Nick Morant telling grizzly story, Aug. 10, 1950.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Date Range
- 1950
- Reference Code
- S37 / 15
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings
- Reference Code
- S37 / 15
- Date Range
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Scope & Content
- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Content Details
- Source: Nick Morant Place: Whyte House Date: August 10, 1950 Interviewed by: Peter and Catharine Whyte Speed: 7 ½ Remarks: Johnny Whyte and Bill Mackenzie are present. “Nick Morant telling grizzly story, Aug. 10, 1950” Nick Morant and the Christian Hasler were at Sherbrooke Lake region when they spotted the mother grizzly and her cub on the trail up near the tree line. Mother bear went up side of mountain, the two men continued along the trail, spotted mother grizzly coming down after them. The mother bear caught Christian Hasler while he was trying to scramble up a tree – he was nine feet up in the tree. Nick Morant came down and whacked the bear on the back of the head and ran. Bear bit into Morant’s leg while he was on the ground, he beat at the bear with his fist, she lets go and grabbed at his arms. Hasler managed to get away for help. Morant made his escape when the bear went to look for Hasler. Morant went up 2000 feet on mount Ogden and down again after being attacked four times by the grizzly. Peter tells about being one of the first people at the hospital to see Christian Hasler. Nick Morant says the accident was forecast in a teacup reading. Christian Hasler died year later as a result of the attack. Nick Morant had 32 wounds all over his body.
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