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Show Mollis in PeonsjrUaaU. The law authorizes the payment of 3 In Pennsylvania for the scalp of every wolf killed In the statc,but not for a good many years has a wolf-scalp wolf-scalp been offered for the bounty until un-til last week, vrhen tho county authorities au-thorities of Potter county received ono from a woodman .named Casey. He said he had killed tho wolf at Gray's clearing, on the head waters of Pine creek, near tho deep wilderness wilder-ness known as Dark Forest. He was staying- all night at Greys cabin, wntn he was awakened by al-reat commotion in Grey's ccw-pek ccw-pek j He and Grey seized their guns and rushed out doors, suspect-that suspect-that a bear, wa? the cause of the uproar. up-roar. Therow wasbellowlDgloudly, and as the men approsched the log Incisure they saw that she was being-attacked by half a dozen animals which they thought were Uogf. Catey took aim- nt ono and tired and Grey also "fired. The one Casey Jhot fell to the ground., The others fled to the woods, howling as they went. The animal Casey shot was found to be a wolf, an animal that everv one belkived was long a-o extinct In the Slate. Tho cow was badly torniy the teeth of the wolves and J-be would soon havo fallen a victim to the ravenous lock. Casey says Uiat'huntors have been out after the rest of the pack for several days but have not found any trace of them. The county authorities au-thorities pa'J tuo S3 for the scalp and'lt will be mounted and hung In the commhsloner's oOlce as a curi-oi curi-oi ty. Vc w York Sun. |