Saturday, January 27, 2018

On This Date in Minnesota History: January 27

January 27, 1904 – Bert Loomis and H. E. Anderson, who are employed at John Sibley’s camp on the Boy River, were treed by wolves early this morning and compelled to remain in hiding for two hours, when the animals were frightened away.


Boy River1

The men had been staying at a camp belonging to Samuel Simpson, of Minneapolis, and before daylight they arose and started to the Sibley headquarters. They had walked only a short distance when the wolves appeared. The men lost no time in getting up into a tree. In the dim light they could distinguish the animals circling about their perch. Then the wolves took up their station under the tree, snapping and snarling and making vain efforts to reach their prey.

Although the men were in danger of freezing, they huddled together as best they could and waited for relief. When the sun came up the beasts heard a noise that frightened them and made off through the woods. Then Loomis and Anderson came down and finished their journey. Wolves are more plentiful in the north woods this season than for many years.



Minnesota Wolves2

The Saint Paul Globe; “With Wolves Below. Two Men Hold Anxious Session In a Tree.”; Jan. 28, 1904; p. 1.

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