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WOLVES. 



The prairie -wolves are considerably smaller than their 

 brethren of the woods. They travel in large packs, a solitary 

 one being seldom seen. Their skins are of no value. The 

 Indians will not waste their powder upon them, and they 

 therefore multiply so greatly, that some parts of the country 

 are completely overrun by them. They are, however, caught 

 by pitfalls covered over with switches baited with meat. 

 They destroy a great number of horses, particularly in the 

 winter season, when the latter get entangled in the snow. In 



THE CAYOTE. 



this situation, two or three wolves will often fasten on one 

 animal, and speedily, with their long claws, tear it to pieces. 

 The horses, however, often bravely defend themselves ; and 

 Mr. Goss mentions finding near the bodies of two of these 

 animals, which had been killed the night before, eight wolves 

 lying dead and maimed around, some with their brains 

 scattered, and others with their legs or ribs broken. 



Let us watch from an ambush the manoeuvres of a pack of 



