Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-27

! heard him cry out sharply, as If IN dis
tress
Much alarmed | fastened in the di-
rection of the sounds and found that
! most distressing accident had happened
| The doe had run toward Lars, who,
while skimming along to get nearer
and more effective shot, had broken
through the snow which had drifted
over some small shrubs. His rifle was
discharged as he fell forward, and the
bullet had entered his left ankle, max
ing a terrible wound.
Lars Bjork was a man of much cour-
age and as stoica as an Indian, but the
pain was SO great that he swooned dead
away, |, on my part, was so overcome
that for moment lost my head entire
| ly and could no nothing. But Lars soon
! recovered consciousness and instructed
me how to bandage the limb and stop the
flow of blood
How to get him to camp was the next
question In this matter, too, Lars brain
was more fertile than NINE Some sort
of hand sled, he declared must be inn
provised, and must go to camp, which
was about three miles distant, after the
ak, augur and ropes.
| disliked to leave him alone, in his
! distress, but there was no other way;
so, after providing him with bed of
boughs, | started off, and as had now
become expert in the use of those Won
derful s1ees, in less than an hour had
made the trip and was back again.
Obeying Lars direction, | now cut
two birch saplings, having natural
crooks, for runners, and smoothed them
off with the AK. Then bored holes
and put in cross bars. Upon these laid
boughs and one of the robes which
had brought from camp. The sled was
now ready, and my wounded compan-
ion managed to crawl upon it.
The load was not very heavy after
getting under way over the smooth
hard snow. We went on Mt good pace
and had accomplished half mile from
the place where the accident occurred
when CHANGING to look back, saw four
or five animals about the spot, scram-
bling and apparently fighting with each
other, | mentioned it to Lars. With
an effort he turned to look back.
They're wolves" he said. sect to
camp as fast as you can!'
The brutes had sneaked from some
covert in the timber as soon as we had
started, and were licking the blood off
the snow. They might even have been
in pursuit of the doe, the cause of our
misfortune.
As we had frequently seen them, while
out trapping, | did not at first feel much
! alarmed But soon a series of prolonged
howls from behind warned us that mad
dened by extreme hunger and the taste
of blood they were in pursuit, and that
others were joining in the chase, coming
out from the timber as we hurried along.
| glanced at Lars. His face was very
white, but he grasped his rife firmly.
now fully realized our peril, and put
forth my utmost effort.
The country was half-open here. had
heard that il is the habit of wolves, when
in large numbers, to try to surround
their prey. | was certain that was what
they meant to do if they could come up
with rs. Moreover | coon found that they
We're gaining in spite of my exertions.
We had covered hardly more than a
mile and half of the distance, when in
going over some concealed shrub, where
the snow was shallow, the sled broke
through and threw me down.
thought it was all over with us then,
but | was not entangled, nor was any
thing broken, and scrambling to my
feet, | lerked the sled out of the snow
and was off again in twinkling. But
tie howls of the pack had come feariully
nearer.
Ely to camp, mine friend! Fly to
camp! Don't mind mel" the brave Nor
wegian now exclaimed, as we dashed
along. They'll have us both. But drop
me and you can get to the camp"
Fire back into them!' | painted, for
felt ready to drop.
Lars managed to turn around and dis
charged his rifle, and at this unexpected
salute the oncoming pack halted for a
moment. This gave us little time and
| made the most of it, yet we had not
gone fifty yards farther before the trooT
Were again in full cry, and although he
continued to fire as fast as he could re,
load, the ravenous brutes now paid n
attention to the reports.
But at last, as it CHANGED, with his
final cartridge he hit one of the foremost
of the pack. The creature fell, and i'm
mediately the others set upon him after
the manner of wolves. This again gave
us little start. Yet they quickly tore
their wounded follow to pieces and were
after US again, more greedy than ever
before we had got out of their sight
among the scattered timber, Then
thought of fox which we had trapped
and had tossed under the robe beside
Lars, at starting.
THAT foX!" | gasped. pitch thai
outV
Overheard went the precious gray fox
Then on-on-on, for life again. Blu
we Were within twenty rods of CAM
now, and with fresh squirt dashed fol
the door, and reaching it, ran inside
sled and all, at one final leap
The door was slammed to and barred
and mad at our escape, the hungry crea
lures dashed themselves against it, like ;
foaming sea wave.
But we We're safe. l dropped upon thu
camp floor exhausted.
Till nearly midnight the famished AMI
mails ragged about the hut. Then little
later we heard a sudden and most ap
palling cutlery But it was - quickly
hushed. The wolves had broken int
the lean to"
Poor Bingo! There was nothing lief
of him to tell of his fate
In the morning all was quiet. | tool
Lars, who had passed night of agony
ON the sled, and again set off down The
river toward my uncle's camp, which
we reached about noon. The Norwegian
was taken home, and ultimately recov
cred.
The next day went back to our CAM
with two of the men, and brought on
our furs and traps. But had no further
desire to hunt that winter d. Ii. Illsley
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