The evening world., 1894-06-05
HOW SHE CAUGHT THE DEER.
IA wOMAN's REMARKABLE ADvEN-
TURE ON PINE RIVER, MICH.
The Animal, Pursued by Wolves,
Jumped Into the Water Near Her..

One OF the ~best-known characters to
the lumbermen and sportsmen of upper
Michigan is Mrs. John Towle, Of Strong
vile. a small deserted village on the
Pine River, twelve miles below Rudyard,
a station on the 500 Railway thirty miles
from here. Her home and name have
become famous to the woodsmen and
lumbermen on account OF Mrs. Towle
keeping a boarding house. where the
woodsmen engaged on the drive in the
Spring have always stopped for their
meals. it being the only house on Pine
River for a distance of ten miles on each
side. OF Strongville, says the Sault Ste.
Marie correspondent OF the st. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Mrs. Towle came to this country from
Aalborg, Denmark. twenty years ago,
and first settled down in Newport. Vt.
husband, who was confined with a
broken shoulder, after the, doctors had
given him up. She mended him in such
good shape that Mr.. Towle decided that
she was the woman Of his destiny, where
upon they were married and started for
the. Wild upper peninsula OF Michigan to
make their home and fortune. Taking
a homestead near the banks of the Pine
River. Mrs. Towle had occasion to come
to this city once about every two months
with the produce of the farm and dairy.
III the inter Snt can uTlNt III, Dut IN
the Summer there is no other way but to
take II boat and row up the Pine River
twelve miles to Rudyard station, where
she can take the train for this point.
1t IL with one OF those trips that this
narrative has to deal. Mrs. Towle had
left home with a boatload of produce as
usual. and came to town with good sue
cess. on her return trip she was leisure
~ rowing home down the Pine River,
with It's high and very thickly wooded
banks In some places and sloping, moss
covered banks in others. She had not
sound above her.
on looking up she perceived n large
deer standing on the edge Of the preci-
a wolf hanging on it's front quarter. The
deer Immediately jumped for the river.
landing close to the shore. but the wolf
b StiI. t he,d d ies s when a II mey BY Se w nIyes
in this country will always max for the
nearest river. as wolves will not go into
the water unless they have a hold on
the ground to jump when two more
wolves jumped down after him, followed
by ten more. one of the wolves man
quarters. and took II chunk out the size
OF a saucer.
The deer. now thoroughly. frightened
and excited on seeing aag Mrs Mrs. ToWle
not being very high. 1t managed to get
Its fore feet into the craft. with the two
wolves still hanging on. Mrs. Towle,
although half scared to death. did not
lose her presence Of mind, but Selling
her paddle struck the two wolve such
blows On their heads that they released
their hold and took to the shore, while
the boat continued to drift down the
river with the current. The wolves, see
Ing this, gave up hope and returned into
the woods.
gone. found about enough, OF the sports
man left In her to have a desire to secure
the deer. She raised her paddle and
struck 1t a blow between the horns,
way. AZ Mrs. Towle has always been
used to the harder working Side Of life
and Is OF strong physique. The blow
stunned the deer for a Few moments.
and Mrs. Towle. thinking 1t was dead.
started her craft for shore to place the
deer In position to row the boat home
| with It.
When she reached the shore and was
about swinging the deer around by the
tail the deer came to and started up the
high bank, with Mrs. Towle hansins
on to its tail. The deer succeeded in get
ting about half way up the bank when
the skin on It's tail. which Mrs. Towle
was hanging on 10, gave, way ana pre-
clpitated Mrs. Towle down the bank
The deer by this time had become SO
week from the loss of blood from the
wolves, attack that 1t slipped and fell
down the bank. landing on Mrs. Towle.
She, thinking the wolves were after 1t
again. nearly went into Mysteries. The
deer, however. on striking terra tirma
never moved again. and Mrs. Towle. pro-
ceeded u load him in her craft and get
home. She got him aboard. and after
capsizing a coupe OF times, reached her
small dock, made of logs, In safety. Her
home Is three miles back In the woods
from the river bank. She was obliged to
leave the deer on the bank all night, 1t
now being dusk.
In the morning, when Mr.. Towle, her
husband, went down for the deer With
his pony and jumper. he was surprised
to find a bear there munching away at
the deer. The bear on seeing the mar
started for the woods. Bears will only
show fight In the Spring. Mr.. Tow.e
got the deer safely home. and 1t would
be difficult to lind IA more interesting
story to listen to than that of Mrs.
Tow;e, sitting In her i3g cabin In IRON
broken English OF how she captured the
| deer