Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-25
RETURNED TO LAKE TODAY
Frank TowIe Guding-Dr. Barr Mis- ses Out on Fine Hunt-Hard Work Says Young Barr.

A paunch acquired by five years of inactivity, was, according to Britton Barr, son of Dr. Barr, both of whom are just completing their third trip to Alaska, lost in apparently few short hours, while he was in the hills after big game Tn other words, during his three weeks hunt in the Skilak Lake country, MT. Barr returns to Seward with fine bag of specimens, about 20 enough physical shape to take on a bunch of wild cats.
 Gets Sheep and Bear Two fine black bears and two ex- tra-good sheep specimens were shot by Mr. Barr near Skilak lake. Frank W. Towle, who resides at the lower end of Kenai lake, was guide for MT. Barr, on the hunt, and proved to be very capable man, MT. Barr said. It was MT. Barr's first hunt in this district and this morning, upon finding out reservations could not be secured to Seattle on the steamer Northwestern, he has decided to go back into the Moose Hollow country, for an additi- onal weeks hunt, planning to return to Seward next week and board the s. s. Alaska for the south.
 Storm Bound Three Days
 During the heavy rainfall about week ago, MT. Barr and guide Towle were storm bound on Caribou Island for three days. The nights in the sheep country are beginning to get cold, and when they left the district few days ago, the moose were just be- ginning to run. They frequently counted punches of from 300 to 400 moose without moving from their tracks.
 Wary of Big Eagle
 While packing out the specimens a large golden eagle, with beautiful wing spread, flew down out of the sky and for considerable distance hover ed over MT. Barr at an elevation of | about B feet. It is believed the | eagle, seeing the game on top of the l pack, thought he had ran into some l new fangled specie of Alaskan wild | game, and was considering whether it 1 would be advisable or not to take a crack at it, when guide Towle finally | chased it away
 Travel fast waters
 The greatest thrill of the entire trip | though, MT. Barr said, was when they l travelled down white water, shooting the many rapids in the river. II guess that is the kind of thrill which one reads about, and which comes once in lifetime" MT. Barr said, flor there certainly was thrill connected with this form of travelling"
 Dad" Should Have Been Along
 pr. Barr would have liked very much to have accompanied his son on the hunt, for it is the first time they have been separated on any outing or hunt ing trip. If Dr. Barr or his son had been more familiar with conditions in the Skilak lake region, MT. Barr said he would have enjoyed having his dad with him, for it was learned that the destination could have been reached with little actual walking, practically he entire distance being covered by boat, and the doctor could have re- mained at the base camp with com oanion while his son roamed the hills. Next year certainly will go out with lim,' Dr. Barr stated.
 We expect to hunt in this district 1ext year, and also at future date, lave good hunt in the interior. I lave long been planning on making he Yukon river trip from Dawson to St. Michael, and we may make that rip next year."
 Dr. Barr and his son have summer lome at Wequetownsing, Mich, sum- ner resort, and in the winter they nove down to their home in Florida. Wequetownsing" is an Indian name, 0r. Barr explained, meaning a little 'ay within a big bay.
 Dr. Barr for many years enjoyed the argest practice in New York city, and s a nationally known physician and urgeon. He retired some years ago.