Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-25

STRUCK TIE SiROUND.45t II
came up beside me snarling. Il turned
and kicked at 1t again, and II Jumped
30 far that 1t slipped Off the platform
and fell among the wolves. Before II
touched the ground the wolves leaped
at it, and ina moment 1T was torn to
bits. j shuddered as j thought what
. mans fate would be IL he were at
the mercy Of that bowling horde"
THE gate at the lower end OF the 4
stockade does not open directly into
the main yard, but into smaller pen,
connected with the larger one by
gate somewhat similar to the one at ]
| the river end of the ravine, only
/! smaller.
| Natural Home For varnints.
4 s'The rocks and brush Iii the ravine
furnish an excellent retreat for the
wolves, and in the numerous gloomy
dens In the ledge hundreds of young
wolves have first seen the light of day.
"tBut ] don't depend altogether on
raising wolves, said the girl. That's
too slow KY
"Then, with the enthusiasm that a
young society bud would display In de-
scribing her first bali dress, she told
how she led into the stockade large
i packs of the most cowardly, yet most
daring and desperate when hungry
tdenizens Of the pine woods the he'll
dogs, Of the north.
THE end Of the rayine farthest from
4 the river opens into big tamaraeks
4 swamp, so dark and thick as to be al
most impenetra bic, and is an excellent
stronghold for wolves. This fact has
4 shrewdly been taken advantage of by
the wolf queen who two or three
( times year throws out q big dragnet
j and captures lots of the animals.
Her method is to make a tour OF the
swamp, dragging behind her on the
8 snow or pine needles the carcass Of d
] newly killed deer, now and then leav-
ing piece Of the meat She carries
! this trail into the first pen OF the
stockade.
1.-THE trap is set by opening the gate
+ leading into the swamp. The carcass
Of the deer is the bait. Then the wolf
queen conceals herself to await the
coming Of the pack.
2 Strike the Trail.
".When the wolves strike the trail
and get the scent of the fresh meat,
the girl said, they follow it directly
{ into the outer pen, for they never have
been known to leave the trail until
they have overtaken, pulled down and
z torn to pieces the animal they are
after or until they have been shot and
killed, II
ION the ledge, holding the ropes con
trolling the gate, the girl watches.
"The long drawn, mournful howl an
nounces the start, and soon the pack Is
', in full cry, tearing through the under
brush, their blood thirst aroused tt
the highest pitch.
Nearer and nearer they come, and
crowding and swapping at each other
they press through the gate. A pull
at the rope releases the gate, shutting
In the wolves.
Il don't know what hades, fllet
with maddened animals, would lool
J like, but do know that the scene
; when pack Of timber wolves 4
trapped by this girl must be the sigh
: Of lifetime and one well calculates
: to strike terror to tie heart Of tn,
Z strongest man, let alone young hal
: blood Indian girl.
: Her method of Strengthening tn,
z wolves when she wishes to market th,
skins is effective, safe and possibly a
humane as any that could be devised
Twenty-five or thirty animals ar
lured into the smaller pen from tn
main stockade and the gate closed
Y Miss Gissler takes her position Of
the ledge and with her rife picks Of
q the animals one by one until all hav
i been killed. One bullet for each vol
is all she needs. The wolves are Skin
= ned and the carcasses used as food 70
the rest Of the capdyes. Y
q 'sThe skins are allowed to freeze
s after which they are tied In big bur
p dies ready to be taken to Fort FraI
els. on the Canadian side ct the rive
e where buyer Is always to be found.