The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-11

in Juneau on d beautiful bright blue day three weeks ago. 4
 Describes Trip
 Here they met their friends, Trev- or Davis, and in his boat, the Cor della D. went down to the head of Track Arm, which Dr. Oastler de- scribed as "an extremely beautiful sheet of water" and then to Sum- dun Bay where they photographed the glacier The site of their camp was Admiralty Island Dr. Oastler had high praise for the Forest Ser vices work in opening the island to the public.
 We stayed there two weeks visit ing the various rivers, bays and coves, watching the hump backed salmon run up the streams, photo graphing the big brown bears-we saw 35 of them-and walking over all the trails the forest service has built"
 Dr. Oastler said that "one of the particularly interesting and notable things about Admiralty Island was t.the scenic beauty of the forests"
 Scenic Beauty
 Along the creeks and the floors of the forest grows the thick green moss he said, and hanging on the trees is long gray moss which gives the forest a really tropical ap- pearance. Mole Creek to my mind is the most beautiful of all. The shoals are messy and rock covered; gravel bars are scattered here and there; the banks are lined with devil clubs and ferns and hanging moss. Added to the scenic beauty of the little streams of Admiralty Island was the presence of the glaucous and Bona parte gulls-the former feeding on dead salmon, the others on the freshly-laid eggs. It was very beau- tiful," he said, to see the salmon running up the stream in flash of silver, and the silver birds pur- suing them along the current, or pauSing CD the banks to feed upbn the dead salmon. At nighttime with the moon shining, and all about the distant call of looms, to- gether with the hard breathing of the blackfish, there is made upon the tenderfoot from the East an unforgettable impression that will bring him back again and again."
 Met Hasselborg
 On Admiralty Island, the iOastlers met Allen Hasselborg, whom they described enthusiastically as "one of the most interesting personalities we have met on this trip"
 We found him fountain of knowledge, said MT. Oastler. Tt was through him that we discov- cred the swamp gentian. both blue and white, just coming into bloom. We, have brought some home, and shall press them and give them to friends who love flowers as much as we do.'
 Dr, Oastler said one of the pret- tiast birds they had seen was the varied thrush. Also they found the winter wren, the song of which is very similar to that of the canary Since the bird itself is little in- significant chap, it's song is par ticularly impressive when heard in the heart of forest of Sitka spruce said Oastler. Also they found the wandering tattler and photographed golden plover, which nests in Alaska and winters in Australia, making the double journey each year. sax
 Observation Tower
 The Oastlers were enthusiastic over the observation tower estab- lished by the Forest Service on Ad- miralty Island to enable tourists and photographers to observe the brown bear in absolute safety.
 The only drawback to the tower. is the fact that the big brownies have already attacked the ladder leading to it and very soon will have it completely demolished" remarked Oastler. T told MT F1ory about it and he said he would have to in- stall an iron one. They had already reached the seventh rung, and at that rate in about six months one would have to shin up the tree be- cause the ladder would be nonexis- tent"
 pr. Oastler, who has had much experience photographing bears said he found them very much like hu- mans: most of them are good na- tured. but every so, often you meet