The evening world., 1894-06-05
HOW SHE CAUGHT THE DEER.
A wOMAN's REMARKABLE ADyEN.
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 IL Mrs. John Towle, of Strong-
Vile, a small deserted village on the
Pine River. twelve miles below Rudyard.
a staion on the 500 Railway thirty miles
from here. Her home and name have
become famous to the woodsmen and
lumbermen on account Of Mrs. Towlo
keeping a clearinghouse. where the
woodsmen engaged on the drive In the
Spring have always stopped for their
meals. 1t 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.
She was called to attend her present
husband. who was confined with q
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, whers-
upon they were married and started for
the wild upper peninsula OF Michigan to
make their home and fortune. Taking
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River. Mrs. Towle had occasion to come
to this city once about every two months
witt the produce of the farm and dairy,
In the Winter she can drive in, but In
the Summer there is no other way but to
take a boat and row up, the Pine River
twelve miles to Rudyard station. where
she can take the train for this point.
1t Is with one of those trips that this
left home with a boatload OF produce as
usual. and came to town with good sue
cess. On her return trip she wal leisure
With its high sR'H and fU Very 'a thick dye wooded
banks In some places and sloping. moss
covered banks in others. She had not
gone far when she heard a rustiing
on looking up she perceived a large
deer standing on the edge Of the preci-
pice about iifty feet up. screaming. with
deer Immediately jumped for the river,
Landing close to the shore. but the wolf
still held It's grip. i may be noted
in this country will always make for thu
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 dow after him, followed
by ten more. One OF the wolves man.
quarters. and took a chunk out the size
of a saucer.
The deer, now thoroughly frightened
Started for the boat, The water
Its fore feet into the craft. with the two
H M9lyss s' half ha sessred to Sn; DEATH mrs di aoM noii
lose her presence Of mind. but seixlng
her paddle struck the W wolves such
their hold and took to the shore, while
the boat continued to drift down ths
river with the current. The wolves see
ing this. gave up hope and returned ines
Mrs. Towle, now that the wolves were
gone, found about enough, OF the sports
man LEFT in her sr. to - have ave a h desire nsd "a sec anS
struck it a blow between the horns.
which was not a very light one. by the
way as Mrs; Iowis so has Always sIGs ~ o fsa
and IL OF strong physique. The blow
stunned the deer for a rev moments,
and Mrs, Tow,s; tthin KING y was niscs esau:
deer In position to row the boat home
with 1t.
tail the deer came to and started up the
high bank. with Mrs. Towle hanging
on to its tail The deer succeeded In get.
the skin on its tail. which Mrs. Towle
was hanging on -, gave. way ana pre-
ciplt7tei Mrs, Towie down the bank
The deer by this time had become 20
wolves attack that II slipped ana leu
down the bank. .anding on Mrs. Towle.
She. thinking the wolves were after 1t
again, nearly went into mysteries. The
deer, however. on striking terra hrma
never moved again. and Mrs, Towle pro-
ceadei II load him in her craft and get
home. She got him aboard. and after
capsizing a coupe OF, times. reached her
sna!. d1ck, made of logs. in safety. Her
home Is three miles back In the woods
from the river bank, She was Obliged 70
cave the deer on the bank all night, Il
now being dusk. +
In the m1rning. when Mr.. Towle. her
went down for the deer with
his pony and jumper. he was surprised
to find a bear there munching away az
the deer. The bear on seeing the maj
fight in the Spring. Mr.. Towie
got the deer safely home, and u would
be difficult to find a more interesting
story 10 listen to than that of Mrs
Tow:e. sitting in her log cabin In front
OF the I'D log fire, telling her story IN
English OF how she captured the
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