The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12
ANACONDA NE WIS.
SOME NEW WOLF HOUNDS
They Will Be Used to Extermi-
nate the Pest.
MARCUS DALTS PURCHASE
Several Pairs of the Hounds 10 BE
Turned Loose on the Wolves Of
MontaEa-Imported Irish
Wolf Dogs

\ Lexington dispatch 10 the Louis
Mile Cuurier-Journal ms this on I'M
sorted hounds to he used in eNtefmt-
mating the wolf pest from Montana and
other Western states:
THE first pair of Irish wolf hounds
ever imported into America has just
been received here by Roger Williams,
4he WELL known dog fancier and hunter
of big game Several years ago Mr..
Williams Was the judge in a wolf hunt
ang contest in Colorado, in which Rus
sian wolf hounds and American deer
hounds contested. Under the stipua-
Hions only two dogs could bc turned
loose on one wolf. Among the Rus
sian dogs was one which had Won the
gold medal in a wolf-kiiling contest
at St Petersburg. offered by the eZar
and his owner claimed that he could
s1ill an American wolf. But the Rus
sian dogs failed and so did the Aincrl-
can dogs One of the latter quit tight
ing for d moment and its owner pulled
his revolver and shot the dog dead,
saving that he would not have dog
which would quit fighting.
while in the West Mr.. Williams
learned that wolves were destroying
thousands of cattle annually in Mon
tana. Colorado. Wyoming and IN por-
Mons of New Mexico. and he was inn
pressed with the idea Of hunting these
destructive animals with hounds. ana
thus extermnating them. To get the
proper kind of dogs, however. was Inc
difficulty he encountered. The best OF
the deer hounds could not Kill wolf,
and the Russian hounds bad failed. So
he opened d correspondence with breed
srs of Irish Wolf hounds in England. I"
see if he could learn Of their abiliiy 10
kill wolves.
/ He wrote to the Hon. Etheldred Dill
~ JDtrll
land. and she offered him a pair Of irish
wolf hounds. which trace their lineage
back to the time of the old Irish kings.
They arrived here last week safe ana
sound.
..They have rather long, coarse hair,
which is muddy white: long taperlnE
heads, With strong. heavy Jaws tili"d
with superb teeth and equipped with
long, glistening fangs shaped very
much like large briars. The dog stands
IS inches high and weighs l2o pounds
The bitch is slightly sp,aller, Then
legs are long and keen, their muscles
heavy. barrels tapering. large heart ami
lung room and their entire appearance
denotes speed. strength and courage.
They were two years old last month.
They will be carefully kept this winter
and next spring they viii he trained on
a tread-miil and made to run IRON IL
10 20 miles per day until their muscles
are well developed and hardened Th'y
of which Mr.. Williams has already pro
cured The wolves are NOW six months
old, very strong, lusty fellows
Miss Dillon. who is the daughter OF
an earl, is an enthusiastic breeder 81
wolf hounds and Arabian horses, she
writes that the hounds from her ken
nels have never failed To Kill wolf.
and while she does not know much
about the nature Of American wolves,
she feels satisfied that her dogs VIII
Ill h - VI h4aTH 10
opinion of the dogs be fulfilled. Then
importation into this country Will mark
an era in the determination Of the
Wolf.
"A recent magazine article states
that the loss of cattle in the far West
by wolves Is rapidly increasing year
by year. and that unless something
can be done To- check this loss that the
wolves will become as great a draw
back TO the cattle industry in the West
as the jack rabbits have 10 agriculture
in Australia. This authority SAYS the
wolves are rapidly multiplying ana that
unless dogs can be found capable OF
hunting down and killing them there is
no telling where their depfedatons VIII
cease.
Mr. Williams expects another inn
sortation Of Irish vol hounds from
England 10 arrive within the next few
weeks. but they Will IL puppies.
Dog fancitrs All oNef Kentucky are
anNiouslX awaiting tn result al tine
trials of Mr. Williams wolf hounds. aud
If ii Is pros I'll that thess dogs can ael-
ually Kill the American wolf. If IS TX eiy
that "A large number Of thHm aili ha
imported To ihis country
Marcus bdIS. the copper king u
Montana. has bought several PAIRS ul
deer hounds i'm NgutuEkN aud has taken
them To his Western ranch tal The rur-
pose of seeing what they can ia a. the
May ~ capturing wolves other latFf
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