The Cattle of Port Crescent
A month after a historic windstorm, four cows were found miraculously alive, fenced in by the very trees that had fallen upon their pasture.
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A curious sequel to the great storm of December occurred yesterday, when four cattle were found by their owners penned up by fallen trees in a space about twenty-five feet square. They had existed in their prison for over a month with no water except what they may have secured in the ruins, and no food except the small area of grass within the barrier of logs.
“They had existed in their prison for over a month with no water except what they may have secured in the ruins, and no food except the small area of grass within the barrier of logs.”
This oddity from 1892 echoes the resilience often demanded of life in the Pacific Northwest, where severe weather frequently reshapes the landscape and tests the endurance of both people and livestock. It serves as a reminder of how quickly the wild, storm-prone geography of the region can isolate and endanger even the most domesticated animals.
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