Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-15


 Sixteen years ago, R. J. Robertson saw the possibilities of motion plc- lures depicting Alaska as II IS land of sunshine and flowers, "lln broad grassy valleys, towering peaks and a wealth of animal life equal to if not surpassing the big game heios of South Africa. During this tune he has travelled the Territory in all sections. not covered by its season al blanket of snow, but at its best, during the long summer days and short nights. He has had Wealth If adventure and probably knows Al aska better than the average sour dough. as he has floated down US streams, climbed it's towering peaks and camped by hundreds of simmer ing lakes in the Interior country. About two years ago he was 1olneo bv w. w. Kelly, cameraman of wide experience, and by Arthur Il. Young, internationally known as a big game hunter with bow and ar row. Some of the adventures en- compassed by the trio are without parallel.
 Entering the territory without the fanfare of trumpets or columns of publicity a series of pictures have been filmed that will portray Alaska as the land of opportunity for the homesteader, the big game hunter or the investor Not one dollar has been solicited from Alaskans to finance the venture which has already cost over s7O,OOO, or about one dollar per foot Of film taken.
 Back to Primitive Nature.
 Arthur H. Young, expert with the long bow, is the Robin Hood of the party, and performs feats with his primitive weapon that would tax the skill of many riflemen. He has kill ed many grizzly bears, moose, brown bears, sheep, goats, mountain lions and all large game and feathered game as small as quail. The bow is made from bois d arc or osage orange wood and is about six feet long. Ii has an 8O-pound pull, and will send an arrow thru the largest animal Indeed so powerful is it that the ra zor-sharp arrows have been known to clip off a mooses rib and pass thru the animal. The arrows are made of birch, and have steel tips shaped with barbs, three inches long and one and one-fourth inches wide. The shaft is 28 inches long. To draw one of these arrows to the head or this bow requires prodigious strength and years of practice. So expert has MT. Young become that he can now loose an arrow every two and hal seconds, which riflemen will agree is pretty fast shooting The arrows are carried in a quiver on his righ1 SnOulOeI anu dIS puAlCu dhu AIIC1 to the string with but one motion The bow is wrapped with sinew fol a foot each way from the center an( a flax string of great strength is used.
 MT. Young states that he prefers the bois d' arc to English yew, as i stands up better under the knocks received on the game trail. For tar get shooting, he prefers a bow made os vew.
 Numel oCs sporting magazines have carried articles by MT. Young, anc given pictures of the game killed. Al animal hit with an arrow does moi get the shocking power of bullet but dies quickly and certain on ac count of the tremendous loss of blood especially in case an artery is cut Moose and bear killed have not TUT over thirty feet after being it.
 Herd of Bears.
 Recently on Kodiak island, the par ty came upon a herd of four brown bears, and after stalking them came out within 100 yards of them in ar open glade. The cameramen took their positions and MT. Young armed only with his bow advanced to g point within 40 yards of the bears in an attempt to make them charg