Evening journal., 1921-09-01
BAGS grizzlies
near ARIICLINE
American Scientific Party
Find Alaskan Storms
Worse Than Bears
GAME IN PLENTY
DISCOVERED DAILY

ARDMORE. Okla-.-A party OF
Americans. headed by c. z. Sykes OF
Ardmore. oil operator. and by Ed
ward D. crabb OF Norman. repre-
senting the Oklahoma University
Museum Of Natural History. killed a
total Of seventeen grizzlies after a
drive which lasted three months.
Eleven other grizzlies escaped.
The party now is after moose and
carbon. several specimens Of which
will be forwarded to the Oklahoma
University Museum and to the
Brooklyn Museum Of Natural His
tory.
The grizzlies gave the hunters less
trouble than did the hardships Of
the Alaskan wilds. for the men en-
counteren severe snow and hail
storms for thirty days Good marks
menship alone saved the lives OF the
hunters on numerous occasions.
Ber,des Sykes and Crabb. the party
lyn. representing the Brooklyn Mu-
seur,; Charles Honmeister OF I'M
perial. Neb.. noted big game hunter:
DR.. W. Fl. Chase Of Seward Alaska.
well known authority on Alaska and
sportsman; Pete Larson Of Unga,
Alaska. chief guide with several as
sistants
Long Trip 10 Hunting Ground
On April 23, Sykes accompanied
by Crabb and Hoffmeister. left Sc
attic for Cordova on the s. s. North
western and arrived at their desti-
natio- April 80. At s o'clock in the
morning of May / the Rolfe II, was
boarded and sail was set for the
Cordova TO Unra consumed a week.
including a stop OF two days az Sew
ard and one at Uyak Bay Kodiak
Island. At Unga the guides and
packers we're picked up and the
journey continued to Pavlov Bay.
the scene Of the hunting.
Camp was pitched on the shore
OF the bay, opposite the twin vol
canoes of Pavlov. one Of which is
active. This was the main camp.
and was continued from May 9 TO
June s. the date OF departure for
home.
There was not day while we were
on tho hunting grounds.'Dr Chase
writes, during which we did not see
caribou. wolverine and fox, as well
as great variety OF bird life, in
cluding ptarmagin. swan. geese
bucks and many other shore birds
During the days aboard the boai
many porpoises. thrashers blacl
ish. seal sea lion and other deni
zens Of the deep we're sighted, and
when we had cause 20 anchor nsh.
ing was always INDUCED in with
great success"
Found Plenty OF Thrills
The first encounter with grizzlies
had plenty Of thrills. After the
men had left the Role and had
spent several days searching for
signs" four full grown bears came
upon them with such suddenness
that men and bears stood watching
each other a few moments in aston
ishment The GRIZZLIES made the
first move. Three OF them crouch
ed 10 the earth and crept toward
the hunters only fifty yards away
The fourth remained behind. There
wasn't even tree to climb.
When the three bears got within
ten yards Sykes fred three times n
rapid succession and the three lead
ers fell dead. Immediately tn,
fourth bear charged with great roars
A bullet halted him just as he reach
ed the side OF the other bears an,
he fell dead across the bodies.
These four were the'largest foun
during the entire hunt The hid
OF "old Nose" as the biggest griz
zly was called by the men. meas
ured twelve feet in length. The fu
OF these animals showed no bleni
ishes OF any kind.
Long and Ariuous Tramps
In further skirmishes with tn
animals not one Of the party wa
injured, although the bears did M
fall to the rifles as easily as did tn
first four.
To track the animals long tramr
through deep SHOWS were necessar,
ano frequently the men slid dow
mountain sides The cold. at time
was intense. despite the fact that
was summer; it was close to n
Arctic circle. The animals weI
skinned BY the helpers after eac
killing and the hides dried out an
loaded on the Roife for shipmer
home.