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version : intelligence having been brought 

 that a wolf had borne away a steel trap, in 

 which he had been caught, a party went in 

 search of the marauder, and took two Eng- 

 lish bull dogs and a terrier, which had 

 been brought into the country this season. 

 On the first sight of the animal the dogs 

 became alarmed, and stood barking at a 

 distance, and probably would not have ven- 

 tured to advance, had they not seen the 

 wolf fall by a shot from one of the gentle- 

 men ; they then, however, went up and be- 

 haved courageously, and were enraged by 

 the bites they received. The wolf soon 

 died of its wounds, and the body was brought 

 to the house, where a drawing of it was 

 taken by Mr. Hood, and the skin preserved 

 by Dr. Richardson. Its general features 

 bore a strong resemblance to many of the 

 dogs about the fort, but it was larger and 

 had a more ferocious aspect. Mr. Back 

 and I were too much occupied in preparing 

 for our departure on the following day to 

 join this excursion. 



The position of Cumberland House, by 



