Identifier: trailstrampsinal01thom Title: Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland Year: 1913 (1910s) Authors: Thomas, William S., 1858- [from old catalog] Subjects: Hunting Birds Publisher: New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: e having anoble spread of horn. The body was leftto rot on the shore. One of our party whodid not care to shoot would gladly have takenthe trophy home to decorate his den, but theone hundred and fifty dollars was strictlyprohibitory. I am satisfied this party killedseveral moose and left them because thetrophies would not justify the additionalcost of bringing them out. We spent several hours in Juneau send-ing cablegrams and watching a black bearchained in the middle of the main street.He was walking around and around, asthough guarding the entrance to the town.Every person passing kept a safe distance,but occasionally a visitor unawares ap-proached too near and afforded fun forthe onlookers when he made a desperateget-away. 26 Hunting in Southeastern Alaska Leaving Juneau the boat turned southquite a distance in order to reach Sitka. Sometime was lost waiting for high tide before wecould get through the Narrows, full tide beingabout eleven oclock p.m. The night was ■-SY-^SPrT.SWlJ

Text Appearing After Image: Lighthouse near Dixons Entrance very dark and the fog thick, making it difficultto keep the boat in the channel. As the oldDane afterwards said, we could keep ourcourse only by noting the echo of the fog-hornas it reverberated among the distant hills;but with great skill we were taken safelythrough, and when morning dawned clearand bright, we found we were fast approachingSitka. Many interesting things were to be Hunting in Southeastern Alaska 27 seen from the deck as we gHded over thewater. The reflection of the mountains wasbeautiful and one could scarcely distinguishthe real shore line. Here and there an oldbald eagle {Ilaliaetiis leucocephaliis) stood

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