Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-15

low had Tie eyes OF d lynx, and. Wheel
ins from his first charge, he seemed
determined to hunt us all down. Each
one OF us lodged on our own account
thus distracting his attention. but he
hnaliy pursued one OF the natives so
closely that the man had to take to a
tree. lie didn't have his choice.
either, and was unfortunately driven
TO shelter In tree about as large
around as a mans body. He was
barely out OF reach when the mad
brute arrived at the trunk. I was in
much larger tree about forty feet
away. and could plainly see the move.
ments OF the beast He was an old
bull, carrying large pair Of tusks,
and he was mad all over He tried
hard to push the tree over, and though
he could not succeed. he shook the
native around SO as to give him bad
fright.
In order to call the bruts of fred
at him several times with q revolver.
Each bullet hit him, but ot course did
no damage. He, however, refused to
leave the tree. and after standing for
moment In thought he put his shout
der against it, surged forward. and.
after swaying back and forth half d
dozen times, the tree broke short of
about tan feet from the ground. The
native was expecting 1t, and as the
top crashed through the trees he
caught at limb and pulled himself
into large tree The elephant soon
became aware OF his escape. and like
wise recognized the fact that all Of us
were out OF his reach, and, after
trumpeting his disappointment, he
slowly retired and gave us opportunity
to come down. We left the grove as
quietly ~ possible, and made haste
back to camp. We must move at once
The rogue elephant does not travel
about much. and his being in the
grove was q menace to US. Should he
discover our camp he would attack us
offhand We at once hitched up our
teams, struck our tents, and removed
to grove four miles away. While
not entirely safe here, we might es-
cape observation. On two sides of us
the approach was marshy. while on
the others 1t was rather broken. Next
and none Of us left the grove
On the morning of the second day
just Us we were rolling out OF oul
blankets, a cry from half dozer
nj hn Ao I
up and saw them looking to the west
turned my eyes in that direction
and beheld sight which made m.
hair stand on end. That "rogue'
elephant was on the plain about hal
a mile away and making bee lin
, for our camp. He was swinging hi
trunk in an angry way. and his speet
was something terrific. Three o
. four of US sprang to our rifles, but h
would have been among us before "
4 could have fred shot had not an &C
!, cident happened He chargedat u
over the marshy ground, and tw
. hundred feet from the wagons tn
gsound grew 80 soft that h.
sunk to his knees, noundered ahead
few feet and then rolled over on hi
left side. He was out of breath wit
his run and his fall, and then was tn
n time to take him. AS he lay Their
roaring his dismay and anger, we &c
out the ropes and chains and dashe
}. for his legs. We got nooses over bot
hind legs and carried the free ends
A. aA
old fellow for sure. He was SO ma
that he actually shed tears, and b
N trumpeted until he tired his machir
IL out After we had him fast ever
y man cut stick, and for two hours
le beat every part of the beast we cou
a reach. Moreover, we walked
m him, kicked him, called hi
at names, and degraded him in evel
Or possible way. This was by the advi
IT OF the natives. who said it would so'
IN break his spirit and cause him to gil
Nd up. All day long the monster lay
H. his side in the muck, boiling over wi
r. rage, but helpless. He put in t
ig night there, too, and next morning I
re spirit was broken. We cast the moo
ne free from one leg, got pry under
en- hip, and after an hours hard wo
as put him on his feet and got him
nd solid land. The fight had all be
r. taken out Of him, and he would COW
whenever any one shook club at hi
We When the natives washed him up
Oh dozen great scars were revealed on
nd shoulders and TANKS as proofs that
ms was fighter, and my head man, W
as had lived in the elephant country
he his days, computed the beasts age
en- one hundred and ten years.
xn No animal becomes docile q
'ys tractable as quick as the elepha
he He must first be conquered by lie
nd and when once he gives in you hi
rt. only an occasional tantrum to look
inc for We kept right at our capt.
st logging and bulldozing and Civ
Ike him to understand that We were be
mp and at the end of three days he
lie, as humble as pie. We could make
gh use OF him as hunter, as we haa
YER rig, and as none of the men had
and experience in driving an etephs
his but we should have no trouble In
Yay ting him to the coast. and he was wo
md several thousand dollars.
lelr 1t was ten days after his capt
loie that one of our scouts bronght "