Hunting in Many Lands 



almost off, necessitating removal. A wolf's 

 bite is both cruel and dangerous, and wounds 

 on dogs are obstinate and very hard to heal 

 — more so than those of any other animal. 

 While skinning the wolf, our horses were 

 standing with lowered heads, heaving flanks, 

 shaking and trembling limbs ; my horse, much 

 to my satisfaction, evidently without a good 

 buck left in him. 



After a full hour's rest for man and beast, 

 we started back to the ranch. Taking Steam- 

 boat with the buckboard, I went back to the 

 point of rocks with the intention of taking up 

 the injured dog. Upon arrival there no trace 

 of him could be found ; he had mysteriously 

 disappeared. Thinking that he had recovered 

 sufficiently to make his way back to the ranch, 

 we increased our speed and soon joined the 

 others, who had been heading directly for 

 home. The ride home was devoid of incident, 

 the monotony being occasionally broken by 

 our frantic efforts to restrain the dopfs from 

 chasing innumerable jack rabbits that bounded 

 away on three legs, in their most tantalizing 

 way, inviting us to a chase. We also got 

 within rifle shot of a band of antelope, seem- 

 ing quite at ease, feeding and gamboling 



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