Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-31
AMONG The WOLVES.
Sung to Sleep by the Music
Of the Wolves and
Coyotes.
Exciting Chases With a Pack
OF HOunds-Sport In the
., Bad Lands.
Hospitality of the Western
Ranchmen-Beauties Of
a "Dry Fry"


Ranchmen-Beauties Of
a "Dry Fry"
DR.. r. G. DePuy and j. B. BurRster
returned today from q weeks outing in
the Bad Lands in the vicinity Of Medora.
They returned thoroughly delighted
with that region-which the stockmen
declare is an ideal cattle country-and
with the generous hospitality and good
fellowship Of the rsnchmen themselves.
It was found that the lstch-string is al
ways out to ranchmen, cowboys and vlsit
ors alike and visiting is largely indulg-
ed in during the winter months when
little activity in ranching exists.
In the Bad Lands 1t wac like going
into different climate so mild was the
temperature, so soft and spring.like the
breezes, although but 24O miles distant
form jamestown, and in the same ]ati-
tude. Yesterday they ate dinner at
"Custer Trail" with doors and windows
open and during their stay found over
coats and mlttens unnecessary in riding.
At no time did the temperature average
for the day less than six degrees below
freezing and on but four days in Decem.
ber to date had the temperature been
less than ten degrees above zero. The
buttes ard draws were bare of snow and
only on the hillsides where drifts had
formed was snow to be seen and this was
disappearing rapidly. 1t thawed daily
and rubbers and overshoes were neces
sity.
Cattle are beef fat and coming through
the winter IN the finest condition. The
only losses are from wolves and coyotes
The visitors were the guests Of Sheriff
''Pete" Peliesier, fromerly resident OF
jamestown and az hospltable and gen.
erous ss he is big of stature. They re-
mained at his ranch three miles from
Medora. Judge Winchester Of Bis
msrck was the guest OF the Eaton broth.
ers Of "Custer TRAIL" mile distant.
DR.. DePuy had half dozen OF bis wolf
hounds along and with the addition OF 90
many more dogs from the two ranches
great pack was formed for q wolf hunt.
A party of nine headed by Alden Eaton
as 'guide, philosopher and friend" and
better it would be difficult to find, was
made up and two days spent on the
prairies southeast Of Sully Springs, just
east Of the Bad Lands.
The line OF demarkation between the
Bad Lands and the prairies is here quite
marked. In short distance the ground
falls two or three hundred feet into Q
region aptly described by Genl Sully as
"Hell with the fire burned out" The
rolling prairie gives way precipitously
to the coris-topped and banded buttes
cut by the winds and storms OF count.
less years icto the most weird, fantastic
and curious forms imaginable. The tops
Of the highest buttee, such as Square and
Middle buttes are on the level with the
surrounding prairies. The ooloring OF
the buttee is as varied as their forms,
ranging from blue and yellow to all
Rradatious Of red, the first due to the
clay and the last to the scoria and slsg-
the remnants of pre- e-historic fires OF great
intensity.
The heavy SHOWS on the
high prairiee prevented the
dogs working to good advantage on &C.
count of the crust cutting their feet, but
the finest kind Of ssport and runs were
made nevertheless.
The first run was secured Immediate
" after emerging from the Bad Lands
when two coyotes we're discovered in a
draw. Although the coyotes made q
swift run of mile IN an endeavor to
reach the gullies and buttes, the dogs
made swifter run and soon had his
wolfship on the ground. Judge Winch
ester, who displayed fine horsemanshlp
and lead in the charge, declared after
ward he would not have missed the run
for $50.
A little beyond pack of wolves was
started from the remains OF q horse they
had driven into the snow and killed, and
here another tine run was INDUCED in.
The pack split on the near approach OF
the dogs and forces were accordingly
divided in the chase. The Judge here
made another Of hls old time cavalry
charges and gave the rsnchmen pointers
on getting there" At one time he
pressed the wolf 60 closely that had he
been expert in ropinR he could have
dropped . moose over it and dragged it
into camp.
The party csmped in II by Is shack
at the Paddock horse ranch that night
and we're Sung to sleep by the lmusio OF