New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
WOLVES AND BEARS.
THE EXPERIENCE or \ MAIT-CARHlER AND
\ WONDl HOPPER

Scranton Penn Dec. 90 Special" Wolves were
thicker around here when / W.T., a young man than
foxes arc nov said an Old Poc0uo hunter The other
evening. and w. had hard work 70 keep any sheep
thr,urt the winter ] had dozen owe and ram
in log pen the winter 81 Ia -; That i' had
vhOu winter LOT 10. over the door nh"ut seven i'"'
from the ground u"N va, ir'ia"m {" l'' h''l al
IN. one bite" I'd u.-ht in January h'<N me S'rp
Nloarur a.. though something had attached ti"n, and !
and my brother hustled ON 1ul cl0t'r, a' rau ont 10
the pom with Il lantern and two r.n"s through III"
era *. fot,,crn trr logs we .aw pair uf volyo, Jump
ing a-a', u door I'D tryiu- 10 got ou' through the
trau,om. rh"it '""sa", hun, ont they wcr" painting
ird ,ad tl"v slipped DOWN q" de- floor every time
they -pu1c up. IT," c"u, wore on the "ui>d" OF th"
.ot. ara t'r wolves hid used u"n o. i'"'''" q"
r,.i,I o." uI~u -ptr" over 10" door Ihr' '"'ldNi
ge' orr iu ~" Sam" way. l'd No fired At u" blood
thirsty brute. tu 40 billed them. They had
.'.,,frr,d eleven o.: th Owes, ard w. found 'hr OF ~
.vc ana tlo ram trrllae iu 70 corner Of f'r pen when
,rc op..-d tto door AID hauled tie dead wolves ont.
Tho sicn hi been bitten a the troat. and tc wolves
would lt,c i.,cd fr other Two d. We hadn't surprised
u.n
I"' - 20, carried tic mail Ua' winter from
p...ro Fora p" Iohth,lna NIL. Before '"c -r""
c1t dr.p i' roH" .r." lv' along ir mt"'''"r " h"I
o. 80 Pc, aHJ fr. uu foot. H.. Won" SHOW -hn", and
n t,oh l.u ..y hlur- ~ mako the tup. Ahout dusk
one ri-h' do Iot-Iar, -ox was tr3dCnc along toward
tlc end 4 bis l.vfc with d.. t'e mail pouch iu onN
maud ard o. -trk D. the other. When ~ reached the
t,hc.t pert II tho wood about m" th- sid 81 tho
Toh,iar~n Cr,"k e prk of wol,c, struck his trail
several rod, behind Inn aud b,-au To- follow him mp
A. trst fhe Wo',r. kent -t lui q. & -r,y dir. thcy
hc-.,, fo howl and they .,n nearer - soy over,
,,r,, 49,, ,.u,,,,t ru, and Ia, wouldn't ha,, dar,d
90 D., n c,,'t I'D Won IAN i,n.,,r how ia felt H.
OIL, lone Wa, uai ~ ,uarl.ig nd bowling wol,c,
would keci hort 80 ~nc" bohnd him Ill h. reached
To bridge OVER tia crc"h. for d. knew that th"'
0oulGur follow hlm hcr -- IN" I'D p" nv rods hi
SIDE ~ 3d." r"h orc o. c VoiF' "a ny So close thn'
>pv n,t T. Aot breath Though Dol, mt'ru. aud he then
ctpcctcd tat he vby- pack Eso going to pitch on
him, heforo lc took dozen strip further and -ar him
=, p...c !, isyN ,toDIrd ad faced tho brrt-- wouli
have b.-,n ,u-, Death roA and BE- knew t. 50
Ae ri7ids-d ou1unl wth several wolves 10" ar Dr.,
l~el- and v'- no stepped on the bridge Tic Whole
pack came 80 halt AID hoVicd madly A. him I'LL he
went out 81 -.eht over a knoll. Tic po>'olc" at
tl- foot 81 -" Lu,u and nftcr had delivered The
pouch D." % wcah ths, b" oouldur v''". The
wolves 'oatilu>l 20 howl a. ilc hrds" uil four
vVr men fired eight ril" bal, among then SIX
wolvc-, wen" billed ard Tho rect INTO he woods
- 1ons 3, a dcecnt annual compared 10 volt
continued tho ard hunter. " hc,ui," he VIII never
ilI what h, Goc7ut want for h!, OWL Immediate U.s."
v.htl, WOLF siuAAtcr- moro >he,p iu ten minutes
. ,,. .....,, ,.. ,.u , hc,,
'.''" .I., ., ,o,,,
'-r'l'd 'i TWO "' 'N pl-' PONY hi-''7 apart "''''
,l... r. lad do.,..,.,l them. m , .i,.rc lr,, than
49,, IT,. h,,.
tFrlu g. from ;n' ho'''. and e"t tray 'or MN
Then fastened -pr, virn &" tie trap. end ~'rnii;
49,. , ... d., o. 90 ti.. r,r.o ..t,.,iu- t'.. ,tl.l
'"' "'' WV - 1870.
cnd E, htt' n"l over th" Kitchen ''"r I"'' h'-'t
w.. lad lu ,rpl" bee and t"f 81 thc 'o'uc iolh~
,t,. ., GA. i.u tu,,d while tl.., Werc ih~lc Wc
'"' ~, ...,,'. .,.., ,,t., ,,L -, ~,
""'H All "'f'" '' '"' '"N'' "l'' '"t ''" " '
lctr uc.pnr shot Bum. Watching foT the bell ."
,t,,,t l,,. , nlr durlu. th.. evening and a liilr
'.'' N'' 800 -.
before nIdulEhi. I ga 'H"r IIIh' HNeN' az" " "P'
uuLlus tH Vs. lad lighted q dozen lanterns and
,4, . t ... ~. hear Then, vrrc fourteen
'"''' 81, . ,I . man,
huA"m ara J"'" ti'' j" '''" P"'N' as" 81"
,,r,.. Young mru and there wasn't oil" IA The crowd
r,, y,. ., tn afraid of 4 bear When wc got 10 the
""'' "'' ' go, g., g.. ,.,
r1vin'. ihr bear wa '''''"- 'li''- az 80 '' '''