Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-14
CHASED By WOLVES.
A BufyaIo Hunters Thrilling HIDE
on the Pixins-Mne After Mile
With h Hungry Brutes swapping

With the Hungry Bruscs
ar the Horses Heels, Etc.
Fresn the Denv News.
An incident related TO a News repor-
ter by a Mr.. James Austin, just in from
Cheyenne Wells, proves that the popu-
lar idea that game is hard 60 find in that
State, and that wolves are things OF the
past, is q fallaey. Said Mr.. Austin: "At
/ the station, which is a collection OF cab
ins occupied by ranchmen and those
employed in putting down the govern
ment wen, are q number of wealthy
young men from the East who are en-
gagged in q hunting expedition. We
started fsst Thursday morning and rode
due east, Then northeast, until when
eighteen miles out we discovered IN
| the distance an immense herd OF
buflaloes. Thinking to accomplish more,
We scattered with the intention of cireu-
ting them, or at least turning them from
their course. In this we We're not sue
cessful, as afgnt overlook Gs before we
had asTned = single bull. / bsd sim
gled oct one that had become separated
from the rest of the herd, and had fol.
lowed him some distance when IL had
became too dark to see, and | discovered
that had lost nv companions. There
being nothing else to do, and as 1t would
be impossible to find my way In the
dark, I resolved to camp where 1 was,
SO, unrolling the hide larlat, | secured
the animal to some stout sage brush,
and, after building q small fire of grass
and brush, rolled myself in my blanket
nrL $3.50 49, a. go 10 tho hest nf ~ Ikrrf
without much idea Of sleep. In fact, in
spite of the heavy oVercoat and blanket
which covered me, it was uncomforta-
bly, cold. I lay four hours In q half wax
ing, half doing state, and IL
was perhaps midnight when
/ something more like Sican
oyercame me. Suddenly a sound, the
most horrible and blood curdling of any
I had ege beard, seemed to chill the
very marrow il nv bones. To my ex-
cited imagination 10 seemed like TIC
shrek OF fifty demons. Jumping to my
feet, I discovered that my FIRE had g1ne
out, leaving but a few emberS, but at a
distance or perhaps two hundred ieet.
nearly forming a complete circle around
me, was a line of bright points s;intilla-
ting like so many diamonds. instantly
realized my danger. | was surrounded
by wolves. To hesitate was death, and,
mounting my horse, that a trembling
with fright, / drove spurs into him and
we darted off through the only opening
in the Gordon which nearly surrounded
me, and SWEEP across the plains, without
regard to the direction, my only object
being 10 escape the fangs Of INV pursuers.
THE wolves, as soon as they discoy-
cred nv fight, with q renewed howl,
more Inii oL 3 8 ana Iorfor tn3n tnat
Wnicn nAu h"AAGneu me, staried IN luil
cIy a4u tne sefftDie rsce pesau AT the
startI gained eonkiueraDiy az my morse
was = geraoae, . Ms ifignt seemed
70 400 70 his ngntning speed. Niles
seemed \ Ieets and, after perhaps .
naif hour passed, upon looking back
sew tnaN aaSs-Ttance from the foremost
OF 10 guEsaef4 .sss III sssnls as &C inc
~ So keep TINS distance I'LL daylight
seemed my Only chance, yet what q
hopeless TASK NO morse could long
keep up the terrible strain which mine
MAs snouring. suddenly the faithful
Animal sl1moled over low q dune
q iefl 70 ms snees, throwing me to
the ground. IN an ins1ens the hungry
PACK were upon me, and / imagined i
ieit theIr iangs already buried a my
nesn. ear lent swiitIess to my move
ments however, and l remounted and
was on Just az the leaders were about
70 pounce 1pon nae. My horse
2 began 20 SHOW the effects OF his ter
Tinie enorts, ADD thinking to gain time,
! Threw away the Dianket WHICH had
hastily snfoWn over the horse at first
alarm. This gave me q slight advantage
Tor q time as no sooner did il touch the
| round than Iii was torn into shreda nv
toe hungry brutes- This delay
gave me asmaIl advantage, but / soon
perceived tnat 4 was losing 1t, and my
horses movements became more la
Dore1. 1 next sacrificed my overcoat,
then the coat which IW0Fa which in