The Portland daily press., 1879-12-13
THE PRESS.
Tigers in Allahabad.
London Field,l

tiger. AS wen eApcCb du III O""AA
and Edgars There is only small tract OF
about four square miles in the extreme south
of the district, where there is any jungle
even tolerably likely to hold tiger. Some
spurs of the Kainur range jut out into the
Alahabad district at this point, and their
rock-strewn base are everywhere cut up INTO
network of ravines, which in parts are COW
cred with more or less dense tree jungle. In
January last was in camp down in that d.
rection, and was told that large tiger oc-
casionally came to solitary hill, standing
detached, about mile within the Allahabad
district. was incredulous, but ordered
couple of young buffaloes to be tied up in
likely spots, and marched to the neighbor-
hood of the hill Next morning both the
calves were killed, and was soon on the war
path. One | found had had been very inju-
diciously tied up in the middle of an open
piece of ground, crossed by tolerably ire
quented pathway. A glance at the carcass
was enough to shsw that it had been killed
by a leopard. The other had been tied up
in well-chosen spot about one hundred
and fifty wards from the first one, higher up
the mountain, and in dense tree covert. This
one had plainly been killed by tigress or
small tiger. As the covert was dense and
extensive, there was every chance OF the
tiger coming to eat in the middle of the day,
as only the blood had been sucked, and none
of the carcass eaten. So my Kos ana pa
heliyas 1.-THE descendants of the aboriginal
tribes of those parts, and every man shka I
and woodsman) silently departed to fetch
from a distance the materials for ''machan"
for me to sit up in.
1t is wonderful to see how quickly, deity,
and silently these men will construct one OF
these hiding places. With the sharp little
axe, which Kol never goes without, of the
exact shape of some of the old flint axe
heads of the fossil-yieldng caves, a sufficient
number of poles are rapidly cut and dressed;
they are then laid in the shape Of a platform
about three feet square, across between the
forks and boughs of the chosen tree, about
ten to twelve feet above the ground, and are
firmly bound to the tree with withes made
from the fresh-peeled bark of the elephant
creeper (Bauhinia vahlii) or some such plant
Light rods are similarly bound all round, as
railing to this platform, and in and out OF
these are entwined fresh branches OF green
leaves, to screen the sportsman from his eau
tious game. was soon in position and the
men had all gone off, ostentatiously talking
as they went, in order to tell any animal
which might be about that they had left the
coast clear.
1t was by this time about 10 a. m. had
full view from my machan of the other
buffalo calf lying in the open below me,
about hundred and fifty yards Oft; and
had not been long in position when the wi.
lures came down on it. Such sight as that !
FIRST one oiro swoops uoMn, otoy INV ters
by another' anu tnen Diru aeeeI Dnu' ~ .en 20
ana scores come rushing liom s sn p@, ot "a q
tne neaVens' where sSSonu nJlors nbi o.
plro was W We seen: 1 1-,;,,o n bss wa;rd
all-pervading character as it sweeps over and
around one. And then the heaving, chat
tering, struggling brown mass over the car
cass, as tney Tear IL 10 pleceS anu w $3.50.
tered ePisooes III tne way Va onaait a. ~
duels winch now anu .non ~ w ou.'S
nam pooy, go 10 Iorin d slsns w ooo ~
Inc indian Vuiture luyPs lneieuo an1 ~
gaienslS) is perhaps Inc lnost uiss us'ins ~ -
Ing piro III Tue Hoilu' Eon 49, ~. Ia
norant OF the uiIIy VOTE ne uoes A,r iit lie
ne does very goou @nu .eoeSoaiy W." M ~
appearance Is much agalnss nnn. INC W. ~
lures had peen al Work perhaps qusl' w. .f Is
an no9r, ana hao eatea aoou' uai5 wv .aa'
when saw tnelr neads 80 up anu III se off
ond or two all lett the carcass, snanipnns ~
with their awkward trol apou1 C"SnCy y".uo
or SO, and tnen tney suddenly new w ZIG
nearest trees. NOW, IL 10 d "oh.nno"n ~.
In the creed OF the Indian sporIemen 'na.'
once the vuitures nave gone oo"I I'll "a;
cass, tlger VIII hot 'oucn ~. :. sl ~
Woulo De a Ialrer way 70 s'~'o ~, .n"o NY
yulture VIII not go gown on q carcass ul1 L
the Tiger mas zone VIII IL, OF lel' JUG Ieisn
borhood. With their wondrous slgnt, anu
from the vantage grounu Vi sne an INC
vuitures can eatlsIy InemseiseS Mnesno, ns -
stlll ABOUT or not. however, inc nioo' oSn-
er dogmas, THIS one Is mol ol UNIVERSAL "P-
plcatlon.
once came upon tne aeau po9iee " W.
venturesome Vultures, when nao eyiuensiy
gone down on tiger XII ou.ins ny .nS b ~
porary absence OF It's owner, anu nau pe .Il
caught by the Tiger on us suoaen anu
returIh anu mere was auo9 a. W 90 oonld he
tatlon OF the above creed, as Tar do couu "
given by panther; Inc VulIures hau na slI
ly taken perch, when a splenulu pan hiah
walked calmiy GOWN tne pa'n""1 ~
crossed the open, ana wene up W VIC
cass: he iooked Nlaglllhoen0iy .;p.n1A ~
The is TAR handsomer pessL tnan .ise $3.50 60
ne STOOD IN the Dilght sulllisn1' elsu
and careless Oh evil stahoins W ; aio .ui
helght, waving ms tai aoouI' Gu 80, w.
very angry al the vultuTes ha 1sH eoe saoraI
tore hlm. lie nrst roiieo ninis s sesei a.
times on the carcass, anu tneh lay oomH az
full length alongside IL ana began aI tle ioie
part of the stomach. Even at mat DISTANCE
the sound OF his teeth gong through Ine raw
hesh made the small OF one pack sniVer d
Bit AS was waiting IN the nope Oh nopler
game let him go on WIN ms 1easI unols,
turped, Inougn coulo nave shoI LIN o1Iu
at almost any moment Tor three hours. ne
would walk away Few yards every now ana
then, and lie under the sfiade OF Tree anu
once ne went quite away LOT 1 aiihh, sup
pose, tor ten minutes OF so. Inc vuitui ;tiS
were down again, When ne dasn Il up VIII
growl and dispersed them. All Inis weary
while nothing had come near my XIII; anu ~
was about two O'Clock when, rouslng hlnlsell
from slesta, the pan1ner Slowly calne up
straight towards me. lie came on within
about eighty yards OF my niohg pace, per
fectly without tear orsusplclon, anu 4eaulhs
for the XII over Wnich was slItlng' l oesan
to think that mad peen mlslakeh' anu 'na'
ne had Killed both, thelr lying SO Close So. 10
gether making this seem Inc more nkeiy.
The panther stopped Tor second penlno d
bush, and then slowly began to retra &c, ms II
steps; looking totally dliferent oeast. WINE
out in the open, and while coming up rear
lessly, he was at his full ordinary hslght, ms
coat sleek and SHINY, and ms color hSht,
when, with fear, suspicion, ana anger III MS
heart, he turned to 60 back, he was crouched
low on the ground, his halr seemed rough
ened as II standing on END; ana ne looked
darker color a.oge!ner. l na 'o LIP iuh-
cluded that ne had discoSergG e anu LIN dntnN
ing that ne mad sam my XII, 'Io, ;t Iet tI
mined 10 let nlih ha'e ~. nn -; nt 80 49,
right Darrel JUST pelow Lne spi,ie' n S~ ' on
centre OF Inc PACK, Tnereon he 90. uomn ~ ~
ms paralyzea hauncnes WILLIS 1f ta snn hi,