Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1900 — SAVED BY A COLLIE DOG. [ARTICLE]

SAVED BY A COLLIE DOG.

Exciting Experience of a Meteorologist on Ben Nevis. Mr. Robert Macdougall, one of the meteorologists at Ben Nevis observatory, had a most exciting experiencea when climbing that mountain tJie other day. His only companion in the ascent was a collie dog, to whom he says he owes his life. When maneuvering on a snowslide-about 1,000 feet above the half-way station, Mr. Macdougall Jost his footing, and as the surface of the snow was glazed and hard he. was soon being whirled down a gully at an alarming pace, sometimes head fore-most, at others I the reverse. It was at. this juncture that the dog’s sagacity came in. As 1 soon as Mr. Macdougall began to slide it caught his. coat with its teeth and greatly impeded thedownward progress. The dog ultimately guided him to a place of safety, after the twain had slid down on the snow for nearly 1,000 feet. Strange to say, neither observer nor dog was much hurt, and the former, breaking open the door of the half-way hut, lit a fire. Here , he was found by a search party, half asleep, with the dog watching over him.—Westminster Gazette. * I