The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
HUNTED THE WOLF All DAY.
Chase Began ut thr tiieEhan, River and
Ended on the aenrsrr.

when ] started on that wolf chnSr IN
the morning | saw the rssing sun Just
glnting the ripples Of the Allegheny river
A, noontime still in IN" wake Of n" wolf
] saw the sun blazing on swift flowing
Susluehanna waters As | climbed n"
hill with the hard earned trophy when
the chas.. WAS over. the head waters OF tn"
Gcnes-.- Were Gli-trnng IN the setting
. sun
-Th" wolf had Cu"nched its thirst IN IN"
morning IN IN" Allegheny river. swurl
tho waters Of IN" Su>Iu"hanna N moor.
and AZ nightfall its blood stained IN"
current OF IN. G.n.sse. II was IN"
CREATES, wolf chase ON record. and not
a gun was fired
such Is the testimony Of Alrnerou Nel-on.
an old tim" mort hern Pennsylvania hunter.
putting on record the story Of a memorable
wolf chase IN the hemlock belt
4 got the track of the wolf early in the
morning aid he. followed it a mile or
two and started the wolf from It's hiding
plac' had two dogs with me They
plunged IN among the tanEle Of fallen
timber and followed the wolf
-Hurrying along the edge Of IN. wind
fall through m. standing timber | kept
within hearing Of the chase. and caught
occasional glimp=es Of the wolf and ~"
pursuing dogs one dog gave up IN"
chas, by and by came out and went back
home. but IN" other one kept ON
After pursuing IN" wolf two miles or
more this dog either overtook ~ or TN"
wolf waited for him 70 come mp Al anv
rat" Their. was a terrific fight hot w-en
them Terrific but brief. for IN" ~olf
got the better OF tho dog and rushed on.
Just a. | managed to get 30 the spot in
tending to take IA hand m IN" fight with
my club IN" only weapon ] carried IN"
dog r.gained his courag. when II" saw
me. and took mp the trail "a eagerly -
ever
TIL. wolf followed the intriCaC"% 81
ih., windfail for miles. and then took 10
the. standing timber III" dog cam. back
to m. ~. had mad another combat with
the wolf and again got the worst 81 At.
But hr stuck hy me.
For two or three. miles further
through th. timber the chl-. was one
succession of fights h.tw"en tn" dog and
the wolf Tn. dog would overtake tn"
savage beast. s.ize II in the rear and
an6i.avor to hold II until could com" up
with my club. hut the wolf would turn
on him with such hercsneS- that II" would
soon b. put IL flight, or rn Their. go dodging
about among the trees To- keep ont Of the
wolfs reach
This was discouragiug. for now IN.
wolf got far ahead " me and I lost sight
81 IT. kept tTotting along. though.
and at last on tho ridge. between tbs.
Allegheny and Su-quehAnnn wat-rs. |
routed the quarry up again
A the wolf started AWAY my dog
zav " and resolved to try conclusions
wish IL one. more. The fight that followed
got almost to the spot where the. fight
wa going on. but ia. wolf saw me and
brok. away and disappeared down I'm"
ridge The dog diin't follow a. Thi.
was about tn. twelfth frrHtles- fight he
had had with the wolf during the cha,..
and hs was getting tired ~ being
ch"w"d up for nothing.
4 saw there would be no use Of cou-
timing IN. chase without help. Tn.
nearest place | knew 81 where I might
find help was Mt y 7 Jacks0nA, who
lived fv" miles from tina, spot. in "a dircc-
ton oppO-ii" Ia the one the wolf was TAX
ing. | got To .Iackson's IN about an hour
aud half. and jackson and Jack Lyman
got their two dogs and went back with
W." took up tn" trail AZ ihe spot wh"rn ~"
wolf and my dog had their Last hght
"" followed the trail Nv" miles and found
that tho wolf had crossed the stream
We croaBad over Altor &c and soofa