The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-01
MI55INGM MAN RETURNS TO
 TOWN TODAY
Paul SinCi( Reaches Far End of Berners Bay Back
 for Rest, Supplies

Pdul SIlCiC, BduliV lioii iooAAie 28 pounds in 55 days on the trai to Comet on the north end of Der ner's bay, arrived back in town this morning aboard Pete Lunde's boat the Attu.
 Some concern had been felt here about Sincic's welfare. He had beer unheard from since June when he left a note for friends at Echo Cove.
 After leaving Echo Cove about June 27, Sincic skirted Berner's Bay. He had to wait for low tides to get past the reefs and around cliffs that come down to the beach at high tides. At the mouth of Antler River on the Bay, he found a 10 foot dory It was dried out with the seams open about hall an inch. Plugging the seams with clothing and tacking his water proof tarpaulin across the bottom Sincic whitled out oars and oar locks.
 Starting the two and a quarter mile trip across the Bay, Paul got about a quarter of mile from the opposite shore before his boat sank on him. Luckily, the tide was run ming out and the boat sank in about two feet of water. He waded ashore from there.
 Sincic started skirting the shore looking for route across the mountain range. At the deserted mining camp of Jualin he found five pounds of flour and two pounds of sugar.
 Three days were spent at the camp living mainly on pancakes made from the flour and drying out clothing and equipment. Jaulin is between Lynn Canal and Ber- ner's Bay.
 Leaving Jaulin, Sincic went to the Indiana Mine but had to ford Johnson Creek in waist-deep ice cold water. He spent about a day and half at this mine and cached his pack there. A climb was made to the Kensington Mine on Lions Head Mountain overlooking Sher- man Creek. This creek is opposite Johnson Greek and emptieS intr Lynn Canal.
 A feast, as Sincic describes 1t was made on a little rice at thu Kensington Mine He then spen two days at the Kensington Tunne Site before going to the Northern Bell Mine opposite the Kensingtor Mine.
 The next day he discovered Comet Mine number one where he shot spruce hen. Half of the hen was saved for the following day when an entry in his journal states: Strange how each tiny bit of food is devoured when there is so little of it! Never again, when I get to town, will I leave food or the platter no matter how mucf I've eaten and never refuse fooc offered to mel"
 His food the next day was weasel that he shot. He then re turned to the Indiana Mine ant went on to part of the Kensing ton Mine Tramway at the base O a mountain that he did not knov the name of
 AS he was picking berries, Sinci' discovered a trail leading to tn, beach. After following 1t for ahou two miles, he heard someone shoot ing .22 rifle. He said he literall. tore out down the trail and cam' to Comet Mine number two.
 There he met Lawrence Frank caretaker and he was the frs human he had seen in 55 days ol the trail. The first thing Franl offered him was bottle of bee which Sincic said tasted like sod pop.
 After being fed, Sincic asked tn date and was nearly knocked owe to find it was July 31.
 This morning, Pete Lunde, wh had been fishing in the area, stop ped at Comet to see if Frank wante anything in town. Both Sincic an Frank came in with him.
 Sincic will be spending the nes four or five days in town develop ing pictures and picking up sup plies before returning to Come His plans are then to finish hi trip to Skagway and on to tn interior of Alaska.
 The reason Sincic gave for hl coming to the shoreline instead ( following above the timberline wa that game was nonexistent. AS was, he lived on robins, porcupine camp robbers, skunk cabbage, oan delions, and nettles.
 There are no contour maps Of th area that Sincic travelled througl He had to travel by compass an a map sketched out prior to n taking off on June 8.