New Britain herald., 1928-04-26

under for a brief time and reappear again during the long days Of June
 and July, It is not far enough north
 for perpetual sunlight in the sum-
 mer, however.
 It is probable that our party will
 penetrate the Valley, though our
 destination in the district north of
 Kodiak Is to be governed by the
 promise of good hunting for bears
 We shall go. after leaving the island,
 in the direction which seems the
 most advantageous for sport.
 >nortmen's Paradise
 In addition to the wild and im- posing scenery the Alaskan penin- sula is said to be the finest game country in the world with nearly every variety of animal, excepting the tropical brutes, represented Mountain lions. wolves. moose, sheep, carbon. deer and several variety of lear are existing in as near as onc can come to the undisturbed state on this globe. The waters father Seals, sealione. polar bear and many kinds of ducks and geese. Most of the water fowl which fur nish sport to hunters in the fall as they fly 10 winter quarters make 1. their nests in northern regions. The 1 annual run ot salmon up the streams | 10 spawn is a Well-knoWn natural l phenomenon to many of us. The ! great fish make their way into such 1 shallow water that their dorsal fins ! stick out and in such numbers that they often crowd each other ont onto the banks when they seek . sweet waters in which to lay ! their eggs and die, planting a new i generation which makes it's way to . the sea again to remain until it be- comes its turn to come back up the | stream and spawn and die. Several l varieties of trout. though not our ] native brook trout, live in the i streams and some Of them run be- tween salt and fresh water like the i salmon. Steel heads, cut-throat and | Dolly Warden trout are found in plenty. Living eff the land is an easy proposition to any hunter or ! explorer.
 Equipped Nilh Movie Cameras l
 All of these things We hope 10 witness and enjoy from the decks i of our own boat and from journeys inland. Of course the Kodiak bear i IS the prime incentive of the trip. I1f hEr ifs h rtt matters of secondary importance. We expect 10 have two movie cam eras in the party for photographs of the animals. The big bear, We are Informed, grows to an estimated weight Of about ton. Skins have been brought back which measure over 14 feet oyer the shoulders from claw to claw and are at least hat long. Carcasses, naturally are usually left where the animal is il1led. We expect to go back from the valleys into the snoW-clad upper regions for the animals in order 10 get them as they come from the Information quarters, when their pclts are in Inc best condition. They hole in for the winter in acep snow areas, When the thaw starts they come forth and slowly work their way toward the coast line, eating very little at first and later subsist- ing almost entirely on the dead sal mon which have spawned in the streams. By the time they have reached the lower country their hair has thinned out so much that the fur is useless. They are at their srouchiest after coming from the holes although they will usually go )n their way from a hunter unless wounded or unless si mother feels hat 1t is incumbent upon her to do }attle for her young. They will
 stop quite a little lead' before fi- lany giving up the ghost and, once l hunter Has opened negotiations he 1as to finish them or the bear will. We shall carry specially built 30-oG 'alibre guns the bullets of which, bought not so large as some in diameter, have the penetration need d to go through thick hide and a hocking power that is equal 10 pro- ectiles from other rifles We antici- ate that these guns will do the work for us.
 Tramp Into Game Country
 u will be necessary to be away rom our boat for periods varying rom q week to ten days while We lre on the hunts. Canoes will be iSed Q run from the "Weslward' $ far as possible up the coastal Wa crWays and streams at t>,eir head rom iii" height of nay igaton by al1oe We shall tramp back country il pairs, each pair of hunters being