The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-11
AII-AIaSka News

Seeing a mother brown bear with two cubs chasing a moose, near Staritzky in the Seldovia district, John Miller fired g caliber rifle in the air to scare the bear. She turned and charged Miller and his companion, Fro Walli. Miller climb ed a tree, which was too small to accomodate both men. Walli scarce ly had time to draw his 45 callber revolver. He shot the bear at close range. The wounded animal veered off into the woods followed by her cubs. The men did not pur- sue
 Bears may have taken the life of John Patton, 70, veteran trapper on the South Fork of the Good paster River, according to Calvin Cripe who recently arrived in Fair banks from the Goodpaster. Pat tons cabin had been broken into by bears. He is believed to have met death on his trap line. He was unarmed, as his rifles were Ill his cabin. His end must have been early last spring, for rubber pacs were in his pack, indicating that while he was wearing moccasins a thaw compelling the use Of rub Der footwear was likely at any time. The body has not been found. Two huge whales, frolocking. kept within 100 feet of the cannery ten der motorship Venus quite while as she was running in Cook Inlet near Seldovia. The whales ire quently leaped their full length out of the water Capt. Lars Sargen of the Venus declared. The antics of the animals afforded no amuse- ment to the boatmen, for each oi the creatures was as long as the vessel and they were capable ol capsizing it.
 Fathers at Lake Spenard near Anchorage complain that when they are in swimming their clothing on shore is ritled of valuables, The largest theft so far is $6 from Moose Johnson, visitor from Chulitna.
 What is believed to be the first ripe strawberry picked this year III the Anchorage district was from a plant in the garden of MT. and Mrs. R. D. Thompson in the city June 25. The berry was an inch and a half in length.
 In a fligh. from Anchorage to Egegik. Ugashik, and Nushagak and other places in the Bristol Bay re- zion. Pilot Dorbandt's plane car ried 25O pounds of fresh meat, 25C pounds of green vegetables and several bundles of other commodi- ties.
 For several nights, beginning June IS the sun did not set for persons on Eagle Summit, which is between Fairbanks and Circle Hot Springs When E. B. Collins, District De- nuty Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order oi Elks, left Fairbanks to attend the session of the Grand Lodge of the order in Birmingham, Ala, he took with him a gavel made of Alaska ivory, the gift of Fairbanks Lodge to Grand Exalted Ruler Coen. An elk's head, gold pan, a shovel and a pick, all in miniature, dec orated the gavel.
 At the formal laying Of the cor nerstone of the new Federal Build ing at Fairbanks July 4 a gold trowel was used. The trowel was made in Fairbanks of gold pro- uuced in the district. The building is designed to withstand earth quakeS.
 Harold Dill and Hans Peterson both we'll known Nomeites, are erecting a two-story apartment house on Front Street, opposite the Wright Hardware Company ir Nome.
 Fred Moller, flying prospector,' left Fairbanks as an airplane pas senger with supplies for the Lucky Six region and will prospect there as long as his provisions last. The plane will leave him there and will call for him to bring him out The Lucky Six country is at the head of the Noatak, a large river emptying into Kotzebue Sound and extending far back into the inter- for. Its headwaters are southeast of the source of the Alatna River