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HUNTS BIG BEARS
FROM HORSEBACK
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the bear fell dead.
Measurements taken of the mam
moth denizen of the wild revealed the
skin to be ten feet in length and the
space between the ears measured
nineteen inches. The fur was in
splendid condition, Mr. Boomhoiwer
being exceptionally well pleased with
his trophy. Two other bear could
have been obtained the following
day but Mr. Boomhower was satis
fied for he got what he went after,
one brown bear. Guide “Bill” Kai
ser states it is the first time in his
career of bear hunting which has
been considerable, that he has seen
a bear shot, that failed to rise up
on its feet. This particular bear
was also one of the fattest he had
seen, for a layer of fat, six to eight
inches thick, literally covered the
monstrous animal. So heavy was
the hide, that it required the efforts
of both hunters to load it on one of
the eight horses. Speaking of sad
dles, Mr. Boomhower became sore
and disgusted with riding on an im
provised saddle made from burlap
so conceived the bright idea that
riding on top the hide might be more
comfortable. With the aid of a near
by tree he mounted the horse and
bear hide, from which majestic point
he obtaim-d a fine panarama scene
of the surrounding country, so high
in the air was he. With respect to
this ride, he states if any of the
readers have ever rode a camel, it
will give’ one a good idea of this
mode of traveling.
Another trophy he secured, and
■which he values highly, was a fine
specimen of a reindeer. Special per
mission was obtained to shoot one
of these animals. It was thought
by a number of local outdoor fans
that Mr. Boomhower had shot a car
ibou, but not so. Mr. Boomhower
was asked if he did any duck hunt
ing while on the Alaska peninsula.
Though it seemed to >him, there were
millions Of them around, he made
no effort to shoot a bag full.
Prior to hunting to the Westward,
Mr. Boomhower spent a number of
the weeks in the Interior with Henry
Stock, guide. On that trip he secur
ed two grizzly bears, one nine feet
in length and the other eight feet
and three inches. Two sheep were
also secured as well as two caribou.
One of the caribou had 69 points,
which nearly equalled the world’s
record. From Seward he goes to
Valdez where he will decide which
way to go after a goat specimen. Af
ter this'•hunt he plans leaving for
San Francisco, and later this win
ter, it is probable, he will go to Brit
ish East Africa for a hunt.
Mr. Boomhower has been hunting
big game for twenty-five years, and
is a nationally known sportman. Pri
or to coming to Alaska, a few monhts
ago, he completed a fin mountain
lion hunt in California. In speak
ing of his hunt in the Territory, he
stated he has enjoyed a remarkable
fine time, even though it rained all
thru his Interior hunt as well, and
that in comparison with big game
hunting in the States, or elsewhere,
Alaska is a virgin field. Especially
in the States, he said, a hunter will
enter the field and sometimes, if he
is patient enough, has to wait weeks
and months before a specimen can
be secured. On the other hand, in
Alaska, little effort is required, most
of the time being used up in moving
about the Territory. “Nowhere else
is there game as is found in Alaska,”
he asserted.
The horses which he used to the
Westward proved to be an absolute
necessity for each stream they came
to had been turned into a river, due
to the heavy rains. One of the
horses was brought across to Seldo
via on the gasboat Brighton, loaded
on the boat at the bay, from a bank,
the horse making a graceful jump
down to the deck, where he remained
during the eighty-mile trip across the
inlet to Seldovia. And it was cer
tainly a rough trip, it was stated,
for, according to information impart
ed to Mr. Boomhower, the storm
they rode thru, coming across the In
let, was the most severe of the pres
ent season. So bad was it that upon
I arriving off eldovia bay, it was not
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possible to enter, shelter finally be-j
ing found at Homer Spit. The poor
old horse on deck proved to be a
good sailor and kept a careful watch
of the waves, some rolling by thir
ty feet high, eaah time bracing him
self. Upon arriving at Seldovia, Mr.
Boomhow'er said the horse when re
leased from the ropes, made a beau
tiful swan dive into the waters, came
up blowing like a porpoise, then
struck out for shore, -where after
setting his feet upon terra firma, he
wheeled about with great vigor kick
ing great holes in the atmosphere.
In conclusion, Mr. Boomhower said
he had already plans outlined for an
other Alaskan hunt to the Westward,
and also, about two more weeks in
the Interior, -where he wants to secure
two more grizzlies. He has frequent
ly heard of brown bears on the Alas
a peninsula which have left tracks
eighteen inches in size. “I want to
get one of those bears,” he ended.
Mr. Boomhower is a guest at the
Hotel Van Gilder.
At the bridge luncheon given by
Miss Ruth Eccles last evening at her
apartments in the Arcade building,
Mrs. Erwin won the first prize for the
ladies with Miss Bevier taking the con
solation prize. Mr. Erwin won the
first prize for the gentlemen, and Mr.
Swetmann the consolation.
IMPORTANT SILK INVENTIONS
TOKYO, Oct. 31. (JP)—Prof. Ryugo
Inouye, of the Sericultural School in
Uyeda is reported to have perfected
two inventions that are expected to
greatly affect the silk industry. One
of these is said to be a device to pro
duce new silk from old rags and from
scraps, while the other is a simple
method of obtaining silk direct from
silkworms without waiting for the for
mation of the cocoons.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 31. (/P)
—Three fullblooded Indians deliver
ed to the President an invitation to
attend the Indian Congress at Spo
kane.
OTHERS
WANT IT
for croupy children be
cause it quickly clears away
the choking phlegm, stops
hoarse, croupy coughs and
allows restful sleep. No
alarming croup when Moth
er keeps a botte of
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COUGH REMEDY
always on hand in the home. Benefits
children and grown persons.
No Narcotic*. Sold everywhera.
Womans Statement Will
Help Seward
“I hated cooking because all I ate
turned sour and formed gas. I drank
hot wa^er and olive oil by the gallon.
Nothing helped until I took Adleri
ka.” Unless due to deep-seated caus- )
es, Adlerika helps any case gas on
the stomach in a surprisingly QUICK
time. It is a wonderful remedy to
use for constipation—it often works t
in one hour and never gripes.—Sew
ard Drug Company.
Merl La Voy, Fox Film Corporation
moving picture photographer, return
ed to Seward this morning following a
month’s absence in the Kenai penin
sula and Anchorage regions.
COMPLETES CABINET
PARIS, Oct. 31. (JP)—At an early
hour this morning Painleve succeeded
in completing a cabinet.
REVEALS PLEASURES
OF HIGH SOCIETY
The pleasures of the rich are re
vealed in “Born Rich,” a First Nation
al picture, directed by Will^Nigh which
is at the Liberty theatre tonight. It
is based on Hughes Cornell’s novel of
New York, and it is a colorful drama
of high life.
One of its unusual episodes depicts
a “party” in progress. The host, a
millionaire New Yorker, has seen to it *
that nothing was lacking in the way of
entertainment, and part of the pro
gram consisted of a performance by a
group of acrobats.
After the act had been completed
there was a lull in the proceedings.
“I’ll bet you can’t turn a handspring
the way those acrobats did, Ethel. ’
challenged an entrancing young girl.
Whereupon Ethel made a valorous
attempt to imitate the acrobat and
ended by falling awkwardly to the
floor. There was a chorus of shouts,
and the entire assemblage of members
of the younger set was engaged in
amateur acrobatics—with ludicrous re
sults. It was a novelty in pleasure
seeking for the participants who, wear
ied by their failure to find something
new under the sun in the way of di
version, found it in the athletic imi- ^
tations.
The cast of “Born Rich” consists of
Claire Windsor, Bert Lytell, Cullen
Landis, Doris Kenyon, J. Barney Sher
ry, Frank Morgan, Maude Turner Gor
don and Jackie Ott. t
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