Identifier: biggameshootingi00radcrich (find matches)
Title: Big game shooting in Alaska
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Radclyffe, C. R. E. (Charles Robert Eustace)
Subjects: Hunting -- Alaska Game and game-birds -- Alaska
Publisher: London : R. Ward
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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other bear, as the scratches and fresh blood on his faceand feet clearly showed. I remarked to Little that if therewas another bear round that neighbourhood large enoughto give this one a thrashing, I should like to meet him.Unfortunately we had no tape with us at the time to takethe exact measurements of this beast, as Glyn had our onlytape away with him, and although I took several measure-ments with string at the time, none of these can be acceptedas accurate. This beast was, however, only a few inchessmaller in every measurement than my largest bear, whichwe measured carefully with the tape soon afterwards. Theactual skinning did not occupy much time, as Little andNicolai were both adepts at the task. The biggest part ofthe undertaking was packing the skin and skull back tocamp. It was a job that fell to the lot of Nicolai, andalthough only provided with some strong cord which musthave cut his shoulders badly, he proceeded to make a packof the skin and started off with it to camp.
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no BIG GAME SHOOriXG IN ALASKA chap. I did not envy him the task, as the four or five milesback to camp lay over very rough ground, which entailedpushing our way through thick alders, wading severalstreams, and crossing long stretches of very boggy ground.In these latter spots I, without any pack, often sank in upto my knees, and what Nicolai felt like v/ith his big packI cannot say, but there is no doubt that his burden was nota light one. Although small in stature, and with no appear-ances of great strength, it is surprising what big loads agood Aleut can carry. It took this man some two hours tocover the journey back to camp. The following day all hands in camp were busy cleaningthe skin and skull. At this work the Aleut again excels,nor do I think it possible to find any natives better at thebusiness, since long experience in preparing furs for themarket, and the great number which they have handled foryears, make them masters in the art of cleaning skins.Their method is to sit do

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