As I approached the mine entrance, I ran into yet another wolf, and scared it away with the remainder of my flare and another revolver shot. This one ran towards the mine entrance and circled around a bit before running past me.

I entered the cave and found a bunch of gear including oil for my lantern, bullets, clothes, etc. The passages were kind of like a maze, but I was able to find my way through and get to the other side. I emerged, drew a charcoal map and then went back the way I came.

The next morning, I climbed to the tower, and took a nap to recover my strength. Afterwards, I came down and started to head towards the mine entrance, and ran into another wolf. This time I scared it away with a flare and a revolver shot, and it ran in the opposite direction from where I was heading.

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Luckily I brought my medical supplies and some cloth/sewing kit to patch myself up.

Further up the trail, I saw where the wolf ended up falling and was able to setup a fire near it and process the carcass and cook the meat. By the time I finished, it was starting to get dark and I was tired, so I took refuge in a small cabin at the base of the climb to the lookout tower.

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