The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-26
WOLVES CHASED HUNTER
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF
JOEL HENDERSON.
He Has Just Arrived at Minneapolis
From Two Weeks Hunting Trip
in the Wilds of the Woods.

in the Wilds of the Woods.
Joel Henderson Of Terre Haute,
Ind, has arrived at Minneapolis on
his way home from a two weeks
hunting trip near international Falls,
Mimi, and with him has arrived a
marvellous hunting story.
Jonah, according to Biblical lore,
is alleged to have been swallowed by
a whale. Mr.. Henderson, who is
carrying his right arm in a sling, as
serts that he went the old Hebrew
one better" and crawled into moose
skeleton to protect himself from a
pack of wolves who were behind him
and urging him to make a speed
greater than that Of which he was
capable
The story, which is vouched for by
the most truthful citizens of the Min
nesota village, happened, according
to Mr.. Henderson, in this wise:
Mr.. Henderson left one Of the
hunting camps near International
Falls on the afternoon of January 12,
armed with a 500 Savage repeating
rife and the intention Of bringing to
earth moore or elk. After tramp
ing many miles through the forests,
dusk came on and he decided to halt
and set up camp for the night.
After partaking of some jerked ven
ison, which he had brought along in
case "luck was poor, he crawled
under his hunters blanket, intending
to sleep until daybreak and then start
his quest anew. Soon the tired hunt
er was in the midst Of dreams of
moose, deer, elk and bear. He also
dreamed that he was hearing the
bowling of a wolf pack.
The dream became so vivid that
the hunter awoke, rubbed his eyes
and looked around him. He decided
it was no dream. His next decision
was to run for it. Selling his trusty
gun, he made mad dash forward.
Suddenly he trampled over fallen
log and fell. The rifle dropped from
his hands.
The cries Of the pack came closer,
and abandoning his gun, Henderson
made another dash in search OF a
tree which might look easy to climb.
Such trees seemed few and far be-
tween. Suddenly cylindrical object
having a number Of small bars ex-
posed loomed up before the fleeing
hunter.
Mr. Henderson recognized this
white object. 1t was a moose skele-
ton. With a regular football tackle
he fell upon this object, which he
decided must be his salvation.
With mighty wriggle he manag-
ed to work himself into the abdo-
minal cavity of the skeleton. Once
here he felt that he was safe from
the bowling wolves. The ribs would
serve as bars to protect the prisoner
from his pursuers.
The wolf pack came. Then found
that while not freed, their intended
victim was effecutally out Of their
reach. For five hours, or until day.
break, Henderson, who arrived IN
Minneapolis Friday night week ago,
asserts he lay in that moose skele-
ton and listened to the howls OF
twenty wolves.
Upon his arrival Henderson was
carrying his right arm in a sling.
"Did one of the wolves get you!
he was asked.
No. he replied; "that was done
when my partner came next day and
rescued me. He had to break the
ribs Of the moose skeleton so that
could get out. In breaking one he
broke my arm. But broken arm is
nothing compared to what would
have happened to me had I not seen
that moose skeleton"