The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-06
EXCITING WOLF HUNTS.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
CLEARWATER, Kan, Feb. ?, 1891.

10 the Editor OF the Eagle.
CLEARWATER, Kan, Feb. ?, 1891.
From the wolf hunters of Ninnescah
township. Sedgwick county, Kansas,
to-wit: Chambers Bros, Harrington q
Sons. Bordner & Purcell, Craig, Holsie,
Emerson, Grimsley, Pullman 81 Sons,
and others too numerous TO mention,
have caught fourteen wolves this winter
and expect to catch as many more before
spring. They own about thirty hounds,
about one-third of them Gray hounds,
and the balance trailing hounds. We
have had some grand chases. The most
of the wolves have been run by the
trailing hounds various distances, from
fifty to one hundred miles when they
were caught by the trailing dogs, and
could have run the same distance with
out refreshing. One known as the old
Bob Tailed wolf that had been seen in
the neighborbood now and then
with a chicken in his mouth. He
had run the greatest distance and while
on his return was headed off and
caught by Young Ben. the champion
greyhound, accompanied by young
Pedro and soon followed by the well
known cold trailer named Wick.
The next chase was the bob-tail VOLTS
partner He gave big chase of many
a mile, but finally was caught at the
school house known as the Swede school.
The wolf fought the hounds several
times around the house, when he finally
was killed, while the teacher and schOl-
airs were all looking out of the windows
viewing the fun.
The next chase was few DAYS later,
when two more We're caught near Viola.
about eight m les west. One Of them
was run into barn among the horses.
When the horses had been removed from
the stable and the doors closed the pic
mic commenced. We let the dogs in and
the villain had to fight. Then next for
the dead VOLTS partner, who was put
under full speed by the trailing hounds
in few moments and gave about three
hours chase of about seventy-five miles
when the trailing hounds caught him.
We could give the history of the catch
ing of the balance of the wolves caught,
but it would take too much time and
space: they were all similar chaseS to
those above mentioned. It's said that the
wolves are coming in from the territory,
they have been seen in lots of seven and
more. 1t is said by old hunters that the
wolves are more numerous in this coun-
try than heretOf re known. They are
leaving the territory on account of the
removal of cattle by the government,
and veal getting scarce. We think the
law of Kansas that authorizes the county
commissioners TO paw bounty at their
option f-r every wolf caught not less
than s., is right; for it takes time and
hard labor to catch one of the expensive
varmints.
The hunters are at an expense to raise
and keep the hounds and then train
them and it takes hard labor.
In the last few weeks some brainless
person has poisoned two of our best trail
ing hounds, 500 would have been no
temptation to purchase either of them,
and If any detective will find who the
guilty parties are who laid the poison he
will De literally rewarded.
The great damages OF wolves are well
known TO the people of Sedgwick coun-
ty. while we can refer you to farmers
who lost from forty 10 fifty pigs in one
spring that had been carried off by the
wolves, to say nothing about the fowls
they catch, in addition to pigs and
calves. Yours truly, A SUBSCRIBER.