The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-10-13
And the Dogs
Name Was Satan
A Tale Of the Terrible Trial and
determination of a Seeker
After Gold.

Me! Jules Garrow, notfit to marry
a squaw. Imust never again come to
his village. l thief! and not even
fit to live among savages!"
Such were the mutterings of the
halfbreed Jules, as he left the rude
ly-built hut of the missionary. His
eyes were full of intense hate and
bitter smile of hatred flor mo-
ment crossed his swarthy visage.
Jules was employed by the II. b. f.
Co. as a trapper and for years had
been known as one of the worst men
in all the Northwest. Territory. He
was also known to keep the most
savage pack of huskies in all that far
northern region. One OF the s e
huskies deserves more than brief
mention, as this huskie plays an i'm
portant part in this strange narra-
tive. This dog, or wolf, was called
Satan by the halfbreed and by 9th
ers who knew it, as the Dog OF
Death. 1t was never known to leave
a trail when once bid to follow it
until the victim, whether man or
beast, had been devoured.
Jules had spent many weary
months and even years, in training
this savage, half-wolf huskie to do
his bidding, with good results to
himself. Satan served the half
breed in double way: To remove
an enemy and enrich his master
without fear of the law or detection.
No one who has never spent few
months at least in the land of the
midnight sun can imagine how help
less one becomes after the loss of his
dog team, the only means of trave
by land in that part OF the icy north
The great white wastes OF ice and
snow, the bitter cold, and loneliness
will soon cause the bravest heart te
quake with fear. Far from tht
haunts of man and on unknown
trails, with a scarcity of food, o {
soon attracts those great, gaunt
gray, savage wolves which follow
ones trail day and night until th'
spark of life is almost gone. Thel
the cowardly brutes pounce upol
their prey when no longer abl
to give defence and tear the living
warm flesh from the helpless on
with many savage snarl.
OF such was Satan an example
In the Spring of 190- there came t
Fort Yukon, prospector in scare
of gold. His name was John Wat
son. He left the fort with about
three months grub stake and 81
used-up huskies for his dog team
paying for the same large sun
After prospecting for several week
Watson struck it lucky and decide
to return to the fort. secure mol
provisions and take out several (
his friends to help share his goo
fortune. While yet many hundred
OF miles from the fort, the prospec
or-came across the hut of Jules, tt
halfbreed, who at the time was e.
gagged in trapping. The halfbret
invited the traveller to spend Il
night in his rude hut, which invit
tion was accepted by the prospecto
During the talk which follow
Watson told of his great find and
how anxious he was to reach t
fort aud return again with larg
supply of food and friends, wi
whom he wished to share his fortur
TO prove his story Watson display
two large sacks of the pure, virg
gold.
When Jules noted the yellc
gold his black, beady eyes sho
with strange, savage CLEAN, viii
boded illwill toward the owner
the yellow metal. Jules decided
have that gold and also to reno
it's present owner from his pa
That evening as the dogs OF
prospector and Jules were being Il
(. Tuloc, no