ANKLE HEALING
Chas. Green, local resident who
sustained a sprained ankle last
Saturday in a fall on the S. S. De
pere. is resting comfortably at
the Seward General Hospital un
der the care of Dr. A. D. Haver
stock.
Cooper's Cash & Carry Store
now open for business. Staple
groceries at lower prices.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains Arrive—
Hour. Day.
6:30 P. M. Monday
6:30 P. M. Thursday
6:30 P. M. Friday
7:15 P. M. Every 2nd
Wednesday.
Trains Leave—
Hour. Day.
7:30 A. M. Wednesday.
7:30 A. M. Saturday
9:00 A. M. Friday
9:00 A. M. Every 2nd.,
Thursday.
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A TRUTHFUL STORY I ENJOY.
FICTION IS THE BUNK.
| The bear story, the bear himself
is the only one to impart to man
to make it real.
This fact some of us pioneers of
Alaska know, because occasionally
we had a pretty plain piece of his
mind ourselves. Keen we are as
i judges, when the swell tourist,
guides never mentioned, tell us the
most fantastic tales. Nevertheless
I am willing to believe almost any
thing about bears, if their general
traits seem to be understood by the
hunter himself. Their actions baf
fle man’s appreciation.
Here is the latest. Leaving Sew
ard for the fishing grounds and
proceeding thru Bambridge Pass,
the schooner Rolph No. 1 sighted
the steady, purposeful svyfimming
of some apimal. Guesses were I
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|made of moose cow and horse. Was
it a bear? Sure as you live! Soon
jit was discerned that a big black
bear it was. But could they let it
jalone? No. A rare adventure was
jcertainly welcome. The crew was
|just right, brave I should say. Earl
I Dick and "Lonesome”, the hero, un
known to none of the whole fishing
j fleet on the Pacific coast, unknown
to none of the bosses for his uncal
(culable stunts. "Steer for him! I
{mean the bear. Yes. Full speed.
Yes”.
| Coming upon him, the eagerness
of Lonesome, the erstwhile Texas
cowboy, that he really was by years I
of actual experience, took charge.
At his side was a buoy line. The
Texan now was on him in a flash. !
A knot made a loop. One single j
throw was enough. The water i
around the bear became foam. Div- j
ing and spurting, trying to pull I
away- His struggle for life, I am j
told, was fierce, and I believe it. j
It is not very often the bear lets j
these terrible roars escape him,
even when mortally wounded. In
this case I can imagine them. I
can hear them. Soon realzing that
his endeavors were in vain, he de
liberately made for the boat. Ex
hausted as he was he could not
make it over the railing, but his
rage, with one single bite, he tore
a big splinter out of it.
Dick hit him with a panboard
over the head. Bears cannot smile.
But Dick expected some retaliation
and ran as quickly as his God
would let him for the mast and up
he went. Lonesome was watching
developments from on top of the
pilothouse, still holding on to the .
lasso. Earl was inside the pilot- I
house ,door closed against any
eventuality. This was not coward
ice by any means- Just before leav
ing Seward he had had the im
measurable courage to be joined in
holy matrimony to one of the most
charming local bells and was well
aware, in spite of the excitement,
that it was his duty, for her sake, j
to save his life at all hazards.
Remains to be seen, if this love
at first sight was not as dangerous j
as the encounter with the bear.
There was not a gun of any kind
an board the ship. In hi$ utter 11
lassitude the bear hung on to the j j
aoat. Lonesome came down from
he top of the pilot house, so did j
Dick from the top of the mast. :
They now tried to hoot him off. but ! |
he would not leave. One had a I
butcherknife, one a big hammer, M
out none dared to strike.
In the hope he ' would leave, ;;
Lonesome began to wiggle the las- ;
;o, the bear - assisting, and suc
ceeded in loosening the noose and s i
anally got it off the bear’s neck, i j
But nothing doing. He was deter- j l
nined to stay and seemed to rally.
liOnesome threw him a black cod. i
He caught it. But, as Lonesome j
cells it, he immediately acknowl- ;
?ged his mistake. Disdainfully he j
swung his head, tossing it out in j
che sea- They were now the three j
n front of him. With his eyes he
lid warn them. For a hasty con
cilium they retired to the pilot
louse. A proposal to proceed to
Latouche to get a rifle was voted
iown with a majority of one. The
poor bear was going to be saved, if
possible. The engine, that was
stopped at the successful throw of
che lasso, was started slowly and
he ship was headed towards the
shore which the bear had desired
io reach unmolested. When close
ap he let go of his uncomfortable
bold and swam ashore. Having
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shaken the water from his fur, hi
sat down on his haunches, eagerly
watching his tormentors for i
short disdainful look.
What this particular bear think:
of man and especially of thesi
kind, I do not venture to judge. H<
did not even flap his ears or swinj
his tail when he took his departure
because he probably knows, thai
both are small in insignificant. Per
haps they impressed him with the
idea, they were Gods for all the
good they tried to do to him.
If this had not actually occurred
I could not have given all these
datas. Nor could I have got the
full truth of the incident, were il
not for a quarrel among the heroes
who were the bravest, all accusing j,
r leach other of having been shaky.
• 1 S. LUNDBLAD.
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Leaves the Port of Seward
the 15th and the 30th of
each month.
Pete Sather, Captain #
Canadian Pacific Railway
Princess Steamers leave Juneau
every Tuesday and Friday morn
ing: during July and August, mak
ing direct connections at Van
couver to all Eastern destinations
in the United States and Canada.
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W. L.Coates, Agent. Juneau, Alaska.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN C. E. ANDERSON
Next Sailing of Steamer Starr out of Seward
JULY 14
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Phone Madispn 139 Seward, Alaska
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Pan
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from in from
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Watson Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 25
Vessels southbound connect with
trains on the dates shown.
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Admiral Line vessel! have been com
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will find them very attractive and
, comfortable.
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Agent—J. H. FLICKINGER
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