by Hunter and Chapel

Mr. Bruno Chiste shared a story about his dad who was a miner in the 1930’s. His dad Mr. Adam Chiste was walking home from his shift at the mine. He was checking his trap line when he saw a coyote that appeared to be dead in a trap. He carried the coyote back over to his Italian friend’s house. The miners were mostly bachelors and they often played poker together after their shifts.  His friends were all playing poker when he got there. He threw the frozen coyote in the corner and started playing cards. Several hours later the coyote came back to life.  All the miners screamed like little girls and ran out of the house.  Adam Chiste never forgot about the coyote who came back from the dead. He often told this story to others including his son Bruno who passed it on to us.

by Carissa