The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16
HUNTING BEASTS IN AFRICA.
1HE D1NGEROUS BUSINESS or STOCK
ING THE MENiGERIEs.
How Elephants, Lions, HIppopotamuses. and
Other Wild Animals are tauEht-4A Nnrrn-
i've hv Meinher of .irMN ENnchIfinns.

i've Wy "a htmDff nanny fNpcuttiOns
Whoever even thought of the lives that
have boon lost. the suffering endured. the great
sums Of money expended. aud the perfect sys-
tem directing the workings OF men and savagcs
far beyond tho limits OF civilization making
collections OF wild animals for the mcnageries
Indeed. the business has been 80 almost cxclu-
sively dono by two worry quiet gentlemen. whose
agencies cover nearly half the globe. that be-
yond the proprietors and managers OF gardens
and shows onlya very limited number have any
conception Of the extent Of their operations. or
Of so much as their existence.
The head Of tho firm. and directing spirit Of
its workings. is Mr.. Charles Reichc. consider
ably this side Of fifty. with the comfortable bon
hObHaie manner Of an educaicd travelled gen
tleman His New York establishments at. 50
Chatham street. is rassedby unnoticcd by hun
dreds daily; yet. from ID. orders are supplied
from almost every travelling show in the United
| States. from the Geological Garden in London.
and others In Russia. Ausiria. and elsewhere.
His largo supply depot for this country is in
Hoboken. Henry Reichc his brother and part
ncr. lives in Germany. where they have a gene
raj supply farm for all the world with accom-
modations and appliances for the Keeping Of
almost every bird. beast and ptile from any
country or cline in that part of the world which
has been explored. They are ready NJ any time
TO I'LL an order for ANYTHING from a single
canary through singing birds display birds or
trick birds NJ 20 iiock Of ostriches. or from IA
| field mouse To an elephant.
Africa. the home of the greater number Of
! fierce. voracious animals. il their most cXten-
sivc field Of operations. In il they have many
stations. with sheikhs or chiefs in their employ
and standing Inducements offered TO natives
for choice specimens of rare birds or beasts.
During nine months Of every year they have a
7 IastI II
travelling from station TO station. overseeing
ana directing the workings Of the nntiyes. and
eat ming elephants lions. lcOparls. tigers, and
-pch Other brH-ts IA they may bee instrurtedto
/ obtain. The company. usually composed 81
/ four or six. and never moro than eight. under
/ the command of Charles lohsc. a veteran nun
! ter AMI trapp"r. start from Germany about the
/ lsi of September and return from Africa
early in June. During the remaining three
! months of the ycNr. which they know 10 tho
| a. H,nS s'h7 ~, iis .liNt" j. =" severe tihi IL
Is almost certain death for white man t. re-
/ main In Africa \ frw have tried il. but most
/ terribly from teVer. AMI were unable 10 accun-
El-l.. my NM. ne iii'ulca ltrhlWeht Is very
/ liiuit"u. ana confined principally. in the Ian
! Euug" ~ on" OF The Mcn. TO taking horse
$50 vl fiui!' ul.il hi.i.u or cuir, uiu i''-
/ INK rurel by NE Hulnine Is worse than being
starting from Germeny the hunters take n
the chiefs and from 5 900 To- $4,000 in drafts
AMI letters Of credit. they 60 10 Trieste. theme,
| then 10y rail - Sno2. There they exchange all
their money for Maria fhcrxn silver Austrian
shoikhs of AlriSa 4 IanS 81 England not, lis is
! vaiuel"-S t. Thorn. and tho brightest specimen
| Of IL gold American eagle Womb not huy the
/ meauost ring-in.el monkey. They neNi take
! the Turkish steamer 20 Jedda and thence To-
/ Saraehin their lnAf station before ,.ouimrneins,
! NE lnng, tltesumc AL dang roUs march across
| and provisions, and hire such Of ihc
| shekhs and oiher natives AS tIey want. he
/ latter being chcHp onoueh. s. aud occasionally
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