Saturday, December 14, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, January 17, 1855
The Banger Mercury of Dec. 30th, says, Albert Richards and P. A. Chase, were returning from Machias last Monday, when a large wolf crossed the road about two rods from them, in pursuit of a deer, which was about twenty feet ahead of the wolf. The wolf caught up to the deer about two rods […]
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, January 17, 1855
The Rockingham, [Va.] Register gives the following account of an old Virginia hunter, Frederick Keiser, of Pendleton County, has devoted much of his time to hunting the mountains of his native county. He is in his 88th year, and has killed during his life, one thousand deer, ten elk, three-hundred bears, thirty panthers and fifty-three […]
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Monday, November 29, 1852
The first settlers in Maine found, beside its red faced owners, other and abundant sources of annoyment and danger. The majestic forests which then waved, where now is heard the hum of business, and where a thousand villages stand, were the homes of innumerable wild and savage animals. Often at night was the farmer’s family […]
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, September 16, 1852
Letters from Smyrna, of the 26th of July, give an account of a terrible disaster which occured at Adalia some days before. A furious wolf suddenly appeared in the midst of the market place, and bit several persons most severely, but taking fright at the cries which arose at all sides, he jumped over a […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, October 25, 1910
Driven from Mountains and Killed in Main Street of Silverton, Col. Durango, Col., Oct. 25.-Chased from its haunt in the mountains by a timber wolf, a half grown deer, sought refuge in the business districts of Silverton, a town of 2,000 people, but was killed before a crowd of people, neither animal paying any attention […]
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, September 21, 1833
Some winters back, in a part of the vast forest that stretches along the Upper Norwegian frontier, were traveling two gentlemen-one a native the other an Englishman. They had gone on many weary miles through the waste of snow and forest, when climbing a steep ascent, some two hours’ from the place of their destination, […]
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, July 31, 1845
The Ladies National Magazine, edited by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, contains, in the July number, a thrilling picture of a family-a mother and her children-being chased by wolves. The story told is as follows: A few years ago, toward the close of a winter’s day, a mother and her children were traveling in Canada behind […]
Friday, December 28, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, July 27, 1848
A correspondent of the National Intelligencer, writing from the Alleghany Mountains in Georgia, describes an old hunter whom he found in a log cabin, in the center of a small valley completely hemmed in on all sides by wild and abrupt Mountains and one of the most romantic and beautiful rocks imaginable. He has lived […]
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, June 15, 1890
Wild Scenes Caused by the Stampede of a Circus in Africa. Diamond Fields [Africa] Advertiser: Shortly after 11 o’clock last night a general stampede of all the animals comprising Fillis’ menagerie took place. This appalling occurrence is attributed to a miscreant-at present at large-who, possessed of a grudge against Mr. Fillis or members of his […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, July 17, 1845
A pleasant child just able to walk, wondered away from home and into a wolf den. The young wolves had just consumed a larger and commoner prey, and knew when they had enough: so they let the child be among them, and saved it for another day. The little creature stayed for the night, when […]