Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-08-04
WOLF ADyEsTpREs.

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A correspondent Ct Porter's Spirit Q
Me 4'"'eS tel" the following sory of hi
adventures among the wolves
Gentle reader, are YOU hunter. in III.
iuIl tAmerlcan) sense Of the word? If 50
1t may have happened in some far aaa,
region that you have been "doggad" b. ..
~oif-toIowed cautiously, and wthS tn,
ntm ost cowardce, Tor miles, until, AS tn,
glare in ihe West began to grgw ddll, anc
the hall moon overhead cast distinct shad
ows on the ghastIy snow, you sudlenl,
'ound that the brute bad worked quite
close to your heels, and had. moreover
been Joined by two or thfee companion,
as anIaple as himself. Apd now, ,wher
yon turn tos face them, they no longg,
sink away with dr,opng tails, but loos
your face with hard, wild, cruel eye-
and an expression of f. ce that would BE-
highly suggestive to an unar-net'man.
The rest depends on yoaseIf If YOU
have been gorg"d on wolf st ,ries while a
ciAid, until after knowle ire cinnot d
away with the fear they inspired If you
are disposed to regard gaoe Of bail a
hozen "oivesas dangerous IN spite Of Your
rIli", WHY, turn around hot hurraally -
! 6rag the gun 70 bear onVhe shasgy front
OF the foremost aod cut loose. You will
see no more OF them that night but in a
t"w minutes thereafter you may hear A
concert that woall raise nervauS man
oat OF his moceasins and into the neares;
tree.
And now that yoh think of it, Hii you
ever see the same ex preston in tie facs
OF any living thing before? Every wild
animal has "A peculiar expression IN its
lace. that, to certain observer, Nj indeed
remarkable; but never, in any eve. wlid
Or tame. viii you see the same coii cruel.
grtenIrb grey eta;e that stares Oh ysu from
w eye OF wot. You caa read nought
fac.--Ss@s u botdpe, sssptr trsrtint r5O- ot
blood thirsty eagcrusss and cautious fear,
hat STAMPS himfor lie remorscles~, sap -
gulnary coward which he H.. lie ctuz se
savage enough. too. on ocra ,t9Ds. thut It
must be an occasion IN @hrcb an ,l.tiue-
tive coward3re sees uo danger.
l. was IN the thiri winter Of nv resi-
dence on the lake tt4at decided 10 Day o
visit 10 a party II M6ha VS.. who wep, en-
camped some tlheea nlIes Anorp on Sta
gem Lakrsand WIN had as | vas told by
old Mashrat Sgsa~, been v"rgs.u"ee,s al
lntfappng lurs took rh~ fs a7d
cone wrench along. and u 1T trfas 'h.,.
might possibly help out on a fur trade, tyr
! bad hpcome lonr4y and tired If nyse {
for company, and the intention Yves. if the
lndlans took the visit kindly, TO stay w5h
Them several days
found them mfch finer band than
the Ca'ppe"as, WHO, physically speaking,
de not come up 70 ones ideas Of what In
dams should be- and are. for The most part,
shos of stature, aud trsIy boxing savage.
The M7whawks whqmaI visited were, on
the contrary, tail. we'll maie stern featured
fellows. and most excellent hunters A,
shots, hey were not equal 10 white hnn-
iers generally, ha, ,heir s,it' IN arpr ci,a
ing game, undiscovered, fild their in-ilae
tive knnwiedge If the lurking places in
wbl'h the animals were to Le t94ud, made
them eHiaso'ls succr~sffI n 10 tia, and
trapping. Aud here / win 'p ,e. occasion
to remark that, as rule, Indian huntars
are neither quick or close shots with. the
rife. They very seldom oifer.a rann,ng
shot at a deer, andsalmost al vays take un
necessary titoe IN getting an accurate aim (;
at the same iime ISmust admit their con.
sunmate skill in approaching for short
shots. and give iheG credit pr selI IN
making shot in Vain -
Alter a pleasant week spent with the
tall fierce looking hpnters, Started for
my own cabin, having IL the place of .be
trlnkeis ! broaght .Ah me, very aeatI1t
OF turs. and sgreat baar skin The la tor
was rather heavy and unhandy to pack,
added to which aiafnot start tn 10 ii.
and tBen took il easy; SO easy, in fact,
that night overlook ame at Stony Laka.
some FIVE miles from camp As the with
er was clear and brasEag the snow bard
enough 10 m,see toierable ~tJsag and he
moon three quarters iaH. this vas not. so
very unp leasaat' aai : soRpets, lftne
island with bluff roesyssboresfor rest
laid the hear-skir@oa ths sm,wiser ssat
got out the Rpe. hried ahd 4aIea II. took
whit or two tp make sure il was la sodG!
runnias order, and laid my back apafst ),
rock ior comfurh,be Lazy ~mysp. Inc,
for the first time netised tha. Iw,sas no
alone, but had strong holy -cpard u
wolves. There were 6e Of he bp,.te.
ami they managed. while wns basy Vi /
The pack Of iursand tho pipa, " 20 . ~
| within thirty yaNs ofme, whss, th-s = . u
I in silent, wltchfal hn idie, ~ ming t.
act rs cireum stances mipht& del e.
make y supper OF ,ne IL the naaaas wert
favotable, or run like seareil siisap at H.,
FIRST ibtimai9n Of Danger. lsGaoiasfi vi
quietly, and they stood gaara with Iaifa
BILE steadiness; the only moverneut anon,
them being when One on the oal siie wault
back around aud come no in The centre a
being the safest place, | suppi4e. Jhi
Estate oi things might have lasted half NJ
hour ar more. when 6nes of them baeket
4 on, from the crowd n tew paeea, turnai
his sharp nose towards ihe iarsst. nnd "a
up AZ ear splitting howl nltsr which Il
resumed his place again lhare uef
short, yeiping howl, IRON ditlrrent part
of the forest by way OF answer, and the
they bagan 10 gather. sneaki1y out ffud
The dark wopds. coming around isIan
poia,s, OF suddenly appearing oa tn mnor
lii sHow. ss though they had arisen irat
.he lake like ~eirdly phsntoms, they hui