Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
DONKEY VERSUS WOLF.
A Fight That Was as Lively and bitter a.
Was Amusing.

WAS Amusing.
A combat Of a most amusing as we'll
as unusual character occurred near Paso
del Norte a short while ago. The par
ticipants in this combat were burro,
or little Mexican jackass. and wolf Of
the large species, known as lohos. The
principal means of transportation in this
section is supplied by the diminutive
and patient burros, all travelling OF short
distances being accomplished on them,
while they are almost the only beast OF
draught employed. OF an evening q
whole army OF them may be seen on
the outskirts OF the city, each accom-
panied by Mexican boy, and loaded
with huge pile of mesquite wood big
ger than himself. fastened TO his bank
and flanks with cords. They can never,
by any persuasion, be coaxcd or driven
out of a slow, meditativc walk, but that
they are capable of resentment and
oven fight ON occasions. need not be
doubted after the gallant victory
achieved hy one Of them over an ami
NAL as savage and courageous as the
lobos. This wolf, which is as large as a
mastin resembles the hyena more closely
than any Of his kind in America having
back arched like that animal. and often
approximating IL in color, though some
times found nearly black. The burro
had broken out OF his stable during the
night, wandering several miles out into
the country. and his owner going to seek
him was an eye witness To his fght with
the wolf.
This man, who is an unusually intelli-
gent Mexican, states that the donkey
was quietly grazing in little grassy
dell lying between two walls Of jutting
rock. when the wolf came trotting along
with his head close 10 the ground, as II
attempting TO recover the trail OF some
thing, which Is characteristic OF tho
lobos. He did not perceive the donkey
till he was nearly on him. and il was not
till then that the latter, raising his
head, saw the wolf, but the moment
their eyes fell on each other hostilities
began. The wolf, with his Jaws snap
ping and growing ferociously, made al
the donkey, which, wheeling sharply
around, let fly at his enemy with
both heels. sending him tumbline
over and over The performance
was repeated again and again
until the wolf began TO realize tha
things were not going just hisway Tn,
last kick from the burro's heels had sen
him with sickening crash against th'
hard rock that walled in the dell, ant
actually stunned him for moment, 81
ON rising he seemed To deem change o
tactics advisable. Running up TO th'
donkey he waited until those terrible
heels were in the air, when jumping
around with remarkable agility h
evaded the kick and made for hi
enemy's throat but he found IN
donkey's other end also armed for battle
and before he could lay hold OF any par
Of that lively animals anatomy tn
burro had caught him hack of the nee
between his powerful teeth and cracke
the bone. Though the wolf was, q
course, killed instantly, the plucky littl
iaekass refused 10 rclinquish its hold
I, and occupied itself for some minute
! with beating its vanquished foes bod
{ up and down on the ground. Whe
l satisfied at last that it was dead II fun
J. the lobos' carcass to one side, quietl
.rsssaminp its grazing till the owns
came and drove Il ho-ne.-st Lou
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