Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-12-26
A MEXICAN WOLF-huNT.
Description Of Ono Witnessed In the Up.
lands of chihuahua.

wolf, and the gray wolf tcunis occi,tenialis,-
Tie last the Giost naischevoua, and viii,
a single exception OF tie grizzly bear, tiio
coidest predatory 4uadruped of the North
american con, mont, writes Ieliy D. Os4
wald Ill the New York Mail aud ErprcNs,
wolves, surprised in the oct of disemtuwel.
sng dead horse, pave been knowu 10 at
satk y lnbddleson,a dog aud tear MIN liirh
from lllnr. aud then, aa Is encosragen by
Their success. Make headlong charge upon
a mounted hlntfc, and, III sf,lts of+repeated
pistol sfots, pursue him for distance Of
several miles.
a "hue and cry" is phrase often an
pnt'i 10 the petty stQp-thcf SENSATIONS of
our moderA cites, W, ar that yolid know
the or,3mal significance of the term snonll
soe the effects OF u wo,i-alarm IN the up.
iahds OF Cnihuahaa- Tho restless vigilance
OF the mounted beriers has gradually
driven tho wolf population to the .as,ncss
otthe altnras, or rugged highlands, where
cayernS and thlckets OF myrtle and ceIaj--
Shrubs offer then vantage ground. In
stress Of famine, however, the fierce high
ianders now and then sally in force, aud, by
avoiding all beaten roads, occasionally 3uc-
ceed IN rniding the pastures of IA lonely
rancho and euecting their retreat 70 the
summit regions of the s,crras.
The experienced leaders Of such expedi-
tions arc not apt to tarry on scene of car
mage, well knowing that the shelter of
night alone can revert retribution If his re-
treat shcuid be interrupted. At the first
sound of the tIDmpadd, or alarming ,rurn-
pet the farmer leaves his plow aha the
miner hi3 pan. dogs arc unclaimed, horses
saddled in wild haste, and, five mMutes
later, dust-clouds sweeping across the vega
IA II on the wings Ol the storm, announce
tho ARRIVAL Of rcscuina parties from FAR and
heur. Therc is no time to be lost. Tho
oaf1led nfarauders ere AyIng fer the Sierra,
and by an unsparing use of spur and wnip
may be overtaken, heaoed off, perhaps. and
possibly caught in the coils of q rodoss :,
circle hunJ--a sport the wild nunters woLid
not exchange for the spectacle OF the finest
bull fight in SPANISH America. Forward,
hounds and racers ahead through bush and
braynble guided by the bugle signal of the
vanguard -loining the direct pursNit or
taking advantage of q beo-iinc trail to gain
the upiands ahead Of the fugitives, and tArn
thor fright oy flank charge.
The wolves keep we'll together, fully
aware that straggiers will be instantly
cornered; another mile and the tha,ic J arc
g;.ined; but left and right the h.. g al
ready ciatter under the hoofs Of 1ing
iporseS, tho fatal tr0,ni,dnd rings Oh ! siG-
nal 5,asts min gicd with even louder clccrs,
and tho running fight with Il leg i7n of yclp-
ing ours presently becomes n general rlcicc,
Tho oal0es, the fierco bloodhounds of Il bor-
have forged ahead and checrcd
by the yells OF the hunters ut once rush
into the thick of the flying outlaws. Fora
moment the terrible snap bites OF tho ma
tauders prevail; the aggressors recoil, but
the victory has been purchased at the price
of b pcrilous delay; the racers have passed
tae foothills, aud horn signals already blare
from tho gates Of the mountain passes; tho
remaining hopes of escape arc measured by
minutes. Thc9aIgos again fash in; but in
the midst Of the confusion q veteran wolf is
sccn standing firm, scanning the rocks
anead with the eye Of an cxpe t campaigner,
evidently resolved to keep his wits ready
and utilize every possible chance of saliva
titn.
But that chance is soon reduced to aprob-
lem of battle-tactics. Tho confusion of the
second charge has involved the loss of an
additional minute, and that minute has de-
cided the fortune OF the day. Reinforce
ments OF bloodhounds charge how.ing up
the glen, whirl of galloping hoofs sends
down shower OF pebbles from the flank OF
a lateral ridge, and new detachment of
hunters storms ahead to complete The block
ado of the nIurds.
Every galgo Of the uplands win soon boon
the ground, even it his owner should have
10 recall hun from tho view halo chase OF q
Geor hunt. Near tho little mining hamlet
Of San Rafael osce visited the camp of
railway surveyor, when the echo OF a
from mpadd sent our Mcxicans a Gy4nr in all
directions, and a few minutes aftcr he 11.t;t
bevy of hunters strange team came than
slering down the road.--a horse, two lnG.es
and a two-wscelcd cart containing
hunter and grizzly old GdtGo. The dog
was still sore from tho scars OF D receat
prize fight, and had one OF his logs hand
aged but rather than incur the o.il-.;.l OF
Sinking tho rally, his owner had dcci.sel 10
fetch him out In 81 cart, and in spite oi his
wounds the old fighter stood bolt upright,
answering the cheers OF the villagers With
deep-mouthed bark.
A dozen such champions can be warrant
ed to save tho expense of gunpowder, oven
ir wolf-hunt In the first heat of tho pur-
suit, and whep the plurality of his allies are
still far behind, they often outstrlp the
horses and strain every nervo to accom-
plish the main purpose Of interrupting the
fugitives, but in n pitched battle they can
appreciate tho advantage Of cooperative
tactics. Two aud two, or In larger packs,
they keep close together, and whilo the
mounted hunters charge in with clubs OF
blackberry wood, their canine allies pick of
blockade.runners till the reduction of the
hostile force warrants signal for general
assault That signal tests the power OF the
leaders, for the wolves now close their
ranks, and the valor of their veterans seems
10 increase with the hopclessness OF their
plight, and even the last SURVIVORS perishin
selling their lives rs dearly rs possible Drip
-. ,,-t,, blood and tha foam CT their saw