The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-08
MANY MAD VOL YES.
They Are Rapidly Increasing in
the State of Texas

Efforts Being Made to Protect Stock
and People Who Are in Exposed
Places.
The ranchmen Of this section, says
a staff correspondent Of The st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, are making
desperate effort to eradicate the
wolves which infest their pastures.
Notwithstanding the fight which has
been waged against them for many
wears their numbers show an annual
increase. They sem to thrive with
the settling up Of the country. They
are not only q menace to the live
stock, but Of late years rabies has
spread among them to an extent
that is alarming.
Many instances are known OF the
victim of one Of these animals dying
of hydrophobia. Since the estab-
lishment of a state hydrephobia in
stitute at Austin three years ago
more than a hundred persons have
gone there for treatment Of mad
wolfe bites.
The wolves are of the coyote spe-
cies. They skulk around at night
and kill young calves and make
away with lambs and kids. The last
LEGISLATURE passed a scalp bounty
law which carried an appropriation
of $1,000 to pay for the scalps Of
coyotes and other wild animals,
which cause serious losses to the
stockman. tGov. Campbell vetoed
the measure.
Manv of the ranchmen have hun
tiers constantly employed to kill the
wolves wildcat and other depreda-
ting wild animals. This method Of
eradication is slow and very expen-
sive.
A few years ago Clement Bonter-
ant, an Englishman, purchased q
ranch west of here. He soon found
that the coyotes were carrying off
most of his calves and lambs. He
employed Mexicans to capture half
a dozen coyotes alive. He placed a
sheep bell upon each of these coy
otes and turned them loose
upon his ranch. 1t was Mr.. Bon
terant's theory that the belled coy
otes would frighten away all the
other coyotes of the place. Instead
the belled coyotes attracted other
coyotes to them and in a few days
each belled coyote had a big flock Of
followers and these hordes Of ami
mails were playing worse havoc than
eyer before.
After many efforts the belled coy
otes were recaptured and the bells
removed from their necks.
Mr.. Bonterant then tried the ex-
perience Of catching coyotes alive
and placing them in a pen with man
gy dogs which he had brought from
San Antonio for that special pur-
pose. The coyotes soon contracted
the mango and were turned loose.
That experiment worked with bet
ter success than the one which he
first tried. Nearly every coyote in
southwest Texas is now afflicted
with the mango.
Mad wolves are such a menace to
this section TINT many ranchmen
have built corrals around their
homes as means Of protection for
their wives and children against
attack by the animals. When af1ict-
ed a coyote does not hesitate
to enter the open door Of a house or
go boldly into a camp where men
are sleeping and attack whomsoever
it happen to run across.
A few days ago q party OF deer
hunters were sitting around camp
fire over on the Nueces river, The
night was dark and the air chilly.
The men were enjoying the comforts
of camp life when they suddenly
heard the growl Of coyote and be.
fore any one could grab up a gur
the animal walked into the circle Of
light and passed squarely through
the flames and Goals of the fire. Il
then TUNED and started toward one
of the hunters. Before the mad an
| imal could get to him the man man
aged to get hold Of his gun and xii
it.
| The coyote when suffering from
an attack of hydrophobia will attacl
and bite full grown cattle. The Bit
produces rabies in the cattle and tht
| losses Of livestock from this caus'
are considerable. It is very dan
gerous to enter a pasture where
shere are cattle which are suffering
from hydrophobia. The animal
charge everything in sight.
Tom Hubbard had a gang Of Mex
leans at work constructing a waite
hole, or "tank," as they are called
ON a ranch near there recently. Th
laborers lived in an open camp an
had taken no precaution to preven
attacks from mad wolves,
One night they were lying aslee
upon the ground around the cam
fire when one of the mad wolve
made it's appearance amon
them. Two of them were sent t
the State Hydrophobia Institute
where they were treated. Tn
other Mexican refused to take tn
treatment and on the ninth day afte
being bitten died.
QUEER ACCIDENT.
Blow from a Stove Litter Cause