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sentinel at the haystack, and was killed by a well- 

 directed and most fortunate shot. He was a very large 

 wolf, and his long jaws and teeth presented a most 

 formidable appearance. 1 



' The wounds were thoroughly cauterised with nitrate 

 of silver, on the plan recommended by Mr. Youatt/ 



The Indians are still camped in the vicinity of the 

 post in very large numbers. I have taken particular 

 pains to question them as to their experience with regard 

 to rabid wolves. They say that the appearance of mad 

 wolves in their village is not unfrequent ; that the time 

 of year at which they are most often seen is in the months 

 of February and March ; that, once having entered a 

 village, the wolf will make no attempt to leave it, but 

 will rush furiously from place to place until he is disabled ; 

 and that in no instance have any of them ever known a 

 person to recover after having received the smallest 

 scratch from the teeth of the rabid animal. They make 

 no attempt at treatment ; and one or two instances were 

 related where an Indian, on being affected with the 

 hydrophobial spasms, threw himself into the water and 

 was drowned. 



' September 9th. Corporal showed signs of 



commencing hydrophobia on the evening of the 6th 

 instant. The' symptoms were as usually described, were 

 well marked and very characteristic. He died on the 

 morning of the 9th. No treatment was attempted after 

 the symptoms commenced. The wounds had been well 

 cauterised with lunar caustic from time to time, and 

 washed with alkali washes, and had he allowed the finger 

 to be removed at first there would have been a greater 

 probability of his recovery. A large Newfoundland dog, 

 which had been seen fighting with the wolf, has also just 

 died witb marked symptoms of hydrophobia. 



c The wounds have healed in the other two persons, 

 and they appear to be in perfect health.' 



1 This is the large grey or buffalo wolf. 



