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dragging their stores. The gait and habits of 

 wolves are much the same as those of the common 

 dog, and the number of young brought forth 

 at a litter is about the same. The wolves of 

 the prairies form burrows, wherein they bring 

 forth their young. These burrows have more 

 than one entrance ; they produce from six to 

 eleven at a birth, of which there are seldom two 

 alike in colour. 



The wolf lives to a great age, and does not 

 change its colour with increase of years. Mr. 

 Van Doughnuts once found wolf-cubs hidden in 

 a hollow log near Crane Lake. 



Fourteen years ago I had a terrible journey 

 over the ice with the sound of wolves on my 

 trail for hours. I finally took refuge in the 

 rough hut of an unknown trapper, who related 

 to me a personal experience of his own, as I 

 sat beside blazing logs smoking my pipe. I 

 cannot be responsible for the truth of this 

 story, nor do I expect the old man still lives 

 to confirm it, but as I made notes at the time 

 I will merely quote from my book. 



" January ', 1889. Spending the night in a log- 

 hut with a rough old trapper lost my way 

 had a scare from wolves don't know what 



