Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-01-25
PER||IIlDljS FIsHINGG
i Midwi,ltsr adventure On Inc iss,
In Lake Michigan.

In Lake Michigan.
TWO SURPRISES AND A FIGHT.
Firss the Lone Hunter Was Startled by
ths Ice Goins Out ard Then by the
Intrusion OF Treacherous Visitor.
The Battle and the Rescue.
y few years ago in he dead of win
tcl !if NJ \. Leach Was omt ON Lake
Mi.i4..s;3ii in n l.clul's hut fishing
t..ra': i the ice l.NcsyIii:i. was pro
oceans ayr.ily Mlen, say, the doctor
Tier ra!.se !; sudden report sound
iM:. ne t! &l,l.; The Ice MRS going.
=! lii..i.A.! outside. hut tire snow wits
bl!l.lins. ,|aa could Not even soc the
st;e tss,e MI ground the tE,lnleaaus
r,i "l';s e,'a sn'iHdi:ig aM,l the iss ,ssss
lniscllh: i, ely ! WAS fri.;htcnrl
but rs ii. vac M help for /. went
back to Tie hut
'''i'iiiS w: about noon. noticed tn
my Relief. that there weie no cracks
coiiiii,a ioneaih the hut. so that il the
ice did go ont | should at least he o.. :,
biz cake for II time The III. e:..ses
do Net last Very long in Lake MiSi..
gam . could not tell what was hap
rcnil% outsi,lc. fox the wind w#S
shriul>in. and l,Gwliii. horribly and
every few seconds the ice would split
4, IL, a.
of somcihn. better 10 do. arrange,
a flNin. pan had over the little stove.
and To keel, up my food supply START
cd t'i'Niny SoEic fish. La II frw minutes
the place WAS filled With Il most :lli
petizin@ oder. which. presume. had
solnethin. to do With what followed.
First of all heard Il series OF
low whirnS outside; tilon something
scratched at the door | opened ii in
a!nnHement thinking that some dog
had perhaps been lost on the ice and
had found my hut. 10 my surprise
however. IL great unkcmpt animal en-
tered and fawned about my feet. lick
ing my boots. and. although had new
ei seen one, knew that it WAS i; "iav
wolf. The animal seemed terrified he
VOID measure and showed no sign
whatever OF Miidnrss
As the doctor had no other weapon
GLASS; his knife :lnd Il frozen fshin.
:i,s' lie WAS in II qaundarv But the
Wfl seemed lol:cy aud showed Il
stw'l;s desire To make himself ut home.
81 ''i"N spent the night quite charm
'nsly together The next morning 10
!'caY what He doctor says:
awo.c to find the sun up. the d;,Y
hrl-lH and clear and the land four or
five miles west of us All around lloat-
cd cakes of ice. going the same Way
as "istsalNc in t!2 grip of some cur
rent My fears passed away with the
hri@ht SUNLIGHT. esd used up my last
wood in cooiiin:; some fish for the
wolf. while | finished the basket of
prov ilsions.
SO the wolf and went cut in the
sunshine. and now the nniinal grew
sully and no longer welcomed my ap-
rnncllcs However, s;lw !: dot NOV
in:. among the ice and us ii nearr,l
s;.iW THAI it WAS Il fish boat, doubtless
with II ,n'sc!c party on board And
NOW came he most surprising part OF
IL. adventure
Hll.r bout w:ts about half a mile
distant. ;lni. he occupants. havin. seen
me .,nd s. iNrl TO me, started to make
tiie!r w;tS through the floating ice. |
s;tH he wplf watching them with briS-
tliN 't.;' &iin s,lG.l"nly he turned to
u 3aii j ~. ..ipnl | offered him
8 81. ~ lifil. L'it lsc took no notice. and
pl ;,f$r %,.,ll not include his At
'g> riin. he drew back n few steps,
i.A"I on mine; then, with n
~; a e;iicnt. he sprang ut me.
N no weapon except Il short
:. iiIch WAS closed. All could
- Jump aside, hitting hinl With
81 - rs lie missed me, an old bon
:. t;l X Bat had not counted on
,i.a! sewage side slash of the great
;ae' Il. :tna when the animal gained his
Sect aiIa turned In iiy at me again my
!,asl N:.s screaming With blood from
~ rliltiii .''-I t''.ilNl Sil'itf, tIlG
approaching. -! boat, but as the par
~ were i,ilpned they could not help
ne
lHin",liltely Riom getting l.is bal.
~ on he snow the wolf came to-
t;t'! ig;c slowly and sprans again.
i,i:!9 !:l" WAS really frightened, aii'.
with a Wild idea Of hotlin. him away
I'LL my friends could assist me ! met
linl halfway. .!asped his throat ia
..s..h h.liNS. and we both fell To thp
eiiNM together. for The impact pf h,
esp we tlrincnaDt;. ! hun. OH To his
,llroi,i lat. although kept the slealll-
ing teeth of. | could not bold his ferl
III" struck mt n,r savageiy With his
sinI paws. the sharp claws tcarin.
,bno..! my coat like knives, and |
re..iled my danger just in time tn
east myself backward. Instantly the
wolf retained TO the attack. and this
linlc tie luo': in his face frightened mc
50 lla, did not wal! for him | whip
pnd my coat away and threw ii in his
face. then turned and. running 10 tie
SIDE III he ice cake. lenrel into III.
N;lttr
II am y good swimmer and the boat
WAS only 100 feet distant. 50 in no time
! MS aboard and :.cl;in. into warnN
riptlies 'l!c cnsinc WAS stopped. and
"" Ely there watching The wolf. III,
seemed puzzled ~, my disappearance
running backward and forward on thG
ior Then be looke, ~ ike boat NIX,