Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-18

sofa woodsmen are afraid to go any
distance from camp after nightfall.
Even when travelling in numbers and
armed they are afraid of being pounc
ed upon by pack
Among the many adventures with
wolves reported lately are few Of
thrilling interest. The most extraord-
nary was that of Paul Mckay, a tie
maker. He was working on small
contract thirty miles northwest of Du.
luth, getting out ties for logging road.
One night in the latter part of January
he worked later than usual, and it was
already dark when he started for camp,
two miles away. Mckay had not
thought seriously of danger from
wolves, though he knew that it existed.
He had scarcely got started for camp
before the woods resounded with the
bowls Of wolves. Mckay was instant
ly panic stricken. He took to his heels
and ran for his life, but he was soon
aware that the wolves had sceAted him
and were after him. Mckay realized
that his only hope lay in climbing a
tree, and he hurriedly scrambled into
a poplar about six inches in diameter
In less than two minutes the painting
almost exhausted and terrified man
was looking down at three wolves
Their eyeballs glowed like balls of fire.
and Mckay was so scared that he was
afraid he would fall out of the tree
from sheer terror. Then something eX.
traordinary happened. Two of the
wolves fell upon the third and killed
and devoured it. 1t was terrible fight
for a short time. Then the other two
wolves quarreled and fought and final
~ left the tree, continuing their HOSTILE
ty toward each other, swapping and
barking until they could be no longer
heard. Mckay was still afraid to come
down from his uncomfortable perch.
He shouted for help and then noticed
that he was becoming weak and deadly
cold. He attempted to change his posi-
ton and made the discovery that blood
was flowing from the back of his right
hand. He had hurt it on the stub Of q
broken limb while climbing into the
tree and in the excitement had not no
uced it. While attempting to bandage
the wound with his handkerchief
voices We're heard in the road, and two
men with lanterns and rifles in their
hands approached They had heard the
wolves and, observing that Mckay had
not returned at the usual time had
gone in search of him.
Mckay half fell and half climbed out
Of the tree. He told Of how the wolves
had fallen upon one another. and the
men who had come to the rescue said
that their conduct was easy to explain.
Some of the blood from McKay's torn
hand had fallen on one Of the brutes,
and the others, smelling it and locating
it upon their companion, had torn him
to pieces. The two survivors. both be-
ing wounded in the struggle and proba-
bly, bleeding, were disposed to eat each
other up; but, their hunger having
been satisfied, their ferocity was tenn
porarily abatcd. Doubtless they fell
victims to other wolves who smelled
the blood upon them.
On Feb 2 George Rohr, Duluth
boiler maker was directed by James
Dacey, proprietor Of the Gogebic Iron
works, to hire livery horse. drive to
Knife River and make some repairs IN
a locomotive for Alger, Smith n Co.
After completing his work he started
at dusk to return to the city, distance
of about eighteen miles. After passing
French river five or six wolves started