The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-10
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i per man. gave ehieflalf i've Spanish dol
lars PER day fot the services 81 City mem and he
Il made considerable profit out az that AItef
Il much Interesting adventures though attented
4 with much fatigue, We led II capturing
q young one, an elrPhani calf about eight fesl
hlgh
i There are various methods Of capturing ihem,
such a. driving them Into enclosures, &c. Win
many Of the methods az rsptuIing The elephant
II you are deabilsss familiar designed 10 tske
lifts ELEPHANT With nc on board Of my vessel 10
Singapore. lie was % readily tanned, and 50
3 easily Induced to follow an4oldef one Tint had
been doinesiicned, thar leIt much Interested III
him, but did no, have The opportunity, In corr
fseqaenes cE my arrest By the Daich aalhorliss
4 Of Java.
Tie tiers are numerous on that island, which
ARE larger there than The Bengal tiger. Epaw
tiger on the island OF SamAtfa, that measured
from he nose 10 the root Of his tai fourteen feet.
He had a spine elevsnf feet long, That terrible
anlulal il confined almost exclusively 70 The
island Of Suniaira. N few years ego they were
not known Oh llse island o. sinaapote, where
The British are established bnt hey crossed tho
II straits, and are now very numerous. lral p
BIZ q newspaper that came 20 me last mail, that on
an average there areone nnd half persons killed
& BY Them every day on that island, The governs
ulent Is offering large reward 10 bring about
their sxtermmaton. II has been menIIontd IN
II i atilorniI paper that company was about 70
contract with the British government for killing
ail The tigers al q cost Of une hundred and fifty
dollars PR bend. THE Mslays vii not under
4 take The destfuction of Them They enerlsin = 4
singular superstition with IeIt4d 10 them. Trey
/ believe IL te iransnig alton Of spnIs They be
Il lieye, II they do met act theiF part right, they
have 10 ,indeIgosa probation Ia tie bedy Of some
Eanilnal after death They belleye ihat most q
aha tigers ARC tsheflaeles the sonis 81
4 theit Ancestors; and eonaldfr i an insult 10 the
fliger 10 call him afHual, bis proper name: when
fifaUd Ra In -
4 Seryfespseffal terms, csising Linn nenek, o. an
4 cgslof; hui when talking Ia place Of secnflfys
they use tlla more disrsspfetfl animal epiihet,
H WhpH. d bfofier or q sister il destroyed BY 4
Tiger, il Is only then That tlsy VIII pnfsue that
aiiiaisiIueI beast as murderer. "a
Al Tie bqfFsio llgsl be spoken 81 ID connection
with 4he tiger. He uliIike Inc bbiFaio Of our
piaiHss lie has short hair, 81 dirty Inonss
"A eulaTi has d hump, but no name. He is an
I exceedlnely gentle animal Almost every h.
Il iaIider, however poor, owns builder and those
iwllo are wealthy own great humber They
. Lafe their chief draugM animalsi for they never
l ,lea the horse fof my lahor. ! have seen buff
fsIo psftnit The children 10 climb upon bis back
1 hold on 10 bis feet, swing by his tails and pull
hin by the horns, WhEe he would step about
Y auiohg them with Ersat care, so as not 70 step
upoiI the toes Of The Hiiis uneB But when In the
vicinity 81 the tiger or when passing the litter
cast out Of this kennel Of tame tiger. Ne herones
= exceedingly furious The buffalo Is comb
= tered the hero or champion af the natives, and
he ssse 81 1as IA Ss tRs
= appIuaeh each other with great deal Of cautions
Y Tho ger cheling around the bnlIalo with that
2 care which good snake dog viii work round
his sernetltine enemy. The buffalo generally
y stands on the defensive; and the tiger moEea
Of about watchira M opporjnnity 10 make Tie
d deasy epring. II he tiger rVceeetln ii Insiei.
lag himself upon the neck or lark Of lie buffalo,
he - adeea beast; IL be misses vi, aim, and u
lie 9ae, Il enred to eatI: when ths iFao fas,
mi he ,is,r dspatshes lin Is a instan, ~ tearing
ar,s,, H. sges. veins n M ,h,,aI. yyei, lie whole
ee Il nfT...isa vi otl y, aoIernif.y but
in ~ Iha iiesT Il ,ierced and roret 81 their
y.# ap,aoed cha,nnion. tbsy are erected with the
a II Inv TIE IN fylo ttlat
II anioSsl n found 1nor every larpe Island
IS x 49,. ~, ~ MAJ ,i,h regars
m Z, ~ Is ~ IN, hnIaIo h 4 =
q $500 49, HI ti,s III 40 o,aa,
Is . bed
4. 49,
i. : - - -, :
!. f. nese .. q gfeat abundance o. aeeI.:t lnefe
III - one peeuidr SNAPPED animal, Called the ho6
& oeef. nas Ringni elong ated lawt ns meal
= . ny ts na4iyes. iiien thete y
4 my =. g ana Jaws. s9s asanoss
- ~. -. ~ the same uine tasIe "
tolia 20 ". " hs,,ds q sltnaiEa and Jays q
nee e an
\ , nahaiea . luti ETeNh
I y Its - DOL Wetgn Two
\ Eonlus' MIN H..so ~. snan Pips
800. mar ,l. ho.,y
ana fssie,, iewelicd coars arclind iisIr nssl.
y Mst,y capiaisot sAips have tried 10 brbe the,,
III ~ hTrerisa aaa 10 Eaf6pe bat have MOI beet
Il / sIt ~, m lie cold III Tia f,nn. ~
n tf;nod Hone. Some stuffed specimens 81 This
Il sys,ots hide deer are 10 be seen ii New Yorl
3 ana lIos,oh. and sprobably in ofIIer parts a.
Il Arsarica 81. q .sss@s
n, n. ~ il,ea ,alands
\ sts dss;snatea hy wof,ls which are 20 many
3 \; frsrs1f nafns a. lie hog There Is one con.
3 rem, calfed aties, which signs
! sss isna oi hdess They are Ia such quantities
N that ma NATIVES have f beef, able to cultivate