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A Remarkable Case.

A Young Man Lost for Fifteen Days in the Woods of Oregon. The Portland Oregonian of July 4 contains the following story of the sufferings of a young man, whose personal appearance, it says, indicates its truth. His acquaintances also say that he is trustworthy: During the last week of May a young man who […]

Wolves.

The weather and the depth of the snow for a few days past have been strong temptations to many of our citizens to enjoy the sport of running down prairie wolves. [coyotes] The sportsman mounts his horse, and with a good “hickory” club, pursues the animal into the prairies, where he generally overtakes, and despatches […]

Capture of Black Eagles.

     By the “Senator,” which arrived on Sunday, Mr. Wolcott of this city brought two young black eagles for Woodward’s Gardens. He says that this species of eagle is rare almost to extinction. They were secured by him on a very elevated portion of the Sespe range of mountains, about 70 miles north from Santa Barbara, […]

Coyotes And Cattle.

Published in The Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on 01/17/1896.      A novel scheme for saving his cattle from the droves of coyotes that infest the region has been hit upon by a rancher of Glen Rock, Wash. He has placed bells on the necks of a great number of cattle in his herds, and […]

Beats Raising Hogs.

  Nebraska Farmers Find that Raising Wolves Pays.      The large number of claims coming into the Nebraska State Auditor’s office for bounties on wolves and coyotes had led to the discovery that some farmers and ranchers in the western part of the state have gone into the business of breeding those animals for the […]

Cuteness Of The Coyote.

Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun on 12/17/1897. Dog Drawn Into Ambush-Tricks To Make Away With a Badger.      No cuter animal is found in the west than the coyote. The coyote is to the plainsman what a fox is to an Eastern farmer; only the coyote is more in evidence. Forest and Stream tells […]

A Queer Contest.

Published in The Lake County Independent on 02/16/1894. An Eagle, a Coyote and a Fish Get Mixed Up in a Lively Scrap.      A curious contest was witnessed by some Texas cowboys recently between a coyote, a catfish and an eagle. The fish was swimming downstream making his way through shallow water to deeper pools. […]