The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-08
FIERCE WOLVES IN CANADA.
HUNTERS PURSUED III THEN;
ONE LUMBERMAN DEVOyRED.
Their Appearance I'm The Gatneau DE-
uict Follow me Increase In the
Number Of Deer Escapes 81
eportsmen- Two Moose IN . stable.

Number Of Deer - Escapes 81
sportsmen- Two Moose I'm . stable.
= HULL. Canada, Dec. lit is a saying in
the woods that there i u numerical relation
between wolves and red deer. That Is. If
deer are plentiful. look out for wolves.
In the years OF scarcity. when men grum-
bled that the deer were disgustingiy few,
the hunter might sleep undisturbcd wher-
ever night overlook him, just now deer
are more plentiful than eve, before In the
history Of existing generations. And from
here wolves have suddenly reap
peared In the north and appear 70 he as
numerous a. the deer.
Seventeen years ago this week the writer
applied for the Government bounty for
two wolves scalps taken by a veteran
hunter, who declared that they repre-
sented the last pair in the whole Gatineau
district. Aud this very week the grandson
Of that old hunter was freed by a pack
Of Ave wolves in that very locality.
Though he shot al them several times,
killing one and wounding one or two OF the
others, he spent nearly the whole night on
his roost. His tree was small, the brntes
exceedingly vicious, and after his cart
ridges were expended he spent some hours
OF such misery that. well seasoned woods
man though he 10, his hair IL actually turn
ing gray from the effects OF it.
One beast eprang at last for the lowest
limb OF the tree, and after several futile
attempts got foothold long enough 10 make
a further spring for the man. The man,
watching his chance. brought his heavy
boot with such force against the eager
laws as 70 send the acrobatic wolf bowling
TO the ground
O.ll1,, ann,tnh uhnf htllats would
not do that kick did The besieging four
set ND a prodigious howl and then swiftly
and steslthily decamped.
Az Bark Lake, eighty miles north OF the
scene Of this incident, Ed Conncrs OF Buck
ingham on the River Lievre, a lad ofeighteen
Who was putting In hs first SEASONS shanty
work for the great Gilmour firm, was de-
voured by a similar pack only last week.
Fresh at the work he thoughtlessly left
his axe where he WA chopping roads,
when the DAYS end sent the gang 10 their
sha nty for tn night. Supper over, the
boss insisted that the axe must he ground
I for next days work.
An old HAND objected that though IL
was moonlight, il was hardly safe for the
young fellow 70 turn ont for 1t AZ night
? Nevertheless Connors started out alone.
4 He ever returned.
, declared that he heard wolves. The boss
set out with linn 10 make search. Ana
within a mile OF the twenty-five men, who
4 had laughed az the DOss1biNtN OF OHflRtT VA
! that region. they found all that was left
:, OF him. IL was merely hN'd Of his cloth
2 ing, one empty boot, and one foot IN an
q other boot. -,
II 4. not long since two wen-dre@sed
/, strangers rushed into = lonely shanty on
. the Yellow Beaver Lake, which j. not far
\ from bark Lake. after rightfall to the great
. surprise Of the inmates. lhey mad petii
. had missed the inlet wulch led I" where
Z ,b,iv font was mitchell
They had been followed along the shore
hv a pack Of sly or seven wolv'-- ana tShg
afraid 10 and had sailed hal! way around
The lake The cunning sitmals Ind only
drawn hack from 'he chase when the hght-
and SHARKS 81 the shsntv cstnc into view
The men ia the shHr'y agTt-'u that u1eN
, had heard wolves several times laitly,
: and thai il was well fur The two hunters
Ina, thew had reached safe - rlt"r
, Then wonder a. vour l"aying vOlr
horses nu. az night. . remarked nn" - tie
-Ver,.ss Why tler are no horses here
md won't be iii 'he fro-' ~s.'tles W.
.O.rraiulv." said one e the hunter
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and they walked into the stable A. We oaIu"
/. aLHg
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