Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-29
ORDERS RIDE FOR LIFE.


Pursued BY a Pack of wolves. tho wis
c"nsin Mau Makes Desperate lean.
In one OF the widest portions Of
Wisconsin when 1t was a wild frontier
state had settled the noted pioneer
Hank Order. man whose wonderful
endurance 81 limb l. In q measure Il.
lustrated by this sketch.
Ono dark md rainy night Of the year
1885 the brave pioneer. whose reckless
nature had won for him The title Of
Wild Grider and by which he was
known far and wide. found himself
some fifteen miles from homo and with
tho kakanook river, swollen aud turbu.
lent from the recent min. between him
sclf and his destination.
Wolves howled upon every hand. bet
he paid no particular attention to
them, pressing steadily Oh In tho
drcnchlup rain
AT length. however, he noticed that
the grim scaveugcrs OF the forest were
beginning to congrcgatc IN largo mum
ber Into the tniil behind him. and
drawing uncomiortably neat. howling
and snarllng at ono another as they
came
This served 20 give him a slight un
easiness Of mnd as ho urged his horse
forward.
Steadily the horde Of wet shaggy
forms Increased In number until Il
secincd that a thousand Of them wcre
crowding along upon tho pioneers
track. making the night hdcous with
their babel Of snarling voices
How swiftly In pursuit came that
wrlthing mass Of now thoroughly en-.
ragged brutcs, and though the pioneer
was remarkably swift OF foot ho had to
put forth every effort to keep out Of
their way, and there In tho dnrkucs. Of
the Wisconsin wilderness cusucd dcs
pcrato race for life aud death.
Tho ground was fairly smooth. and
this aided tho desperate man somo.
what, but ho was compelled 10 use tho
spun mcrcilcssly to escape those clash
Ing Jaws.
Like the very wind ho sped along.
his only hopa lying IN reaching the river
In advance Of his fierce purucrs. for
once across tho turbulent current DO
would be safe.
hut fully I've miles lay between him
and tho river. and IL would indeed be
n miracle TO reach ~ but wholly un
dauntcd tho reckless follow tpcd on.
his teeth closed firmly aud his eyes
cleaning with all tho ilro Of his Wild,
atcitable nature.
Mile nttor mile was cast bchlnd. and
daylight was beginning TO steal over
the land when the swift and swollen
kasanook hove In sight
Tho ground dopci toward Il, and
down this descent How pursued aud
pursuon. with scarce Dix feet separating
them.
For over Eve miles had that desperate
race continued. and now, exhausted NJ
he WIS by his superhmnun speed Gri.
der performed feat that was simply
marvellous and almost unparalleled.
Tho banks Of the stream worc high
and projecting. and scarcely eighty rods
bOlow tho river fell over mass OF jag.
gcd rocks that no ono could hopO to
pass over alive while II would DO I'm.
possible TO effect a landing when once
In the turbulent current.
with that horde Of raging beasts
close bohlud him, and tho dangerous
river below, and fully twenty-five feet
between IL banks, the brave pioneer
was truly In most desperate situa-
ton. But, scarcely realizing hls dan.
ger, In his desperation and frenzy, he
gnlloped down tho slope, and, putting
every effort Of his horses fast failing
strength In one mighty leap, landed
squarcly upon tho other bank OF tho
river
Tho wolves were unable 20 check
their headlong speed. and many Of
their number went over tho baul, aud
were swept away, while tho exhausted
stccd sank trembling upon the ground
Three hours later however he
reached his cabin IN safety, and IN "a
few days had fully recovered from the
effects OF that terrible rldo for liio--
about tho most extraordinary one In
the entire record Of the west
Orders life was one Of remarkable
adventures, and now, a man Of superior
endurance, although nearly sixty year.
Of ago, no resides ut Moose lake, MINI,
whoro his life Is still stirring and
eventual one. Yankee Blade.