The Bealys
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we take a big Io3S The bear is our
only real problem here. I have no
bitterness toward them; they don’t
know what they’re doing to me.
They are a great animal, but I
want to protect my herd. See that
canyon up there? It’s choked with
brush, a wonderful place for my
cows to graze and an even better
place for the bears to wait for
them.”
We looked out across the mea
dow to craggy mountains rimming
a canyon, green, beautiful, and
now, forbidding.
‘‘We have tried all sorts of
things to protect our steers—a few
years ago Dave Henley put bells on
vs cows. It sounded to me like a
odeal idea so I bought a lot of
jells and put them on some of
iine. When we went out to check
/he cattle, half the cows the bear
d killed had bells on.
"We set a trap for one bear and
eft a half eaten carcass near it.
.'he bear stepped on the spring
and the pan at the same time so
the trap closed without catching
him. The next night he went out
nd approached from the other
;ide and dragged the carcass away.
"Those bears are very clever.
Once we tracked one into some
alder; the tracks didn’t come out
o we did, in a hurry. That bear
was sitting in there watching us.
^hen he ran out and ran right over
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one fellow. The fellow fell back
and shot him in the jaw, and the
bear kept right on going. 1 asked
the man if he was shaken up and
he said ‘No, I could see that bear
wasn’t mad ...he was just
seared.’
“Another time we had a man
circling in a plane. He spotted a
young bear and shot him. Someone
on the ground came up to the bear,
thinking he was dead. The bear
jumped up and started for him:
what had happened was, the pilot
had killed a little bear, a bigger
one had come along and had eaten
part of it, buried the rest, and was
sitting there waiting.”
Someone recalled the state laws
protecting Kodiak bear and asked
what effect this had on killing
marauder bears during closed sea
son. Joe Beaty smiled and shook
his head. “We ranchers had a
meeting with the state game men;
they said we couldn’t even kill a
bear we see eating a carcass unless
we also have seen him kill the cow.
They told us we would be arrested
if we shot a bear under any other
circumstances. Well, one of the
ranchers said, ‘What about this?
One night I was on my way over
to Beaty’s and when I got out of
my car to close a gate I saw a
bear chasing two steers. I shot him.
of course. Would you arrest me for
that?’ The state man told him,
‘Yes, we’d arrest you because may
be the bear was just playing with
those steers.’
“All we ranchers pay lease on
our land and we feel that the bears
are trespassing. They have the
whole island except for the small
percentage we use; let them have
their ninety per cent and we’ll
keep our ten per cent.”
It was late afternoon, time to
go: we thanked our gracious hosts
and wished the day were longer.
Last week we received a mes
sage from Mr. Beaty; Mrs. Beaty
had forgotten to tell us how she
shot a bear two years ago. We
called ACS and requested a hook
up when the weather report was
made. About 1 p,m. our connection
came through and we heard Mr.
Beaty loud and clear. “There was
a bear killing cattle on the ranch.
Another hunter wounded it and
the bear was in some brush a mile
from the house. It came at Mrs.
Beaty on all fours and she shot it.
The skin measured seven feet.
Yes, we had it made into a trophy
rug. You’re welcome. Over and
out.”
Ordinarily our sleep is blank
and untroubled but lately we have
begged the pardon of several large
bears, and politely stepped aside.
Freda Beaty’s
Date Nut Crumb Cake
% cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
Cream these ingredients well
and take out one cup for topping.
To rest add one beaten egg, 1 cup
sour milk with 2 tsp. soda mixed
in, and 1 cup chopped dates, 1 cup
nuts, tsp. vanilla. Then spread
cup of mixture over top and bake
at 350 degrees about 40 minutes.
IRENE E. RYAN
Sen. Irene E. Ryan’s seat in the
State Senate from District E is
being contested by three newcom
ers. These are N. J. (Nick) Begich,
Leroy H. Duncan and T. Stanton
Wilson.
Nick Begich was a visitor in
town last week and presented his
views to the voters personally. He
listed as of greatest importance to
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the state, the rehab.Illation o: its
fisheries, and the creation of new
marine life industries through re
search. “Alaska,” he said, “needs
to expand its access and primary
road pro tram, and hasten the de
velopment of hydroelectric power,
and encourage industry to locate
in Alaska.”
Irene Ryan is chairman of the
Resources Committee in the State
desrge Segner
Dies in Japan
Word was received here this
week o' tk? death of George Seg
ner in Japan. Mr. Segner died of
a heart attack July 25.
The deceased, born August 14,
\Q05, was attached to the Kodiak
Nival Station for some years and
retired here after 30 years service
in the Navy. He entered Civil Serv
ice after his retirement and was
employed in the Supply Dept,
from 1949 until 1956.
In 1956 Mr. Segner and his wife,
Rose, who was a long-time em
ployee of the Bank of Kodiak,
moved to Long Island, N. Y. for a
short time. They then went to
Japan where they were both em
ployed under Civil Service at a
U. S. Naval Base until the time
of his death.
Mr. Segner is survived by his
wife, who is returning to Long
Island, and one son.
legislature, and is an engineer by
profession. She polled a large vote
here in the last election.
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