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observations and studies. The grey wolf will 

 not attack a man unless cornered, and then 

 will fight desperately for his life. 



Once, while riding on horseback through the 

 forests, I was followed at a distance by two of 

 these wolves, but when I dismounted, and threw 

 a piece of wood in their direction, they rushed 

 off in apparent terror. I can recall no instance 

 of a man being attacked in Muskoka by grey 

 wolves during the day. We heard wolves once 

 last year as we were paddling home late at night. 

 The sounds seemed to come from the rocky 

 heights in the neighbourhood of an inland lake 

 near the end of Crane Lake. 



The packs of American wolves usually consist 

 of various shades of colour. The varieties, with 

 more or less of black, continue to increase as we 

 proceed further to the south, and in Florida I 

 found the prevailing colour of the wolves was 

 black. 



Before relating my own personal observations 

 and experiences, I will quote from the testimony 

 of others as to the savage boldness of wolves in 

 America. Audubon and Bachman quote the 

 following : 



" Two young negroes, who resided near the 



