Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29
SEEKING M1aHrr GAME.
An Austrian Counts Proposed Hunt
ing Tour Round the World.

AL AU8lEAd1A
Ing Tour Round the World.
A Young man about rs years old, with
a pleasant expression of face, has at
traoted attention in Chicago by his pecu-
liar but rich style of dress. He was the
young Count Felix d'Harnonoour, cham
berlsin TO the Emperor of Austria and
frst-lieutenant in the Eighth Regiment
OF Hussars. This young gentleman has
mapped out for himself very novel
meas of spending a leave Of absence for
two years. 1t Is also suggestive OF great
personal peril, and, should he succeed in
accomplishing what he has in view and
return to his home in Vienna, he will,
indeed, be lion. Starting with Dakota,
he proposes to go on two.years' hunt.
ing expedition, embracing the western
wilds of America, China, India ana
Africa. In America his purp is to
hunt cstamount, grizzly bear, mountain
sheep and elk. In India and northern
China he hopes to kill lions and tigers,
and in Africa he ia not altogether certain
what he will hunt. He arrived IN
America fortnight ago and went to
Washington, where General Sheridan
gave him letters to offisers at Fort Custer
and other points in the Northwest. The
young man Ia the eldest sou OF the late
Count 'Harnoncour, who, starting out
from France without title, succeeded by
brilliant record in the Austrian army
in schievinI that as we'll as an extensive
fortune His successor, the chamberlain
to Francis Joseph, speaks English with
surprising fiuency, and he very good
nsturedly talked with Chicago Tunes
reporter as to his plans. He said that
he was intimately acquainted with the
Marquis Morres, the Prenehm who
owns ranch on the Little Missouri, VIII
was recently tried for killing atoekman,
and that he was to meet him IL St Pau
to Eight. II will accompany my fsient
the marquis" the count quantity said,
| "to his ranch, and den | will hire some
mans with guns and form shooting
party"
aren't you little afraid OF the
grizzlies "
mo. hal shoot black besr in Austria
| am not afrait,'' the count said with
confidence; but he added, 81 am pot 50
safe with those indians. | am mos
afrait dey might not gift me a goo, chance
| to kill dem. | do not like de buffalo
either. They are lot So cleffar. They
are timid. | shall ride OIL horse and xii
TEN With my revolfer. About the last o
March shall go to San Francisco snC
sail to China. Dere hope to bs able t,
see some tigers in the north OF CHINA"
81 should think you would st least b,
afraid OF them2" observed the reporte
with high opinion of the young noble
mans powers, especially in killing buffal
| 4,
"Oh, no." answered the count. :"
haf killed dem fellers too. haf shoe
dem in Austria. From Chius l shall &
TO Siam, where the prince is my friend
Den | shall go to Java, and hat ais
letters to Lord Ripon, who ia governor Q
India. hat not decided upon my tri
to Africa, but shall endeavor to visi
some OF de iungles, at least"
"When will you return to Vienna 7"
81 shall come back by way OF Constau
tinople and shall reach Vienna abou
May, 1885," The count took the re
porter to his room and showed him hi
stock of rifles. He had four Austria
instruments, two English and thrs
: American. 81 shall try the America
rihe," he said. 81 believe it is good, an
t better, perhaps, than the Austrian"
| The count spoke very Interestingly
8 tiger hunting, and said the only difficult
he would encounter would be in IL
= absence of i0resters. In Austria thei
, forssters beat up the game. In AmeriC
and India they would have to be sh
wherever seen, and the chances wel
greater. The young man is unaccon
panied by any attendant, but expects
get q retinue of hunters from the Marqu
Morres. He has about IL trunks, col
tanning complete outfit, from the hun
J, ing suit of the backwoods to bail co
v tune. He ia unmarried, and his inuoce
8 nature prevented him from realizing Il
dangers which beset him, rot in Il
S jungles of India nor the plains OF IL
. West, but in designing mamma, with el
7 gible daughters even in Dakota.