The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-08-05
Ell 32HANT EJNTINI AFRICA.

Charles >l"hn Anderson. the African traveller
In tn" ilr>i, which is Iatrl' AngrI. 80.
$50" he s,v>:--
"At'"m two months ag, wrote vn,,
from the banks of the Omarnru river, ne
tInainlinw vntl with the un!.,r,uuatr t.,,uin,
t'"n OF NY ll:" 'nrn,.v. my tufun. ~ ms & :.
l"u viii also r..m,.'nl"r tha. my wagon
WIS '"r rr.".,."'l too I'mhinpu OR ,h,"rfli) J
:" hr r''prr..l. white myself >h,wlv wrrrl
&c! my way t" tn" rivr,(,r rather wa'rr>l:~l)
, rom wh"h '"w address v"n, with the
, view al s,''ng som" uncxil","d c"nn,rv.
a'i tor 'ne plrp'>e ct hnn''n@ elephants,
aNh have T." SON, extent accomplished
s"'h ''"s' o':l"'s.
Il encountered u v.''vr considerable nnm
'"r % r''rh"'s. int unfortunately rhi"h,
COWS VIII 'h";' v"n"=. which ar" h"i'' dun
S'''"> "''' ''''''''. nave h;' >'''I''
P"'''""' a'''''' "r'~ win ''''-' nn''n'iS. h'nl
nave nee" ''"-''' -''''' Sv''" ''>S 'nS' Which
| ''''' "' 'N''H I" ''rS"'' ana. II hay" not
S'' great "''' o' worry nav" "a'''"' -
great den! 81 "xr,hn''. and som" iH'"r"s
TING insight int" til" natural history of the
-N''''n elephant However. h.si'l.s some
''i'a'" rs"p'Iai,'S. have kIii"': several truly
noble ""'I'.
u he m"r: | see of these slup''m',nS
anl'i;itS The M 'rr ln surprised. >i,nuI
very mrl' ilk" To know the rcal strength
"i Il atnlI'gr"wn tie; II must Il" s"'ncrliiny
almost nncrc'h!". N"hn- gives per.
person II better Idea "itlrr s'uprni"nS pow
"rS than a'lay walk through one Of ih"i,
ia|"rI'e hanntS. There my be seen whole
tr"''iS Of forest ianl PROSTATE, and snrh trees
sometimes. l II. treas, which are for the
most part o' !, brittle nature, are usually
broken short oil hy the beasts: hu, when
thcy meet with IL tree that seems to them
Too tough To >:.ap 1T once. H., it uors rnui
AM! all. II thv can IT,, ,i;s in mere play
or for the SAKE Of !rp'in. nu the branches
&ess, Of the PROSTATE trees What vii. they
nof effect IN Il lar"yvSm uf rage
i'' '"'r '''F' Alter very 'nrny i'rnrS
'"'@''hI trark!I'%, ! was r'" 'hS with Il
very E'"' 'r""p o. elephants. c'nS'SlI"T
c"''"' Oh "''ha"S' wien ~ my lei; sul
''e''y 'SP'e' ah.''er troop OF What took
I" "' males. III one" lett the first troop
!.
s'''k 1t "nl''r""'v''' I" "''''h - PAGES al
IN" 'ier'. wie" I" my hn;'"yhnrv i''nn'i,
'ha' They aS" wcr" mostly rows amt caves
ih'r' "''r'' however. II couple "' iii" bulls
"n'"hs th"'n. "vhlrn'lv acting the
part "' I'''r''"m'::'> {" H." hrr':: 'a'< beast
!"'s't'o" WAS nn';s'r"'!''. a''i WAS wat.
ing '"r INN t" present better ma'k, whr"
suddenly HEY ~; ma ir OF. AZ I!r"v were
disappearing IN Ia" hrn'!Iw"'i ll'r'i AT
on" OF ia" '''"''rr'n"St--a m,i., As | iin'g'
''e''' l" an Instant the ''r''i w''''''e's a"'''
ami. Will t"trlhc rash cam: r'a'hi"G 'h''
"''S"'S 'irar'v !" a direct In" towards m;
out "''er running Tor "h''' % ar ~ PAGES
They S"pp"' short, evidently disappointed
III no h'l IN. the enemy. I"'t verv nn"''
'"'''''d I" lax" t" my heels hut - moments
r'i''r'"n convinced M that ~'!rtv lav
only IN Keeping ''i""" IN 1t WIS we'll i'l
3d. ''r !" e mo'""";" III" p''erIam''a>
IN" !" "a" ""''1'e rush through 'h'' jn"Si"
win >""'' lore" rs actually I" S""l a whole
Tree 'i'"t he hal npr""'r'l III his hral'"n:.
course spinning III The a'r \ hug br''.'''
''''''''''' hxrd t" one "t III" 'n-kS. ll;S
heal he carried alo!f, his huge car- w.re
>pr''at" me t"''' Will with his trunk he
S'''h'' Tie ar ''"pa'''"''y. !" this position,
anu "''"' "'''''' less t'''n ""z III p "''s ct
me "e 'e''';''"e''' l >'''nl' say. nbo"' mali Il
"'""'e' ''''k II was the most striking
"'"' ''''''''''S >!""'"'S seen" lh"' ever saw
my ",>'''"''' looked tho very picture "f
s'""''"r A'''' rage
nave iih several other interesting
''''''''e'S VIII" "'el''''''S' nut h"Ve ~"
aTS n a