Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-03-19
A HARD FIGHT FOR LIFE.
AN EXPERIENCE OF TWO CANA
DIAN FISHERMEN.
Attacked by Wolves While Working
Their Way Homeward Through
Fores at NIght-Runnlng
Fight and Escape.

tr1ct, tells the following Jnfllllng sUOfy
OF his experience with the Canadian
wolf says the correspondent of the
New York Times.
He and an Englishman, both eager
for sport had gone out from solitary
hotel some fifty miles above naviga-
ton on the Ottawa river, in search OF
trout After trying one lake, at which
they were unsuccessful they pro-
ceeded through the trackless forest
some ten miles away from the hotel,
to the head waters OF a chain OF |
smaller lakes in the vicinity. In a |
few hours they had hooked over 400 |
fishes, some of them of large size. The |
coming darkness made them cease the |
slaughter.
The Canadian strung a few of the |
! fish together, but the Englishman in
sisted upon taking with him string
longer than himself. He had about
fifty pounds OF fish loaded on his
/ shoulder. when darkness compelled
the twain to proceed on the homeward
! journey. Before they had gone many
yards il was pitch dark The Cana
dian carried his gun with about a
dozen fish, but the overloaded English
man dragged behind with his heavy
load. The only guide through the
forest was by means of '.blazes.h
When they neared the lake they had
deserted in the morning a shril bark
was heard on the hillside over TO the
left The Canadian knew what it
meant 1t was a warning. A wolf
had scented the fish. A half minute
afterward the bark was repeated, and
then away 10 the right came loud
ringing whine which told that the
signal bark had been heard. The
Englishman dropped his fish and
asked, hurriedly: What is that?" He
was told that it meant wolves and
business, and he must throw away his
fish if he wished TO escape a terrible
danger. He refused however, and
simply picked up his fish again and
quickened his pace. At every step
the cries grew more numerous The
pathway had been lost and the two
, men were now hurrying through
brambles and dense underground to-
ward the lake some 500 feet away.
The Canadian remembered that he
had built small raft Of logs that
morning. and moored it near the
shore. If the raft had not drifted
there was still some hope.
He had scarcely paused to urge the
Fnglishman TO renewed efforts when
. he saw right at his side pair OF CLEAN
ing eyes, which frightened him SC
much that his gun almost dropped
! from his nerveless grasp. He called
to the Englishman to hasten or be
Z would be devoured. As soon as the
. latter caught sight of the blazing eye,
: he dropped his iish and rushed through
= the brush at the heels of his compan
u ion. just then there was a cracking
OF the brush and the next moment tn,
wolf came bounding forward. H.
.r made vicious snap at the Englishmal
@ | and disappeared in the darkness. Tn
if two frightened men tore their wa,
4. along the uneven path, among BRAN
o. bles and vines, until their clothes wer
m in shreds just almost at the brinl
II Of the lake there was another how
Of and then chorus of yelps Fror
,e every bush came the CLEAN OF eyes
he They were almost surrounded by th
lie savage beasts.
of The Canadian had only little Dir
lv shot with him, but he fired. The II
port made an awful noise that re
sounded through the forest The ar
imals scattered in all directions
=, affrichted at the flash. But it wa
only moments respite Again the
he took up the pursuit bowling an
yelping, while their intended vic,sss
las made slow progress over rocks los
is and distractions OF all kinds in il
tense darkness, When they hi
iSes reached within foot of the lake Il
N foremost wolf, big black beast wit
swapping teeth sprang upon Their
ia The animal jumped high and to
away part of the Canadians co
int collar. He turned as quickly as
zen could and as the beast dropped to Il
ground he struck it with the barrel
in his gun. The blow drove him off
is few feet and then he leveled the 7
my naming barrel and fired. The We
fell over bowling and the tisherm
took up their rush for the shore
req The other wolves paused for fl
- moments with their PROSTATE col
anr panion and then dashed after the
Before they could be oVertaken !
,r,v men had reached the shore and
rch raft AS they were pushing the
this selves from the shore another W
e" sprang at them. The Englishmy
you who had kept hold of his club cal
down upon the animals head with
not and hit him stunning blow w
ID the aid of the gun and the club
az men succeeded in pushing from
Oh. shore. All night they drifted on
9th. lake on their frail raft. The vol
lowered around the shore all nil
Il as and howled They decamped at d
,nsi- break and the two men went back
lied, the hotel with story to tell.
Itly, -----------
aon' where Composed.
Director Palace Car Company
ndid is incarably insane and this is his