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Thompson
Canyon
297.
July 19, 1932.
duty all night - also disgruntled!
One party of 3 were rouped from their
sleep by a bear entering the tent
& pulling things out from under their
tables. They reputed a housekeeping
cabin in order to get a nights sleep.
One housekeeping cabin was entered
by a bear with 2 cubs. She tore the
canvas off one side & carried out food
supplies "by the arm load", according
to observers. The occupants were at
the dance. One neighbor ran out in
his pyjamas to chase the bear away
but she charged him before he was
within 30 ft. and chased him past
several bungalows. People in the
entire neighborhood of the incident
were angry & disgruntled. They
complained that some protection
was needed, and that the public
deserved it.
By 8:00 AM, there were 6 adult
bears & 1 cub cruising through the
public camp & housekeeping cabins.
One man said he had been
up since three o'clock and that
bears had been making the rounds
on an average of every 10 minutes
since that time. Each tent would be
visited, the bear yelled at, and then to