The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08
EANaaEsoo 8 HUNT1Nag
Chasing the Animals with Fleet Horses
Through Australian yVilds.
TFomtAe sa,, N5aneiseo CNr0niels.

Tlons the San francisco Chronicle.
Tho; ksugsEpos as Ii we'll known, is
found only in Australia aid Tasmania.
Its means of locomotion sid defense are
30 peculiar, and It's swiftness so great,
that the chase of it ia attended With
excitement and dangers wholly unique.
The hunting the fox In England 10, over
comparatively smooth ground and mod.
serate-gized fences, with Well.trained
horses, while tho kangaroo has 10 be
chased oyer new county, full of holes
covered with wild grass, ovsr bitches,
branches, ON horses that have no supe.
riors in the world in speed. Then tho,
dangers that you are to encounter. when
you oyertake the kangaroo, though not
in tho reality extreme, are as great as
those met In the tiger hunt as usually
conducted, while in che latter you have
chase, The place where write Is about
200 miles from the ocean shore, on tho
banks Of 6 beautiful river, shaded with
eucalyptus tEees. These trees are tho
natural growth Of tho country, cover q
largo part Of it, and are believed, both
hore and In Europe, to SO destroy malaria
sz1 w No u pufU HuhIhutto uRAiuht IeV6fJ
3of all kinds. The couches are examined
before retiring at night tcgee II there are
any snakes y, them hnt mono are found.
q native, with two " wor1en, is carnped on
the shore near by. Their camp Is q
hali circle OF s'iled up iogs, three feet
high, while on the open side toTard the
water, glares brilliant, Gre, lighting up
en-. 2 cd s.:S with lurid, fan
tastlc ayageness. Ehese natives fesenr.
bic tho African more nearly thna' either
@. 9 the other four Of the hnman races,
sasl1 sa ygLae Wasnuut 1ouDe ttoin tnas htoch,
a;aSss 1as!t haiL e,sh noS 70 hsrlc.ly aalo 20 %
or WooI, o9S tnost nearly re,
ssslsplsp. snI ia.ler. nney are OF goou
slfss .sga yss.s szsih beaue, ala qQnt
W., !. csnss
4. ig ghe % .1gir y. WEAPONS Oh VAT 10 the
noe.ss5.nBs = anu ~ = : cuIlolB quar-. 40
AZ tpree Ieet
tpsul, .oNr incnss .si1e, one incn tssch as
sssAo LIZ 20 aa y.
.ss.Ae 81 ~ y S,tgies ny itn tne nana
sisey ase sag ~ lRr9pW 92 galB implement
.s,e 1919 .ssa I .s,os mead OF On
sssu .'ne eths as .ho Weapon T le.u.a -
st i.'.,' seesi GU, ~
~ tk.lsss s.alasaHss alin, e, Estgta 70 a
5Rsi, Hs,stltss sbssW y, -lnii.g!oWl
s.lls,a hsp etog is cAllse e9omer,1 ana
- esiia ~ iong irom
sas sss'e 70 tt,s, sl 81 nls sa, tne ieii
pelns aneuh tltfes Anu 2 nal! iees OF tnls
WV As.,s Az ab ses osse. xhe
= ~ Nauirl sne
sIss 1sen tieEsinan ana eati1G mp
3ae sIisli1s on Iour iegs Wnen
CounfSi .sl.lau ssllu aS 70 otner time. Siis TAI
i;,,a alneHs, pmt it % nsea
ID the Iim Whila
sitting, etandsssn OF z the toes, and rum
ming. In O sitting postuye he iE about
four and q half feet high !; bet when he
,stands on his toes TO survey the country
or; IN enemy, he Ia taller than d man.
lie has d soft, ga2slls like expresai "a,
hut the white teeth gleam between Tho
idpan lips. His color Is brown, tending
Ia eges toward red or gray, according Co
the species. T vi iey sfeigh (thc nialo J from
go to ITO bs.s aaci. The meat tastes
BoIneWilas like venison, but It Is not very
good, though the tail malZes excellent
se0tip. The lennnlA ID under six feet la
Is 4 90 !n ap-
..ea: .z.,e 5..-- z az
s7n6g dllr1, aYs only an Inch long, and
are tst aeaG nursing tho mother iii tho
pouch Ii front II. ssre she carries them.
They Forsaia In this pouch till they are
eigitt months old h and weigh about ten
pounds, sHd long aIfeWard return 10 il on
npaarance 0e danger. When the mother
is hnrd pressed by an ari5Iny Ii. 5 Jiiiia,.
she throws she Y6nng one out of the
pouch, who thesab ii lseA is8 ea6afIa.
Gro afe Kangaroo dogs, very Eyifl and
eiz0pg, e5peaiHil ily ada teii to iiGhtinE the
kangaroo; hsi6 ilo ey, 5ncAd ill
tackle ono of tlieps IN s11t somebody To-
lisak him % b u 4. ifsahn feet
Sits g iAiA llv 1si come ies zen n
s6r more. and t eir awf ess IA pr0di ifiouA.
HOT hing cass arn efnntir ovesfske tllaul
IN fair Saca, nd ia & tisnaii WY iiB To-
nfactirally aurf0slElI sl Hsif! N Eli b hard
al sey pl sce q 81 10 a tgsa fpps
.the fIsht or. iii Pre- isranes they aINSys
'strike for the slate sEaeGe fs any nanrl
forapawa, aud then rim ik from top to bot
tom Gao Ini sis claws OF their hind
feet. sfh ich are VERY ahgrp 1f they ilHA
in the wa fer they try 70 Io Id sfia;r etAsr1y
,nrIiaT II until lie is drowned. They ysiff.
atHaYs ieara Il II or & q at ttaok d f,aon.
kt o o. 'cIuEs ais fllo orfligF ten men, iii.
cIfninR "a 81 afted on hor5ehacfs.
Nfi !ollr SIo,l on d es.sBe. All we've
six nefiefcea 3 rs thA husireaS axceSk Al
nnlllr E1el liahrnan and tnrsEle. We
t5,yk no rsaTiaS aSs e 4 slsr aEiOE being tisa
oils sse On 10 ho ell + sF0 had nO (1if.s
tictsikg ia In tiio amin Is.s .s;s &c ssgas
elisdRined Go avoid Rtics1 feiicss a. yPs,
found aslt t8e u aaV II Ds d kaIef,E,
ID & fSpr E6 2lyo Zee ssnyS ail ilpfcaeti IND
them at n fpIi Esitt s siiyidss, slle