Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-11-25
FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.
ATTACKED BY A PACK OF
HUNGRY WOLVES.
A Thrilling Adventure In the Land OF the
Midnight Sun-Rapid and Edeot-
ual Firing-Wolvcs Leave
In Hurry,

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the Northwest and have always
thought that conflict with Siberian
bloodhounds would be as terrific as
any. but for real work there is hoth-
ing like pack OF starving Norway
wolves 1t is something beyond the
imaginative ability OF TIE American
hunter Although We were told we
might possibly meet an attack. we
braved the ride. however all being
well armed in case of need sa "a
writer in the Sportsman Review,
The officers OF the Mira carried the
hickla rio. This is the military re-
peater OF Norway. Morton had a
four- barrel Sharps pistol while car
ried fourbarrel hammerless Charles
Lancaster 45-caliber pistol one had
recently purchased while in London.
We proceeded about twenty miles
without any serious incident when
| just as we were crossing Little frozen
creek some forty yards wide strange
! sensation seemed to take possession OF
! our deer; they shivered and trembled.
and the hair on their backs stood on
end ''Wolvosr' yelled the driver
AMI he began 10 LASH the deer one of
which promptly slipped on the ice.
! fell down and tangled himself up with
the harness. thus seriously impeding
our coveted progress. | was on the
second sled with Lieutenant Bjorns.
tan Mrs Wilson and Miss Cory.
Toys" said | Common danger
makes fast friends). send every bull
| let home:" just at this moment six
fierce hungry gray wolves came gal
/ Looping toward US about twenty yards
away. The deer regained his footing
and away we dashed.
Wolves can run as fast against the
wind rs with it SO can the deer but
they had a heavy sled. five people.
and u foot deep OF fro sen cruste2
snow to contend with. The lieuten-
ant began firing as the wolves gained
on u& Robert and Lieutenant Thrach
were firing rapidly. for the pack had
been augmented and had divided
! forces. We had now run about half
n mile wolf dropping once in
while, but they only came in increased
numbers on our flank. You wonder
perhaps why didn't shoot; well. /
viii tell you A running wolf while
the hunter is in sled behind trotting
deer. is difficult to hit | had only
100 cartridges aud knew it would be
madness 10 waste them. II the driver
would only stop; but that was impos-
sible as he and the deer were frantic
from fright
At this moment one OF the wolves
jumped upon the deer's flank and was
promptly killed by the lieutenant
But this kind Of game could not last
long. so prepared to dismount some
of our pursuers. Strad1ling the dash
board / pulled my Lancaster and
every time wolf jumped for the deer
/ shot at it and hit hard or killed
about seven just ut this moment as
we were making progress in our de-
Tense our deer, which had hurt his
hip by his fall came to stop. and
the rear sled dashed into us. The
collision was frightful. tumbling and
spilling us all out and the con usiou
was great / called out TO the driver
to save the deer as We were instantly
surrounded by tho maddened beauti-
fully iurred wolves Deer dr. vera
wolves and Us travellers were soon in
q terrific melee for life. The officers
fred their rifles with admirable pre-
cision and rapidity. and owing TO the
smokeless gunpowdcr We could sec
well for hits.
Lieutenant Bjornstan wrapped robes
about Miss Cory and Mrs Wilson
and placed them between us we with
our backs toward them. | threw
blanket over my let shoulder, using
it as n shield. My Ian aster in
forty. eight rapid Shots did not miss
fire once ] killed eighteen vol ca
but my left leg is irightfuIly LAGER
ated. having been caught by two of
the wolves Tho ship doctor how.
ever assures me | need not fear
hydrophobia He feels confident in
his opin on. but as | own the leg.
am correspendingly doubtful Miss
Cory was caught on the horns OF one
OF the deer aud would have been in
stantly killed bad not promptly shot
me deer Morton fought like true
American, but his pistol clogsel after
the seventh shot and he was forced
to use one of the sled runners
just as | began TO despair all at
once the wolves that is those that
were alive ran away as fast
as they had come Lieutenant
Bjornstan fought ga.iantly. and twice
pulled Mrs Wilson from the savage
hold OF the animals. Miss Elsa
Chamberlain sustained great mental
shock, but Morton accomplished
wonders in her restoration. We lost
two guides one driver and three
deer but through assistance from the
I.apps have returned TO the ship and
are in fair way in body and mind.
1eautinsd ~ sn.
There are Odd slmilarities in the
growth and improvement OF great
cities. As the origin OF the name
Gramercy park proves that one OF the
most delightful regions OF New York
was once the site OF marshy pond.
SO the derivation OF the word Tuiler.es
shows that the great Partisan palace
occupies the site OF an old tile yard
and that OF Escurial shows that tho
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