St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-24
From the New York Post.
capture OJ ftCO GirdUes.


The Steamer Hansa. which arrived on
Saturday last brought a splendid speci-
men OF Il giraffe, which was captured by
the celebrated African hunter, VIM. +.
Clayton, the agent OF Van Amburg u
Co.
The following extract from Il letter
written by Mr.. CLAYTON describing the
capture OF this remarkable and beautiful
animal will be read with interest
''February -, lsGN.
We had been
several days without meat, and | had
sent John with two katiir5 in the hope
that they might knock over an EIand, a
koodoo or a SasSaybv, but they came up
to where | had outspanned having killed
nothing.
\ cup OF coffee and some hard tacI,
were made TO take the place OF more sub
-tantial fare, and mounting my grey geld
inc Talbee, | started out in quest Of u
Iir;,tit, the spoor OF which we had ob-
served the preceding evening.
We had not ridden far before we met
-ix katiir>. who informed Us that they
had seen fresh spoor some four miles in
another direction We Immediately
turned off and soon came upon the spoor.
which we followed for about six mlc-.
over rocks bolders and through thornS
which tore oar flesh and sometimes al
most barred our progress, climbing the
heights and scanning the country round
IL hopes OF "ettiug Il glimpse of the gamc
sc were in pursuit OF. At last, on reach
m the summit OF an eminence higher
;han the rest, | caught sight OF herd OF
seven or eight OF them, at a distance OF
about five hundred yards, and as | called
10 my katiirs TO come up, the animals
broke away al tremendous speed, as il
impellcd 10y the widest fear
Away went after them. at Il full
swinging galiop, over rocks, stones,
through brake and bush, until | arrived
within some thirty yards OF them, when
ny hcr~e suddenly stopped trembling in
very limb, a II alarmed at the appear
nee OF the huge and strange looking
.reaturr~. which lie had caught sight OF
.or the first time.
| urged him, however, with whip and
~pur, and cot him once more under way.
selected from the herd Il bull and
COW, as bcin" finer than the rest and Civ
NJ nasty directions TO the katiirs who
u:,d come up by this time, we rode them
It full speed. and in the course of half
IN hour succeeded III getting the pair
separated from the rest OF the herd and
after a long chase, during which | had
more than once un-lung my rifle, will,
he.intention Of stopping him with 4 ball
-dc-pairing of being able to throw my
Ia-so. succeeded in getting close, when
suddenly they both turned OFT into the
hick brush. into which my horse ob-ti-
uatclv refused to follow them. Ny Kat
.irs. however, managed t. penetrate the
thorny mass. and i'll a few minutes the
: Dull came bounding out within few
tect ot me. | was prepared Tor hin, and
,.;,>tm. my laseo, succeeded i'll fastening
him hv the neck almost close down 10
j. Iis shoulders, and AT once making fast to
= he pommel Of my saddle, | stopped Tai
J. bee suddenly, bringing the bull at once to
hIs haucheS, and .iUhn coming up Just i'll
-, the nick of time. cast his rope in such l
manner as to completely hobble his fore
iret.
I Meanwhile the shouts of the katiirS
- indicated that they had been equally sue
= ,,e,siul in capturing the COW, and before
{ night We had the pair safely corralIcd
y 1t was some day, before either Of them
- became in any decree resigned to their
confinement, refusing TO eat, and Strik-
> ny out with their feet in Il most vindic-
tive manner whenever any one approach
! Il them The bull held out the longest.
put eventually Kind treatment and hun
Ger, Il, they are naturally OF Il kind dis
II position, brought both OF them to sub
= iection. and we were enabled to halter
i and lead them at pleasure.
They Will be shipped from Cape Tow
, ABOUT ;he middle OF next month. | think
y they are the finest pair | ever saw, stand
-, iig ut least twelve feet high"
The vessel upon which they were ship
ped made the voyage from Cape Towr
10 Liverpool in one hundred and twenty
-. lays. During the voyage one of thu
! -cirailes died. but the other was safely
9. landed at Liverpool and rc-shipped OF
i. board the IIano;l for New York, wher,
~ it arrived on Saturday last, and whenc,
it was Immediately sent to Boston and /:
10 IL Company's Great Golden Menagerie
." 1t is by tar the finest ever brought t,
=. America.