The Cairo Bulletin

DUG INTO A WOLF'S DEN.
Earth Caved In and Held Him There Nearly Three Days.

An Oklahoman named Lawson had an unpleasant experience while visiting his brother-in-law, Milo Blodgett who lives near Adobe Walls in the Texas panhandle. Lawson went wolf hunting alone. Next day his horse was found saddled, but without a bridle. Blodgett summoned about thirty neighbors and began searching for Lawson, who was located after nearly a day's hunt. His feet were sticking from the top of a wolf den and about three feet of dirt rested on his body. Lawson was so fastened that he could not extricate himself. He had dug down in the wolf den about five feet on a slant in a manner something like the entrance to a dugout, then lay down in the trench to reach in after some coyote pups. He caught one and threw it out and it is supposed that this frightened his horse, which was tied to a bunch of bear grass near the hole. The horse, making a lunge, caused the banks to cave, the dirt falling on the prostrate body of the man, covering his body and head. The dirt caught him with his arms stretched out in front so he could not use them to much advantage, but he managed to work his hands and shove the dirt down the hole until his head was uncovered and he could get air from the top. He lay in this position from 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon till 10 o'clock Sunday morning. -Kansas City Star.