Coyote 813 



Derby, now freed, took his knife from his pocket, cut the ani- 

 mal's throat, and then fainted. 



"One of the brothers remained with him while the other 

 went for the horses. About eleven o'clock that night they 

 started towards home, a distance of fifteen miles. Derby could 

 ride only a few hundred yards without having to stop to rest, 

 and very frequently the journey was stopped by his fainting. 



"They reached home early in the morning. Examination 

 showed the Coyote had left a bad wound under his chin, where 

 the teeth had penetrated, while in the upper part were only 

 holes of the canines. 



"In a few days the patient was around, apparently well, 

 and doing his work. 



"After the biting the Coyote was examined, and only dry 

 Cottonwood leaves were found in its stomach. From all 

 appearances it had had the rabies. 



"About a month after the occurrence the young man was 

 riding with his companions, gathering cattle from out of a lake. 

 The water was shallow, hardly knee-deep to the horses, and 

 the cattle had gone there to feed on the rushes. All day this 

 work continued, and while splashing through the lake he felt the 

 first symptom of hydrophobia — a strong aversion for water. 

 This feeling later was aggravated by some of his friends offer- 

 ing him their canteens from which to drink. 



"He returned home immediately, and for a while was 

 delirious. These spells continued intermittently. He grew 

 worse for two or three days, constantly developing a still 

 stronger dislike for all liquids, and he was able to swallow but 

 very little. Towards the last his ravings became maniacal, and 

 several men were required to hold him. A viscid secretion 

 came from his mouth, the colour of his skin became purple, and 

 his ravings were very loud — the latter, however, had nothing 

 like barking about them, contrary to the common belief in 

 cases of hydrophobia. During the last hour of his life he was 

 quiet, and he died peacefully. 



"After this happening a 'scalp hunt' was gotten up, and 

 log Coyotes were killed." 



