New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
4 NIGHT AMONG WOLVES.
Az EXPERIENCE ~ MONTANA.

From The Minneapolis Tribune
g. W. Jackson. the Helena music dealer had "a a.
experience last week which seems rather fHsh
ful nightmare than an actual occurrence ie WEI
In the Thunder Mountains, about sky miles nor,a
Of Townsend 10 visit a mine In which he was ntef-
es'ei. The mine IS located IN seei0aod su,cn st
sections OF the mountain land known in Montana
lie aud companion. II. James. OF beleha'
rived al tie mine abcnt o'clock ore afternoon aLa
gionse for supper. the nelgbborhood agoundng WITH
iWo s' and then sspaI aied Mr Jackson going over
a ridge 10 fo.Ow d biri hat had Teen h1sIed ~
out Of Sight and Mr. Jackson ha looed him bug
got no answer Mr. James. In the meanwhile. bai
s son2 S9'a and TUa oW hm @ So being bs
TO lind James, Jackson though II was about ume 10
he supposed Ancr walking about a mile he found
that he had missed his reckoning ald started 10
AZ every Sep the country grow more strange Finally
he sat down 10 resi- Oppressed WIN tbe ~
that be lost in ihe mountains Zee ing , %.
dread Of he knew not what, 0ycrpo"e.ea nun TT
a moment. but this soon pas,cl a% a5 aAa ne sd',.
nothing I can 60 to sleep under tree, and when
morning come, easily find my way back 10 CAMP
arose IN a" be ' woos 70 his rsht and echoed with ea
ful strains through the surrounding hls lie f s
wolf, one Of the nerce,t Wild teasis that nfest our
mountains Tho echo had scareeiy dei s"sy s Th en-
all sides rcsoun1ed with the dismal cry Ihnh NV
fear presented Itself The wolves were evidently Cd
iers Ills only OF defence was shotgun a9d
few shells Of blri-sho what Should d. 40 H.
shades of night were deepening and the howis OF
wolves were Increasing AMI growing louder. shO"lI@
that the beasts were closing I'm on him.
lis s thought Was to climb tf ana KIP pla ani f.
The 'c centre Of the open which he was n he espcd
a lone pine tree. giant OF us Kind "hose eApHasn'
Spurrcd on by the bloOd-curdling howlS that now
formed chorus of dismal iansinS dlscornsn. Ta ~
tree Il was a race up hill, AMI nc sank down at &c
roots of the giant pine IN an cXhan'ed SAG ~
tree Horror of horrors The nearest amen h, w ,Is
twenty feet above the ground sI1 the pa % rn
scale rs smooth bark. and after several inefecfuaI
attempts sank back upon the ground In Despair r
They \ 50 loud now that he knew hat tho wo,hye,
were ne.r at hand Then tho thonSht s,sIck 49, a..
at bay and accordingly SCI about the tass' inc
ground was strewn with dry branches an1 con,,
eahersd together But now one OF th9s, tent}i,
sannS 1STnse thSI o hay sT roc s ali Is fury
Poli after peal Of electric artillery rolled cut iIom
the angry clouds doWn1s me hIw'1 , @i sasSes ~
Wnd bcw perfect hurricane Match after match
he struck, but the wind blew them out a. last d
Finally. with some dry grass, tiny fame wa.
by the breeze, II soon enyeoped the p,ii o'
and td the oT around D c cec Of s
by nc aames Mr Jackson The sauni and hungry
beasts With Gasiins eyes and swapping Jaws. Thor
bowling ccascl for moment. hnt soon another pack
arrived and took TO fighting with The fist II was
dog eat dog The battle RACED for few moments.
the beasts swapping and snarlng at each otne e
lnmpnE S over Of lemons Mr. Jackson could see
fight the wolves circled within ne oIfcie ~ -,
he would fare before those terrible Jaws Bur the
battle soon ceased. and thcn all nc woSe,; 1hrhS
ewing Mr. Jackson with their damins oros' wnc'
About t' miGnIch the storm ceased and darkness
impenetrabc settled down on the mountains, the
fire illuminating the space about s me m ,ice the eAnn,
lance OF forty E2ri Ton, p,yIn WINS around tho circle
az light not daring to approach the fire, But thci'
siarng eyes and terrorzlng bowls proclaimed their
Mr. Jackson busted himself watching the wolves
and feeding hS G o5 E wGS u AZ ab BOUT Soc
in the morning. the darkest part OF the nl.ht. ie
saw that the fire was growing low ana , tha t,o t
I'm upon him as the circles Of light grew smaiie
lie had no more wood. Ever. twlg and cone within
Nav there was almost nothing but enbers lcf'
and he could sec the hungry wolves glArlns at nm
fight and sell his life dearly as soon as they auscHo
him His heart beat Ike sledSe hammer a. 20
tbat The huge crav monster would spring az him.
JuSt as he thought the Least was about T., make
the leap a column Of fame shot suddenly up ni9
the air. sending its spark. twenty feet high ani
scattering the bowling wolves. Ihey scanpetrt
Sa e base a C Of the tree had sn from Dr. aad
soon the monster trunk. which was coa'ct W..
resin that side was in baze. savc' sgN' "a
saw the cnwardly wolves shrink away t'on thH htr
The lmpcrl,d man thankei Prov delce for ne Inc
secure as he stood IN thN Hight Of the b'azlnc t'e
DAYLIGHT anrelred the woysS sR le,,D DscE 10
the dawn tn. last pack Of The ioiled monsters li,ao
rclrc over the mn wien the rose Mr , Jarn,eI
for camp lie walked til about noon. when b. me-
party sent out to ,ach for hin Inn f bsd e enough q
camping alone In the MOUNTAINS