West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-02-19
" HUMAN" WOLVES.
Startling Experience with Them In
the Great Florida Swamp.

had been employed by the Great
Improvement and Reclaim Company Of
Mobile to explore and map certain
lands in Florida lying well down on the
edge of the great Cypress swamp. Tho
company had purchased nearly one mil
lion acres of wild land in the location
have mentioned, and it was necessary
Tor some one to visit it and walk over
most of the ground before it could be
put into the market i'm the manner con-
templated. | had been on the ground
three weeks, having two men with me.
when the adventure happened which I
ann about TO relate.
One morning the three of us left our
cabin beside one of the lakes on the
upper st. John for tramp, intending
to return by evening. While / made
notes and kept the topography the men
noted the varieties OF woods, nature of
the soil and other details of interest.
On three different occasions we had
encountered white men in the dense
and lonely forest, and knew from their
looks and surroundings that they were
Ienegades from civilization. Twice we
had stumbled upon rude camps occu-
looking lot
We had travelled a distance of per-
haps three miles when | was stunp ON
the back of the right hand by an insect
resembling a hornet, although much
larger. In fifteen minutes the pain
brought me to halt, and my hand was
swollen like q puff-ball. After n con-
suitation, il was decided that | should
return to camp, and the men would
push on by compass and cover certain
area, and come in toward night. Be
lore had covered the distance to camp
was near screaming out with the pain.
ana my arm was putting up with the
poison
There was remedy i'm the medicine
chest, but it was a full hour before the
pain was relieved. Then | began 10
feel sleepy, and / bunked down and
was soon fast asleep. At about noon.
after nap of two hours, / was awak-
ened by the sound of a human voice.
Say, your
opened my eye, to find a white
renegade standing over me. holding
one OF my revolveTs in his hand
Git up
'''' p" = All our HOOuc IN camp had
been packed up and taken away. Tho
man who confronted me was the wick
edest-lOOking fellow we had vet met in
che swamps. His hair and whiskers
were 80 long and unkempt that little of
ms face except his ugly Black ewes and
yellow teeth could be seen His cloth
ng was part cloth and part skins. and
ID was plain that he had avoided civ
ihzation foi years.
Git mp and come he growled
ho are YOU and what do YOU
want ] demanded as / reached my
feet
Walk he commanded. pointing
10 the west
AZ hat moment third actor an
peared. II was a wOman-tall. 0aunt
terOciOu- aud dressed I'm the same non
descrlpt costume AIS the man She
came ont Of the Jungle to the west. and
as soon as near enough 90 make her
words understood she said
u he won move down him and tie
ms hands and feet We can tote two
sIch as him
She had the other revolver I'm her
hsnd. and I noticed that both had
huntlng-kniyes. J was marmed. sim
weak from the effects of the poisonous
sting and entirely In their power The
woman struck into the jungle. 7 fol-
lowed and the man brought up Che
rear
After walk OF about "a gDsrtar o., d
mile wc reached the bank of the Lake.
Tied ~ tree bv "a rawhidc rome wa. "a
h'Htiug cabin The foundation wa.
roIgh-made scOw. and ihp uppor
work. aa tey mav Doe termed con.
sisted Oi Iyur rarrp.g and .t,..tI..