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7. Code
1958
Ursus horribilis (richardsonii)
20 July Uniat
This evening while going to a pond
just back of the heavy duty shed
To get some water, Harold Griffin
suddenly encountered a yowling, which
emerged from some tall weeds beside
the wood to the old-farmutter shock
and ran at him. Griffin climbed
up a tree by shed, and the bear
ran on into some elder brush and
disappeared. We could not locate
it afterward, but the dog set up a
fearful howl when we took her
into the area.
2 July
Colville River- just above Oolawagaputk -
One seen swimming across the river
below the Falcon bluff- adult
+ July
Colville River- ca 20 miles above Uniat-
an adult was seen walking over a
gravel bar along the river. As the boat
approached, it stood upon hind legs and
looked at us. It did not run away until
I shouted at it from about 75 yards away.
5 July
Colville River- at the Coelslaw bluff, just
above Uniat.- while we were resting on
top of the bluff, we saw an adult bear
wading out from the left limit of the
river. Then it stood up in the river