Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-27

Nile, and Is enclosed by high and the
hedge, made of native thorn. AT nigh
!, after the animals have been fed, waite
, ed, and housed or tethered, great fir,
/ are built at irregular intervals aroun
the grounds TO scare off wild animal
and the watch is set. By 10 O'Clock a
others are in bed, with the dismal how
of the hyena, the roar of the lion, an
the shrill shrek of the wild cat to di
turb their dreams of wives and swee
hearts. The myriads of gnats, file,
and mosquitoes are for time gres
annoyance to the hunters, and a sourc
of amusement for the natives, who, wit
their black hides covered thick wit
grease, do not mind them, but enjoy tn
contortions of their white companions
BY II O'Clock all are asleep, and th
camp is still until about ) in the morn
ing, when every body is astir again, an,
the business OF the day is begun. Tn
native hunters form in parties of abou
twenty, each with white leader, an,
start off in different directions, Will
those who are left in camp occupy them
selves in cleaning it up, caring for tn
beasts, making boxes for transportation
and cages for the expected new cap
lures.
In getting wild animals the rule is t.
kin the old ones and secure the Young
for after any of the beasts have grown
old enough to become accustomed t.
the free life of the woods, and to hun
their own food. they arc treachero,is
and worth little for purposes of ex
bibition.
Paul Luhn, one of Reiche Brothers
men, who has lately returned from Arr.
ca with rare birds and animals, tells IN.
teresting stories of the perils of the hunt
He says: sThe lion is fierce creature,
and the lioness, when protecting her
young, very much worse: but from long
practice We know Just how to go after
them. A good rifle, firm hands, and
steady eyes, and we can soon topple the
old fellow over. The old lady may take
little longer, but in the end we are
sure to kill her, and then it is no trouble
to pick up and secure the cub. We try
to get these little fellows when they are
about three or four weeks old. They
are then like young puppies, easily man
aged, and soon learn TO know their keep
ers. Leopards, tigers, and all that kind
of animals we get in the same way, and
at about the same age. Baby elephants
are hard to get, and the hunt is very
dangerous. The old ones seem to know
when We are after their
young, and their r:ige is something
terrible. The trumpeting of the par
ents can be heard for a long distance, and
quickly alarms the wlfole herd. The
rifle is comparatively useless, and try
ing to approach them particularly haz-
ardous; yet it has to be done. First, we
try to distract the attention of the fe-
male from her offspring. Then a ma
tive creeps cautiously up from behind,
and, with one cut of heavy, broad
bladed knife. sewers the tendons OF her
hind feet. She is then disabled, can
not walk, and soon falls TO the ground.
We promptly kill her, secure the ivory,
and capture the little one. Of course,
we occasionally have native or two
killed in this kind OF hunt; but they
ion't cost -much--only So or Sc apiece.
The sheiks are paid in advance, and
1on't care whether the. poor devils come
back, and so we don't bother much
about them. Baby elephants we like to
get when they are about one year old
Younger ones are too tender, and older
'nes know too much. They soon get
acquainted with all the camp, and we
ave lots of fun with them. They are
indy, docile, and as full Of capers as
he little niger babies that play with
hem.'' ~-A
.'Bat OF ali fierce, ungovernable, lus-
Y brutes," the hunter continued. "the
with young is the very
worst, and whenever we start off to get
! baby of that kind, We calculate To
,ome back with one or more men miss
ny. In the water they fight like dey-