The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

With almost vertical banks aud leaving a
greater part OF Che way "a tran marked
bE Tie Cra-eiue burden u-ui at last mis-
fcot is severed ANA wilh 1T the trap drops
of.
When 81 coyote goes trott!ng away in
th4l slow. swinging gait that pre- emily
breaks lutO the easy lope which is SO de-
ceivug as 10 its speed, 10 seems 20 be a
ht,le animal and MOI difficult to oVartake;
but you VIII meet with some violent sur
prises u you attempt to race one, unless
You are sure OF The capabilities Of the
horse which you are IidIus. The coyote
assumes look of supreme lndherence-
viii. perhaps. turu around and ie.surely
survey you until assured that he is ia a
verify pursue3-then there is "A started
backward glance. sudden lurchins, side
wise twist, hirt of the tan, and al coyote
natteus himself and stretches out sn a race
that you VIII need the help of whip and
spur 40 win.
Nalueros often riding the rangs for cat
Gle give them race, and not iufrequeutly
catch them with "a deity thrown RATA;
then. following out The cowboys idea Of
"fun,' the animal win be earmarkel and
branded with the brand OF their "out1t'
ana turned loose, to be seen aud recosniz-
ed many "a time thereafter.
IL tho McadoWbroOk and other hunting
clubs of America could md a way of Sc
curing these lltue fellows to use in place
their sport while riding to hounds. and Il
the same time rid the Western stockmen
of troublesome neiehbor. The brush
would be "a prize when laid in the hands Of
the Diana first in al the death, While I'm
the West those trophies never attain a
higher honor than 10 adoru the brides Of
some tcamsterfs twelve or fourteen mule
team. I-udeniablv the COYOTE is. peoeraph-
icaIly out Of place.
III COYOTE is "a GOOD 1onp-disfance RIM
ner. ] remember a. morning at Oueen CITY
near the OREGON line in Nevada. when I
was awakened al O'clock b, me having
of the weIl-known McCurdv pacll-tweptv
or thirty imported fox ana deer hounds
as they were turned loose TO follow the
scent Of a coyote that had passed in the
night. But. though little gray ghost of
the desert was fleet Of foot. he had COM
pany that could not only keep 10 his pace.
but overtake him: for young McCurdv. in
camp twenty miles away, saw the pack
pass in pursuit at s O'Clock that morning.
And farther up the valley others saw the
dogs so blythe famous cap" in the
lead; and still others witnessed, before 10
o'clock the coyote run down. The little
fellow had given them long chase. but
a good pack was too much for even his
endurance. This pack was for years espe-
cauy noted IN Humboldt county Nevada.
for keeping the upper end of Paradise
Coyotes viii flee at the sight Of thor
oughbred hound; but they are often seen
playing with the mongrel ours that infest
the average Indian camp And dogs of
mixed shepherd and coyote blood are not
infrequeuUy noted,
on two or three occasions 7 have been
presented with the questionable and I'M
appreciated gift of a nest of young coy
otes just taken from their mother; but
have never found them to thrive in cap
tivitv-a fact that is not to be regretted
as they are scarcely to be considered
agreeable pets.
once friend and 7 were riding across
brown autumn fields when we heard what
we thought was a faint whining of
young puppies. We drew rein and listen
ed. Presently as the sound was repeated
we located it in a coyote hole only a few
feet away We dismounted and tried IN
successfully to smoke them out bv build
ing a fire in the entrance OF the den.
Failing ian that, my companions rode to a
house near by and procured a shovel
he began digging into the den. and twenty
minutes shoveiine disclosed a nest Of
seven tinv little whelns ms fat ana erav
as rats. and sleek and soft as mo,es-
their ewes not vet oDened. ne fancied
chat thew might be successfully raised NV
hand being talen thns vol,ng ana ro,obt
show less viclousness than rs usually dis
PLAYED by covotes taken when more ma
mre
Twentv-four hours Of nerststent ana nm
avatling endeavor IN make fben J,inlr
mig bv am. means or methods ca1,se1 an
abandonnent of The effort ana tbev v,era
surrendered 70 q man IN 4ea1 vim ,ben,
In thn vyav tbat eur.rstitions ,.o,,no -.
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