Daily Republican., 1888-12-22
a MIGHT AMONG WOLVES.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
u, W. Jackson, this Helena musl,
dealer, had an experience lRat week
which now seems rather q frightful
Nightmare than on sctusl occurrence.
he went ont In the Thunder Mountains.
scout sixty miles north OF TOWnssnd
10 visit n mine In which he was in,er.
oetee The mine 10 located In a ssoiud 4.
ed Euloh far up among the hills in the
midst OF ono OF the widest ssotiona ~
he mountAiu land knoWa in Moptann
DO and companion, X, w, James. on
delsnai arrived ht the mine shout 4
O'Clock one afternoon, and iulmedlAtslv
started oct with their gus to get come
arouse for supper, the nsishbofhooi
abonnding with tbess bros. They
walked up the guloh q mile or two and
then separated, Mr.. jackson going over
: ridge TO follow a bird that had beer
flushed. Ga returning to the too of tbs
idee Mr. James was ont OF siaht, and
MT Jsokson hAllooed to him, bat gol
no answer.
Mr.. james, In the meanEhIIe, had
gone back TO camp, thinking bis com
psnion knew the country aud vonld
follow him In Mt being able TO find
Jsmes, JackEon thought 1t was about
{ ms to go back, and started IN the di.
| reotlon OF the camp, as he supposed
| After walking about mile he f0uud
That be had missed his reckoning ap0
started TO ret1aos his steps. II was now
growing dark, end at every step ths
country grew more strange. Finally
he sat down to rest, oppressed with IN,
consciousness that hs was lost in III
nountalns. A feeling OF dread, OF he
hnuw not Whist, overpowertd him for q
Moment but this Goon passed away,
snd he said, "PshRWi A night 10 tht
mountains in summer is nothing j
can go TO sleep uId sr tree, and When
morning comes can easily find my way
back IN camp"
just ss he finished this soil Guy !
long, deep howl arose in the woods Il
bis right, and echoed with foArles.
strains through the surrounding hills
de reused hiusslf as be Recognised the
lry OF the gray timber wof one Il tie
herces1 wild beasts that infsst our
mountains. The echo had slsrcel,
died away, when smother howl came Is
answer, until the forest on al sides rs
sounded with the dismal cry Then e
new fesr presented itself The wolvo.
we're evidently on III, trail. Suppose
hey should attack him In numbers
His only means Of defence was a shot
Sun and few shells OF bird shot What
should he do2 BE had not long for 70
hsononi for every moment the shades
q night were deepening aud the howlt
OF wolves were increasing aud growins
louder, showing tbas the beAss were
closing 10 on him.
| Hia AR.e fhfn 10, aFt...A -
aud bid defiance TO the beasts, Nest
the top Of the hill, about in the osntre Of
the open which he was in, he espled )
lone pine tree, q giant Of lts kind, v hOse
expansive bDuRhs sesmed to in vite him
90 their sweet embrace. spurred on by
the blOod.ourdling hoWls that noV
formed . chorus of dismal, ianRling
diso0tdsnt walls, Mr. jackson RAJ
with might and main 10 Eard the trsa
1t was a race up hill, snd ho sang dow
a. the roots Of the giant pine in an ex
hautted state. He soon rt c Jverad ~,
breath and tried to olimb tine tree
Horror OF korroril The nearest branon
Was twenty feet Ab0vs the ground, Gn
the bhse OF the trunk wss fully four Il G
in diamet5F. He could nos scale It.
smooth bark, and after several iuefisU
tuAl attempts hsnk back upon thi
ground In daspAtr.
But the hoWls aRain Srolsed him from
his iethArgy. TIey were 80 loud nov
that he knew that the wolves vera usAj
az hand Then the thought struck hin
20 build 3 fire. He knew this would
keep the beasts ct bay, And accordingly
set about the task. The ground wa,
streWn with dry branches and cone,
that had fallen from the tree, and soOl
he had heap gathered together Bul
now one OF those terrible lightninl
storms that have given these Ii light,
the name OF Thunder Mountains rome il
ail its fury. Peal after peal Of eleo!rl,
artillery rolled ont from the angry
clouds, drowning the hoWls OF thu
wolves and Illuminating the weir
scene by vivid flashes OF lightning tina
prsosded the thunder. Then the WIND
DleW perfect hurricane. Match sftei
match be struck, but the wind bic IL
them ont as fast As lighted.
Finally, with some dry grass, O tiny
flame WAS communicated, and q vel
,cme bltz3 sprAng up Famed by tbt
breeze, 1t rom developed the pile o.
faRots and illuminated The seena fol
yards around. And 1t was juaI in time
for around the circle Of light Oabt by til,
flames Mr.. Jackson saw Ene Paunt AID
lungFy forms OF At least dem WOlvei
great, big, gray beasts with flashinE
eyes and swapping Jaws, Their bowling
oeased for moment, but soon another
pack arrived and took TO fighting witt
the first II was dog est dog The bat
tie ragged for few moments, the beast
mapping and tnArlIng ct each other
jumping over their fellows, ana ell tht
time bowling like set OF demons. Mr.
Jsokson could sec the fight As thu
wolves clToled within she circle OF liaht
and his blood turned cold as he though
how he would fare before those terrible
Jaws. But the battle soon ceased, and
then all the wolves, thirty or forty al
told, beI an prOwliDg about the freight
cycling MT. Jackson with their fleming
Orbs, vi ioh looked like balls OF fire.
AOot m dniRht the storm ceAs and
darkness Impenetrsbie settled down OF
the mountains, Tho Gre illustrating TIT
space about the tree to = distance o
forty yards. All this time the Raun
HRures OF the wolves kept plnylnI
around the circle OF light, not darIug Il
approach the FIRE But their glAEiBl
eyes and terrorlzinE bowls proclaimed
their fearful presence constantly.
Mr.. jackson basied himself Watching
the wolves and feeding the fre, which
until now, had not lacEei fuel. Bu
oh horrorl At two O'Clock In tn
morning, the darkest part Of the night
be sew thai the fire wRs growing low
And that the smboldensd wolves wer
pressing elps'r aud closer In upon hi
as the circles Of light grew smaller. II
had no more wood. D. cry tWig AH(