The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-23
A Midwinter Adventure on the Ice
 In Lake Michigan,
TWO SURPRISES AND 4 FIGHT.
First the Lone s4urtsr Was Startled by the lee esins Out and Then by the Intrusion of TreseherOus Visitor. The Battle and the Rescue.


 ceellnC merrlly when. says the do.,cr:
 There came a sudden report, sound ing like thunder. The lee was going.
 .I rushed outside. but tho snow was : binding. and I could not even see the ! shore line. An around the thunderous
 cports were sounding and the Ice was ! guivernC strangely. was frightened. ! but as there was no help for it | went ! hack to the hut
 This was about noon. noticed, Go
 my relief, that there were no cracks coming beneath the hut. so that if the l ice did go out | should at least be on a ! big cake for a rlme The big cakes do not last very long In Lake Michi- gan. could not tell what was hap ! penluE outsNle. for the wind was shriekiuE and bowling horribly, and every few seconds the Ice would split with a rcsouudlur crash. So. for la.k ot something better Co do. I arraUrc} a frying pan had over the little stove. and Go keep up my food supply | start ed irving some fish. Tn a few minutes the place was fIled with a most ap- pctlzIug o6or, which, | presume. had something Co do with what followed.
 First o- 0I heard a series of low whiuCs outside. then something scratched Ut thC dor ! opened 1t in ama-cuont thinking tha; some dog had perhaps been lost on the ice and had found my hut. To my surprise. however. a urcat unkcmrt animal en- tercd and fawncd about my feet. lick ing my boots. and, although had nev- e- seen one. | knew jhut it was a gray wolf The animal seemed terrified be youd measure and showed no sign whatever Of lvi161eSs.
 As the doctor had ua other weapon than his knife and f-nscn fishing
 uC hc was fn a CaUuiary. prt thc wolf seemed lonely aud showed ~trau- desire Go make himself a home. SO they spent thc ul-ht quite charm
 uE.y together The next mouiag-to bea~ what tho 1o Dor says.
 .I avakc Go find the sun up tho day nH1n, aHd c'car and the land four or ave miles west af ms. An around float. cd cakes 0r irc. going tho same way sS ourselves in the grip Of some eur unr Ny fears passed away with the Ef-rt sauIiLut. and used HT my last
 wood In eoaSfDg some fish for thc va.r while Finished the basket of provisions
 .>r tho wolf and went out in the sunshine and now the animal grew >rry and no longer welcomed my ap- ggngnheS However. ! saw a dot nov fuE among the ice and as it uc7red Sau that U was fish boat. doubtless with 8 rescue party on boord. And now came the most surprising part of my adventure
 The boat was about half n mile distant and the occupants. having seen me aud waved tc me, started to make their way through the floating ice ] saw the wolf watching them with bris- ufrG hair. and suddenly he turned Co me with a low growl offered him a bit oC fish. but he took no notice. and | began Co fcSr that he realized that my rcScne would not include his At any rate, be drew back few steps, his eyes fixed on mine; then. with a quick movement, he SpranC st me.
 .I had DO weapon except short knife. which vss closed All ! could dc was Co jump aside. hitting him with my list as he missed me, an old box. inc trick. Rut had not counted or that savaee side sihsh of the great teeth. and when the animal gained his feet and turned Co ay at mc again my hand was streaming with blood from small raSh hcar1 shouts from the approaehiug HSh boat. but as the par ty were uaarmcd they conld not help me
 Immediately upon getting his bal, anrp rn tho snow the wolf came to- ward me slowly aud srrsug again. This tame ! was really frightened aud with a wild idea ol holding him away m my friends could assist me met him halfway, graspcd his throat In both hands. and we both fel to the snow together, for the impact Of h.s leap was tremendous, ! hung on e. his throat: but. although [ kept the Eioam- ! ing teeth or. | could not hold his feet. l He struck at me savsgely with his bind paws. the sharp claws tearing ! through my coat ike knives, and l rcalized my danger just in time to cast myself backward instantly the wolf returned to the attack, and this time the look in his face frightened nc so that did not wait for him. whip ! ped my coat away and threw it ln his 1 face. then turned and, running Co the side of the ice cake, leaped Into the | water.
 "I am a good swimmer. and the lJat was only 100 feet distant, SO iu no time ] | was aboard and getting into warn l clothes The engine vrss stopped, and wc Iay there watching the wolf He seemed ruzz,ed at my disappearance. running backward and forward on the ] i>e. Then he looked st the boat and . howIed disruany. None Of the men liked to attack him with knives for ! their only weapons. and so presently the boat was turned about, and we threaded our way out from the fee Co