The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-04-15
COYOTES VISITING
IN AND NEAR EUREKA
Animal Thought To Be Afflicted
With This Disease Calls on
Eureka and Ruby Hill
Families a..

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While this end of Eureka County
has been pretty free from anything
that looked like a rabid coyote until
just recently. and a good many have
been somewhat skeptical regarding
the prevalence of the disease to any
extent in Nevada, the number of
people in this vicinity now reporting
actual experiences with the animals
that from their bold and fearless ac-
tions leave little doubt of their being
afflicted with rabies. is causing con
siderable nervousness and fear
among those whose occupation caus-
es them to be out and away from
town.
A coyote thought to be afflicted
with the rabies visited the home of
Mrs. M. Curto, in Goodwin canyon
Just on the outskirts of Eureka,
about Z o'clock Tuesday morning.
1t came right up to the doorstep and
was not noticed until the house dog,
although muzzled. tackled the ami
NAL. The dog thus Handicapped was
no match for the coyote and was
badly bitten besides having his
zle nearly torn off, and he broke
away and ran under the house. The
coyote then struck out over the hill
toward Ruby Hill and was met on
the road just this side of Cariboo hill
by Ed Moyle, on his way to work in
Eureka. The animal was following
the road and passed within three
feet of Moyle-seemingly to be with
out fear. He was unarmed and
made no effort toward attacking it,
being perfectly willing to take eve
less than half of the road. The coy
ote continued on to Ruby Hill, where
it attacked the dog of John Martin,
who obtained a shotgun and got a
couple of shots at it, and believes he
wounded the animal. but it got away.
A young puppy dog on the ranch
of Joe Minoletti on Italian Creek.
about three miles east of Eureka,
went mad early this week, with all
the signs of being rabie affected.
The pup was never known to have
been away from the house. and how
it contracted the disease is a mystery.
Mr.. Minoletti brought the head of
the animal into Eureka and had Sher-
if James Mackey send it to the Uni
versity of Nevada for examination.
From Bernard Damele of Tonkin.
who has been in Eureka several days
this week. it is learned that there is
no doubt of their being rabid coyotes
out in that section. A coyote recent
ly attacked several cows and calves
on his ranch. besides one of his pigs.
These animals were all secured and
confined, as it was believed this coy
ote from its actions was rabid, and
developments awaited. After about
a weeks time the cattle commenced
showing signs of ~uneasiness and bel
lowing, followed later by all the
signs of being rabid. Two of the
calves confined with their mothers
also succumbed to the disease in a
like manner; likewise the pig.
A Basque sheepherder in the en-
ploy of C. H. Duborg is now in Reno
undergoing the Pasteur treatment
for rabies. While bringing a band
of sheep up from the Winter feeding
grounds in the south on the way
home to Beowawe the herder one
night heard a commotion among his
band. He started to investigate, and
when throwing back the flap of his
tent was bitten on the hand by a coy
ote that had been lying along the
front of his tent. While it was not
known that the coyote was rabid.
Mr.. Duborg upon learning of the
circumstance had the man sent to
Reno for treatment.
New Auditor Visits Eureka