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Andrew Berg tells much of his story himself. Transcribed here, verbatim, are the journals he kept from 1920 through 1938 at his remote cabin on Tustumena Lake. His daily entries depict a life tied to work rhythms of the seasons -- running trap lines, hunting, fishing, gardening and other tasks essential for staying warm and fed. Through Bergs simple, and often humorous, descriptions of activities, the reader acquires an understanding of the effort, ingenuity, patience and forbearance required for life in the wilderness. 1928 - Journal Entries (transcribed verbatim) August 18 Early morning started out to examine Birch Creek went up stream for about two miles... just as we got to the opening where 1923 flood tore out the timber we beheld two larg brown bears in about two hundred yards distance so they saw us they charged as a mad dog would I yelled to Capt Cole "run" at that we both raced down along the creek I relised at ones that I had no buisnes in that race so I jumped to the creek bank into a patch of young alder sprouts I no soner had time to conceal myself than the bear ran by me at the speed of a race horse he evedently know that he was being tricked stopped with a bellow of rage & started back up stream to look for me...
Correspondence, photos, maps and newspaper articles illustrate this journey
back into Alaskas past: Kenai Alaska Mr. G. Folta Secretary to the Governor |
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