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Show MAD COYOTES ATTACK FREIGHTERS ON ROAD Wildly Exciting Experience Reported by Traveler Between Wcndover and Ibpah, Tooele Co. (From tho Tooele Times.) Frank Lee, who was freighting between be-tween Ibpah and Wendover, tells an exciting story of how ho was attacked by a mad coyote at night while he was in bed. Lee says ho felt the pillow suddenly nulled from under his head, and or sitting bolt upright in bed he behel'' a large coyote, whoso glaring eye seemed to be as large as a man's fists flaring at him in the semi-darkness The animal evidently had been rolling In the camp fire, for thore were live coals sticking in the animal's fur While tho apparition moved about the glaring eyes, gleaming white lyith and blowing coals made a sight never to bo forgotten. When Mr. Lee raised his head, the animal made a rush for him, and only by suddenly covering himself with the bed clothes did ho cscapo injury, for the animal seized him by the arm, but tho intervening blankets prevented the animal's teeth from penetrating to the flesh. After several fruitless attempts to blto Mr. Lee the coyoto made for the wagons, snapping one of the horses. Mr. Lee watched his chance and at an opportune moment made his way from the bed to the top of the lead wagon, which ho gained only in time to escape es-cape attack from tho coyote. He spent the remainder of tho night on top of the wagon, for ho relished not a second sec-ond attack. In the wee small hours of the morning ho ventured from his perch and secured his bedding, which ho wrapped about him and resumed his position on the wagon top, sitting disconsolately there until daylight. Tooelo Times. |