The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-23
COUNTRY ADJACENT TO ALASKA RAILROAD
 HUNTERS PARADISE

Game is plentiful back in the hills from a distance of about ten miles from the railroad, states N. Selton and w. E. Black, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey party who are spending a few days in Anchorage on official business. At various times during the past sea- son when some of the parties, out in the hills ran short of fresh meat, they were compelled to bag wild game. These consisted mostly of bear and a few sheep. Near Windy much game was seen and at Broad Pass many moose were glimpsed in the swamps.
 About ten days ago, the young engineers say, on cold day, a large herd of caribou were seen feeding on hillside near Foggy Pass, west of Windy. Later in the day the cari- bou began to leave the district and i. was interesting to note their mode of departure. In single file they slowly strolled through the Pass Other members of the party caught frequent glimpses of caribou, some of the herds being at least two tc three thousand in number. Three of these herds were headed for the Pass.
 Sheep in large numbers are run Eing about the Broad Pass noun tain Black and Selton claim, at this particular place having seen about 20. Five miles back from the rail- road up on the East fork of the Gnu litna a band of 100 were seen. On Windy mountain, six or eight miles east of Windy station, Dan McKen- zie, a member of the party, saw a band of which an approximate num- Der of 100 is fair estimate.
 At Foggy Pass, near the Cantwel' glacier a blue bear, one of Alaska's seldom seen wild animals, was view ed with anxiety by one of the party It was stated that the bear was of tremendous size and regardless O. the fact the engineer had his gun, he did not care to tackle the bear lalone.
 E. c. Cornell, heliotroper, while relaying signals one night from the top of a peak $500 feet in height, was startled to note the approach of 6 black bear Cornell had left his rifle in the camp about a quarter of mile below and was caught weaponless. The only thing he could do was to watch MT. Bear and see what kind of a game he had up his sleeve. After nosing around foI bit, at a respectful distance, the bear turned and headed down the hill. The signalman on the other reak, some miles away, then got tn story in Morse code which explained to them the sudden disappearance O the beacon of light a few minutes previously.
 Up on Pack station east of Broad Pass, where one of the camps was located temporarily, a bear stam- peded the hobbled horses one night about a week ago. The horses were picked up the following morning nine miles away. During the re- mainder of the field season tho horses were more or less spooky ant the least bit of rustic in the under growth startled them.
 A brown female bear and her cub were tracked for many miles one day by N. Selton but due to the fact that twilight began to fall and they were gradually going into the coun. try of high willows he desisted and headed back for camp. This was be- tween Disappointment creek and the Talkeena river.
 While in the vicinity of Clea, creek, fifteen miles east of Curry W. E. Black and Dan Grey wert charged by two bears. At dis tance of annroYimateIv 5O feef the