The Washington herald., 1921-09-25

GTHH arrA criminal Of the range
i county," said Dr. W. b Bell, who II
hmsfiatsly rezpansihls for the work Of thai
@y a Aunters which the Government
cnsmazfns h couufazf action from Arkan-
1ns % Puxsk Sound, and from Michigan to
lsSw1 CaHfpruta, '-vas the notorious Gus
N vsh I an giad to ny that have here
IN my lpckG ths skin of that outlaw. 1t
ossf ths Government si1 months Of the time
Il sns a M most skillfnl hunters to finally
6l thb vicious beast
ns stnzy of the Cust.r wolf II one Of
de most Interesting true tales of the wilds
th1t haye sver heard This creature was
. lsns timber wolf which ranged the region
around about Custer, South Dakota, and
Ksyed upon ths livestock Of the ranches In
Q region - big ~ many q State In al the
hisfDry q predatury animals ON the range,
No deaturs has svu been known that equaled
In vicipuxne8 and cleyernez this lone wolf.
TuaiEht b might fan upon 4 herd of cattle
fn some lonesome de6le, dash into them, cut
q hamstTtny here, slash . throat there, ma
hcioozH rend and tear every creature that
hs could reach In the fendishness of its
Instincts. tie Custer wolf selected from the
hAtb cows heavy with calves and dragged
then down that he might crafty his taste
for kh favurite tidbit- Thus WINS the dam
~ wrought particularly great, and thus
vas ths cruelty Of the creature beyond COM
paTRuA-
Da ef South Dakot,, the Government sent
Os al tts most experienced and successful
hunters, b p. Williams, into the region
Eavaged By tia Custer wolf, and instructed
him tn remain there until he had dispatched
the animal Great a. was Williams skill
n jna this snrt Of task, it took him six
months 10 accomplish his purpose The Gus
tr voH seemed tn have 4 charmed life.
Once he actuaIly lay down ON q trap set BY
wiIiams which was sprung and which
puIled q ciump Of hair from his body but
did not hold him Another trap caught the
si8e ef his foot. but he tore loose.
"<Wihams resorted to every device.
ecieucs. co-operatins with its practical
hunbzs h the field. has devised q means of
producing various scents which catch the
sensitive noses of these creatures Of the wilds
and tend to lead them to destruction. One Of
thes odors placed in the neighborhood Of
q trap is pretty sure to arrest the attention
pu1o23B wOA4r CntSc ul1u 10 snlu anu
provl about and probably get caught in the
trap Another Of them Is the distinctive
sdor Of The female wolf. which plays the
rs,e of the siren singing on the rocks and
which may lead this prowler to his destruc-
ton Williams covered his shoes with this
sranx. odor and thus induced the Custer
volt 10 follow him about, convinced that
vilJ creature that there was q mate for him
IN the vicinity, and led him even to 60 so far
as to prepare himself e cave against the
time vhen be should capture her.
1T was . strange fact Of the wilds that
dis vicious creature as he prowled about
carried With him q peculiar bodyguard of
nature. This bodyguard consisted of two
csyoces which were always in the ofing,
were outriders, as might be two destroyers
for battleship. These coyotes never dared
approach their master. He would pull down
a COW and giut himself with food and they
vouH remain near until he had finished.
Finally, however, when he was surfeited
and went away for q nap the coyotes would
help themselves to the abundant food supply
which remained Thus these smaller wolves
lived upon the master for years. Always
near him, they were his protection because
they gave the alarm at the approach of any
hunter. A number Of times they prevented