Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02
SEATTLE, ". SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 2 1884
Denver NeNs.l

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Denver Nevs.l
An incident related to = yesrs repor,
o. BY Mr.. James u.tin, just in fros
cheyenne Wells, proves taat the popu
tsr idea that game - hard 10 find i
shat State, AMI that wolves are thing
" the past. Il afaiisoy. Said Mr.. Ans
TN: AT the station. which ia a coliee
ton OF cabins occupied by r4nchme
and those employed in putting dow
the Government yell. are Z number O
wealthy young men from the & .st, wh
Are engaged in a hunting expedition
We started last Thursday morning an,
rode due east, then northeast, unit
when eighteen miles oot We aiscov-se,
In the distance an immerse herd O
buhaloes. Thinking 70 accomplish Il
more, We scattered. With the iussntio,
OF circling them. or At least turnin,
them from their course. In tsis "
were not successful, as night overt0eI
~ before ve had 'downed a sinzis bull.
l had siuRlea out one that haS
bscome separated from the res
OF the herd and had fOlloweS
him some distance when il bee anne tos
dark 70 see, and discovered that hac
lost my companions. There being moth
ing else 20 do, and a. il would be i'm.
p ,ssible 20 find my way in ths dark,
resolved TO camp where / was. 10, nn-
rolling the hide lariat, | secured the
ami nal 90 some stout sage brush, and
after building small FIRE of grass and
brush. rolled myself in my blanket and
prepared to make the beet Of il. bat
without much idea Of sleep. In fact, In
spite Of the heavy overcast and blab xet
which covered me, Il Was uncom. ort ,blv
cold. ! lay for hours ina half-~ q King
half doing state, and It vas perhaps
midnight when something like sleep
ovsrcame me. Suddenly sound, the
most horrible and blood -curdIinv Of any
had ever heard, seemed to chill the
very marrow in my bones. TO nv ex-
cited imagination it seemed like the
shrek Of fifty demons. Jumping to
my feet, 1 discovered that my FIRE had
gene out, leaving but few embers, but
at distance Of perhaps zoo feet, nearly
forming . complete circle arould me,
vas a line Of bright points scintillating
like 40 many diamonds. ] instantly
realized my danger. was surrounded
by wolves. To hesitate WAS death, and
mounting my horse, that was trembling
with fright, drove spurs into him, and
we darted OF through the only opening
La the Gordon which nearly surrounded
me. and swept across tho plains without
regard TO the direction, my only object
being to escape tho fanRs of my pur-
Daers.
The wolves ~ soon as they discov-
cred my flight, with renewed howl,
more full OF rage and horror than that
which had wakened me, started in full
cry, and the terrible race began. At the
start gained considerably. a. my horse
was a good one and his fright seemed
TO add TO his lightning speed. Miles
eeemed like feet, and. after perhaps a
half-hOur passed, upsn locking back
saw that the distance from the fore
most OF my purauers was the same as
at the start. To keep this distance till
daylight seemed my only chance, yet
what hopeless task No horse could
long keep up tho terrible STRAIN which
mine was enduring. Suddenly the
faithful animal stumbled over low
sand dune aud fell u his knees, throw
ing me to the ground. In an instant the
hungry pack were upon me, and i'm
aained felt their fangs already buried
in my flesh. Fear lent swiftness to my
movements, however, and remOuHt-
ed and was 0H just rs the leaders were
about TO pOun0o upon me. My horse
soon began to show tho effects of his
tor. .ible efforts, and thinking to gain
time, threw away the blanket which
bad hastily thrown over the horse ut the
first alarm. This gave me a slight ad-
vantage for time, a. no sooner did il
touch the ground than it was torn into
shreds by ths hungry brutes. This de-
lay gave me . small advantage, but
soon perosived that was losing 1t, and
my horses movements became luore
laborei. next sacrificed my overcoat.
then the coat which / wore, which in
turn suffered the fate OF the blanket.
The horse began to show signs of ex-
haustion, but be still kept his feet, and
! realized that my fate was sealed, un-
less miracle was interpOsed to save
me. The wolves we're already Swapping
at my horses heels, when upon looking
up saw lights in front Of me, perhaps a
mile distant. I endeavored to urge my
horse 70 further efforts, bot without
avail. The poor animal VAS breathing
heavily and could hardly keep his feet.
The maddened brutes we're jumping
and swapping around me. aud had
struck several of them down with the
buts end of my rifle, after having ex-
hausted the ammunition in shooting at
them. turned and found myself with
In few hundred fest Of house and an
enclosure. Making last desp ,iring
effort my hsfse cleared the fence and
fell dead ON the inside. At the same
moment several men came ont of the
door of the house with Ian
terms, aroused, no doubt. by the un-
earthly sounds. / vas quickly dragged
inside, aud immediately swooncd. Up
on recovering consciousness it was
broad daylight, and found myself in
the cabin Of . rauchman, within half
Q mile Of the station whence had start.
ed in the morning, lying on rude bed,
With . man citing near BY Watching
me. Ii seems thas my horse, guided BY
instinct, had taken the straightest di
recsion for the place from which We had
started. learned BY inquiry that ths
wolves had surrounded the house al
niaht long. nliinR the air with tboiI
fearful h0wls, and never departed unit
daylight. was too III from the effects
of the fearful experience I had under
gone to leave the house until yesterday
and I oame 10 Denver for rest and resu.
perasion."