Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-26

his native wi ds Is a sound never TO be
forgotten Each one Of us instantly
realized that we had come up
ON an old '.rogue. and that we
werc In deadly peril. An elephant
who has become crank and deserted |
his troop or been driven away Is more
dangerous than any other living thing. |
His sole thought Is TO destroy. and he |
loses all sense Of fear. Had we been |
mounted we could have scattered and |
outrun him, but we were all on foot. !
and our only safety was In sticking to |
the grove. When we heard him COM
ing we lodged right and left and hur-
ried deep into the grove. The old fell
low had the eyes OF a lynx. and. wheel
Ing from lis first charge. ne seemed
determined TO hunt us all down. Each
one OF us lodged on our own account.
thus distracting his attention. but he
finally pursued one OF tho natives so
closely that the man had TO take to u
tree. He didn't have his choice,
either. and was unfortunately driven
/ TO shelter In "a tree about as large
around as mans body. He was
barely out OF reach when the mad
brute arrived at the trunk. was In
much larger tree about forty feet
away. and could plainly see the move
ments OF the beast lie was an old
bull. carrying large pair OF tusks.
and he was mad all over He tried
hard 10 push the tree over, and though
he could not succeed. he shook the
native around SO rs TO give him bad
fright.
In order 10 call the brute of / fired
at him several times with n 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 no put his shoul-
der against 1t. surged forward. and.
after swaying back and forth half a
dozen times. the tree broke short of
about ten feet from the ground. The
native was expecting IL, and as tho
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 as 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 a 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
10 IA grove four miles away. While
I not entirely safe here, we might es-
. cape observation. On two SIDES OF us
. the approach was marshy. while on
. the others IL was rather broken. Mex
| day after our removal II rained
and none OF us left the grove
On the morning OF the second day
just as we were rolling out OF ou
: blankets. cry from half a dozel
:. natives alarmed the camp. AS | ros
up and saw them looking to the west
!. turned my eyes in that direction
= aud beheld sight which made m.
!. hair stand on end That ..rogue'
!. elephant was on the plain about hal
y mile away and making bee lin
9 for our camp. He was swinging hi
! trunk In an angry way. and his spec
was something terrific. Three o
Il four OF us sprang to our rides. but h
would have been among us before W
could have fired shot had not an nc
= cident happened. He chargedFat u
. over the marshy ground. and twl
Il hundred feet from the wagons tn
9 gsound grew so soft that h
sunk to his knees. fioQndered ahead
i few feet and then rolled over on hi
e left side. He was out OF breath witt
e his run and his fall. and then was tn
4 time TO take him. As he lay ther
roaring his dismay and anger. we go
n out the ropes and chains and dashe'
i. for his legs. We got nooscs over bot
e hind legs and carried the free ends d
10 the nearest tree. and then we had tn
| old fellow for sure flo was so ma
y that he actually shed tears. and h
If trumpeied until he tired his machin
ID out After We had him fast ever
man cut stick. and for two hours W
4. beat every part OF the beast We conl
!, reach. Moreover. we walked o.
r. him. kicked him. called hir
names. and degraded him in ever
" possible way. This was by the advie
l. OF the natives. who said 1t would 500
" break his spirit and cause him 10 CIV
al up All day long the monster lay o
10 his side In the muck. boiling over wit
rage. but helpless. He put In tn
n night there. too. and next morning h
ar spirit was broken. We cast the noos
~ free from one leg. got pry under h
p hip, and after an hours hard wor
put him on his feet and got him I
a. solid land. The fight had all bee
m taken out Of him. and he would cove
m whenever any one shook club at hin
=, When the natives washed him up
. dozen great scars we're revealed on h
4. shoulders and TANKS a. proofs that B
/ was fighter. aud my head man, VIII
4. had lived In the elephant country a
III his days. computed the beasts age /
=, one hundred and ten years
i. No animal becomes docile an
" tractable as quick as the elephan
n lie must first be conquered by fea
and when once he gives in you ha'
r only an occasional tan.rum to look OF
n..r ~. - sfx,