
rold shudder through the system, !, ma
tive came rushing into the station ex-
claiming, .Nan-nook! hammock! nan
nookr' To say that all were startled
would be speaking mildly. We were
excited. A few queries put to the native
located bruin about ten rods from the
station, quietly eating mis- breakfast
from Il dead walrus that had driftea
ashore the fall before. Grasping our
rifles, handing one to the native. which
we kept conveniently at hand, showing
few cartridges into our pockets. throw
ing on whatever garments came at hand.
we sailed forth for Mr.. Bruins skin.
a short distance from the station the
assistant passed the writer, his long legs
having decided advantage in wallow
ing through the deep snow. Some four
or FIVE rods from the station the steward
was met returning with face and ears
frozen. The writer however kept on
doing his best to keep the two hunters,
just seen through the dimness ahead, in
sight, when he heard the report of a rifle
quickly followed by the report of an
other; thinking that bruin had at last
succumbed, the writer hurried on until
ne came to the dead walrus, when he
stopped to listen. Nothing of bruin OF
hunters could be seen and nothing
but the howling of the winds could be
heard. Retracing his steps he arrived
at the station with face frostbitten and
both ears frozen. Some half an hour
after the assistant and native returned
and the assistant tells the following
story:
Approaching the place they suddenly
came upon bruin quietly feeding, scarce
ly ten PAGES distant The native being
in advance without intimating his inten-
ton raised his rifle and fired, causing
bruin to raise his head and give an om-
inoIls growl. The assistant, in order to
use his rife more dexterously, had taken
the initten in his right hand, in his agi-
tation dropped it and the wind whirled
it Instantly out of sight. In stepping
aside to bring the native out of line he
stepped into Il hollow, came near falling,
thereby losing his sight on the bear
when he fired. He thinks his bullet
must have struck very near the animal,
as the snow flew all over him, and he
was SO frightened that he marched off,
they following, but soon lost sight OF
their object Perhaps they did not care
to get too near and We're perfectly will
ing he should go One of the natives in
the old signal station hearing of the oc.
ccrrence. muffied himself up in skins,
took his rife and a supply of cartridges
went down to within fifteen PAGES of the
dead walrus, sat down and waited fol
Mr.. Bruin to come back and finish his
breakfast.
He had not long.to wait, for brui1
soon came and commenced tearing of
the flesh at a great rate, as though ir
anger for having been driven away au6
now determined to make up for Il 4
time. At the proper moment the native
raised his rifle and fired, killing the
brute instantly. Help being near, ht
was dragged into the old station and
skinned, the carcass furnishing good
supply of fresh meat for the natives and
his skin proving to be one Of the larges
and finest the writer ever saw.-Alasks
Cor. New Bedford Standard.