DROWNED MAN’S BODY CAST ASHORE;
BIG BEAR CARRIES IT OFF
Some time ago The Valdez Miner
printed a story concerning the drown
ing of Charles Anderson and Mike
Utrecht at Canoe Bay and the carry
ing off of the body of Utrecht by a
bear. The story was a remarkable
one us told but Deputy Marshal S. O.
Casler, who was then at Unga, and
one of the party who went in search
of the body of Utrecht, adds a num
ber of Interesting details which make
the story worth repeating.
According to Mr. Casler early last
summer Utrecht, who owned a power
boat, came over to Unga with a bunch
of furs and took back with him to
Canoe hay, an arm of Pavloff bay, a
quantity of supplies for Anderson.
Arriving there a storm arose and for
the purpose of making his boat secure
Utrecht and Anderson put off In a
small skiff, but before reaching the
larger boat were overturned In the
breakers and drowned.
The drowning was not witnessed
by Mrs. Utrecht from the shore, but
us tier husband and Anderson did not
return the next day siie surmissed that
some accident had happened, and she
set out in company with a native to
search the beach for their bodies. Not
withstanding she was approaching
confinement, she covered sixteen
miles along the shore, and was un
successful, and as her little children
were alone the courageous woman
was compelled to turn bade The next
day she started out again and found
the body of Anderson, which she and
the native buried on the beach, but
no trace could be found of her hus
band.
A week or so later a native came
into Unga and reported the drown
ing and also the finding of the body
of Utrecht on the beach. A party con
sisting of Marshal Cnsler, the U. S,
Commissioner and others, was at once
made up and a boat was chartered to
take them to Canoe Bay. The body
of Anderson was taken up, placed in
a coffin and reinterred, with a wooden
cross erected to mark his resting
place. They then proceeded to the
spot where the native had found the
body of Ultrecht. The spot where the
body had been placed by the native
was found but the corpse was gone.
All about the spot were tracks of a.
huge brown bear, and these were fol
lowed for a distance, when a shoe and
pieces of cloth'ing were found, Indi
cating that the bear had taken the
body away. As none of the party was
armed, it was deemed best to return
to Unga and secure guns before fol
lowing the bear any further, and th'is
was done.
Before the party was ready to start,
however. Axel Bendixon came into
| Unga and reported that he had found
where the bear had left the body,
ALASKA NOTES
(From Our Exchanges.)
Joe Rrltton, a Kuskokwim mining
man says that section contains gold,
lead, tungsten, cinnabar and other
minerals In paying quantities.
The machinery for a new dredge
has been delivered on the ground at
Candle Creek in the Kuskokwim and
it is expected the dredge will be in
operation this summer.
Moose, sheep and caribbou are re
ported pientiul in the Kanfishna
country with some ptarmigan and rab
bits. Foxes axe also reported to lie
unusually numerous.
An effort is being made by the An
chorage authorities to have a curfew
ordinance passed that will compel the
school children to keep off the streets
after 8 o'clock at night.
The Canoe Pass Packing Company
at Cordova, recently received 50,000
feet of lumber to be used in the con
struction of a clam cannery at Shep
ard point near Cordova,
Charles ft. Harris, manager o the
Cache Creek Dredging Company, has
had 20 men and 34 teams employed
in freighting in 250 tons of supplies
and provisions for the company’s next
season’s work.
About fifteen plants are working on
Kivengood, the chief producer of the
Tolovana camp. Gus Peterson is only
working one boiler at present, his op
erations being confined chiefly to the
Sunny Dench.
The White Pass Company has an
nounced that additional steamers will
be placed on the Yukon-Tanana river
run this summer to take arc of the
heavy freight shipments which are to
he sent to Fairbanks.
Two mushers, pulling a sled by the
neck, made the long Journey from Se
ward to Anchorage with a load of
booze, only to be met at Anchorage by
an officer who releved them of their
load and destroyed it.
District Attorney Roth, of Fairbanks
has received Information that the 14
year-old girl who is alleged to have
been victimised by Charles S, Knutson
has given birth to a baby girl. Knut
son is in Jail at Ruby on a statutory
charge.
The Matanuska valley framers were
the heavy buyers at the recent pub
lic sale of government horses. Of the
total put up for sale the farmers bid
In nine of the horses which were ship
ped to Matanuska to help in develop -
Ing the valley farms.
Joe McCaskell of Fairbanks, was
arrested a short time ago on a charge
of insanity. McCaskell recently mu
i tllated himself severly In nn attempt
to perform a surgical operation upon
himself and was taken to Rt. Joseph's
hospital for treatment.
The Juneau City Council Is taking
steps to prepare for the entertainment
of the party organized by the Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Com mere-', which will visit Alaska
next siinnwr. It is be 'uvnd the parly
will nu.liner about 5u0 pe ipte.
It is reported that Ram Silverman i
|aud associates have bonded a group
of copper properties on the Stikine
river, at Devil's elbow and that a crew
of men are on (he way io that place
for the purpose of creeping a concen
trating plant of 150 tons daily capa
city.
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KATALLA, March 2<i. Captain and
Mrs. Charles Auer have returned from
a honeymoon spent in the stales and
will make their home in Katalln. Mrs.
Auer was Dr. k, Von M. Zesch be
fore her marriage last January, and
spent most of last year making a
tour of Alaska.
Jim Bison, who bought the pelt of
the first wolf killed here, took the
skin to Seattle, where it is stated
several furriers offered him $250 for
it, claiming it to be a rare hide. Jim
pa'id only $10 for (he skin, and has
written >.11 hv-i friends to stop work
and go wolf hunting. The skin was
long haired, glossy black in color.
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and feet.
Miss Julia Durkee left on the last
boat for an extended visit in Seattle
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A force of 23 men has been busy
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Hoonah Packing Company’s plant at
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From present indications about four
different fish concerns will fish Bering
river th'is year.
A. C. Cotton, of this place, puts in
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one contains over seven thousand dif
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which is surrounded by a fancy stitch.
The filling is of lamb’s wool and the
backing of fine silk. He has been of
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some distance back from the shore,
and that it had been almost complete
ly devoured, either by the bear or by
wolverines, and the bones consider
ably scattered. He gathered sill that
remained together and buried them.
He also saw a huge bear, the largest
he Said, he had ever seen, nearby,
and fired two shots at the animal but
it bolted into the grass and made its
escape. ft was also found that the
same bear, apparently, had visited the
bench where Anderson's body was
burled and had broken down the cross
and attempted to dig up the coffin
and had partially succeed.
So far as known this Is the first
time, at least in Alaska, where it has
been recorded that a hear carried off
a dead body or attempted to dig one
up.
I’treteht left a wife and five small
children. Mrs. Utrecht is a Creole,
having been born of a white father
and native mother, and is a very ca
pable woman. Unable to read or
write when married, under the in
struction of her husband she learned
both accomplishments, and has jfince
taught her children, there being no
school near. Mr. Chester vouches for
her excellent character and states that
she is a competent worker and would
recommend her highly to anyone
needing an efficient housekeeper. She
is sadly in need of employment as
she has her small family to support.
She has also her mother lo support,
who could take charge of the children
if Mrs. Utrecht could obtain employ
ment.
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