The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-02-14
Wolf Hunt In onlarlo.
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Ito town OF Dosbarats 10 northern
Ontario. hundreds OF sportsnen ara
gathering today for great ezpedi-
ton against tho fierce wolves Of the
Canadian wilderness. From that VII
age, which has been appointed as
tho rendezvous, the hunters viii DO
conveyed on slelghs on the lumbay
roads as far as these are ayalable.\
when snow shoes will be resorted to
and a camp established on the banks
Of some large lake In theOntarlo
wilds. This lako Will be surrounded
and the wolves driven toward It.
where they can easily be seen and
shot by the hunters. with large
fall OF snow, which Is likely at this
time Of the year. the wolves can DO
oyertaken on snow shoes, as the
creatures sink In the soft snow and
are not very strong and active ow-
Ing to their half-iamlshod condition.
Desperate from hunger the animals
are now said to be especially fierce,
and It IS probable that the hunters
viii have many exciting experiences.
No hounds win be used on tho expe-
ditlon. Large tents with stoves have
been provided and will be the home
Of the hunters for many weeks.
The present hunt Is under the
auspices Of the Canadian Hunt club
Of New York, of which DR.. Robert
r. Morris, the famous explorer and
naturalist Is the president. Other
members include Ernest Thompson
Seton. Colgate Hoyt Dan Beard, Sem
ator Penrose, DR., Newell Dwight Hill
lis, General Nelson A. Miles, James
K. HaclSett and Rastus Ransom. The
preparations have been in charge Of
h. o. Armstrong OF tho Canadian
Pacific railway one OF tho best
known sportsmen OF the province.
Mr.. Armstrong has been assisted by
some Of the best hunters and guides
in all Canada and the hunt promises
to be a bowling success, for the
hunters II not for the wolves.
The plans made by Mr.. Armstrong
provide for the great slaughter to
take place in the vicinity OF Island
lake, north Of Desbarats. Each
sportsman will be armed with a re-
peatlng rifle and will be accompan-
led by a Canadian guide with shot
gun. Many men will also be sta
toned on the islands OF the lake and
p as the circle closes in IL is expected
that many wolves will be driven on
the ice, to be shot down by the wait
ing sportsmen. The guides who will
accompany the party, one guide for
each sportsman, will be the best to
= he found in the entire Canadian will
) derness and will be in charge Of
George Link-Georgo EIson,. the fam
Gus halfbreed guide who accompan-
led the III fated Hubbard expedition
to Labrador.
r While It Is not probable that the
g hunters will be In danger OF an at
tack by the wolves, It is not impos-
sible, since the animals have a cum
ming way OF tracking or travelling
exactly in the footprints OF a pre-
t ceding wolf, so that at times one
wolf track may mean severn. score
Of half starved and ferocioSe ani-
mails. II a sportsman sho>a be-
come widely separated from his COM
panlons in following the track OF
what he supposed to be one wolf, to
/ come Unexpectedly upon an entire
, pack, there might be trouble in that
vicinity To obylate the possibility
OF such a possible tragedy the sports
men will be warned to keep close to
their guides.
t The outfits Of clothing to be worn
( by the hunters IS exactly the same as
that worn by the Eskimo of the froz-
En- Northland It's ability to protect
+, the wearers from the fierce cold may
be judged from the fact that the foot
covering consists of five pairs of
heavy WOODEN socks, heavy felt boots
and buckskn moccaslons.
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