Douglas Island news., 1921-04-29
TELLS OF BEARS
 OF TERRITORY
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 stricken down from behind. Che bear having approached so silently that
 there was not Che slightest warming . of danger. Despite Ono rroat size and enormous strength of thoso mi- |mais. they appear rarely Go strike a 'mn heavily enough to hu him. and
 usually not enough to disable him acriously. After thc victim has ! fallen. Che bears n several instances have begun at Che mans head or at his feet and deliberately bitten him along his entire length at various
 points on thc logs. arms and body
 as we'll as ou Che hmd. Two oi Che . victims brought to hospitals in Che Territory had from Gfty Go moro than seventy tooth wounds without hov- me boon torn u amy place and with out being fatally injured. iu few cases after bear has disabled a man it has withdrawn to one side and watched him. When Che man moved Che bear Immediately return
 ed and bit him repeatedly Then after further watching. if Che man remained mouonlen. Che bear has gone away
 That In Che great majority of eases those huge animals after striking down tbcr victims and biting them ro oG. leaving tbom iu such condi- uon chat thcy eventually recover inc dicatos Co me a lack of Che savage fcrocy chat might bc expected. Al. Che samo time. Che fact chat Che at- tack may be made by bear lobor.ug under a misapprehens.on a Co Che hostile intentions of Che passing in-
 udcr In its domain would scarcely lesson Che resentment u Che minds of Che victims or of his friends
 In addition to their atacn on men. of which authentic records exist of @ very considerable number oc- surrue iu Che years which have passed since white men began to in-. . wade their territory. In common with . black bears thcy are exceedingly de-
 trucuyc to camps. tearing to pieces . touts and eating or destroying food | supplies. thus cntulng severe losses :. m rcmoto districts where supplies . cost Che expenditure Of much time and tremendous eXoruon.
 During Che mmmcr Of 1920 am oN- . pcHcuccd rcoloe.s, of Che Geological smyc, paacd most of Che aeasor working along Che west side Of Cook Inlet m tbs area is vsorou. scattered growth ol o.dcr where a . large number ol brown grizzly and black boar occur This ecoloeIst. has had many years of experience iu l. Alaskan fold work and is thoroughly !. familiar with Che bears and their habits During Che sooson h.s| amps were several times disturbed by black bears and ho folt Che risk of suddenly cucouutorug one of Che bIg bears while working among ue. alder tmckc.s The danger was so er.at Chat hc employed a sNuml hunter to accompany him. rifle m. hand. as a personal guard to protect h.m from bo1rs and thuH enable him give undivided attention to his u-. vosUratio1s As lt claucoI. uo bear mtorclered with him. but as hc TO- marked ho rt hat insurance ol. Che kind he provided was necessary !.
 The foregoing statements indicate he basis for tbc feeling which SO many Alaskaus hayc against che bie bears and account for thc recruitment . they lc. against -no.r protection. . Human nature Is Che same cycry- where In regards t0 matters of tbs kind. and ] am convinced that there are few f amy among Che best of. thc coascrvauonists who. put In Che. place Of Che Alaska pioneers would nU Co have practically Che anne feelings held by thom In regard to ]. lhcao large oaru.yorcs.
 These bears are not protected north 3i 52 degrees Of latitude. but ! could not learn chat they are killed !. Co any greater extent In Che open territory chan thcy are where tho. law is supposed Co g.yo them protoc- uou south Of G2 degrees. Tho law protecting Che bis boau is absolutely ignored except by outside portsmen going into Che country for a aum- mcrs hunt The residents ol hc' Territory shoot tbcm wherever cn-. couutorod. Che existing law serving merely Co keep che Alaskans moro or auaron0suc Co an Che existing game lawa
 mo combined range Of Che brown and grizzly bears extends over nearly !. an parts Of Che Territory in which are vast aroas rarely visited by man. There Che bears have absolute rco- dom under primitive conditions and tor many years to como they win be