The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-28
ALI-MoRAD'S GRAND HUNT.
BY T. ]. BLAKE.


 Scinde is a province of Hindostan which has been very appropriately named Little Egypt, from the somewhat similar appearance of its southern portion to that of the Nile Delta. The line of di- vision between Upper and Lower Scinde is where the River Indus breaks through between Sakkur, Bukkur and Kores. When the river is swollen by the melting of the snow on the Himalayan slopes the current rushes down with headlong force be- tween those paces and a steamer can force its way up stream with the greatest difficulty; in fact the cargoes have very frequently to be discharged and conveyed by land above the gorge. The town of Sukkur is on the right bank and was formerly gar risoned by European troops but the cholera proved so fatal to them that they were withdrawn alto gether and replaced by Sepoys though there is still British residence there. Bukkur is merely an isolated rocky islet in the middle of the river on which there are only 8 few ruins but koTee is 6 popular Mohammedan town under the i'm mediate dominion of Ali-Morad, one of the amesrs.
 In 1850 Ali-Morad invited the English officials in Scinde to visit his court in Koree in order to witness great hunting party, and the writer, then in the Indian service, also attended. The process sion as it started out from korte was magnificent and picturesque sight; Ali Morad, with his chief nobles and the British officials, all mounted on ee- plants magnifcently equipped with guilt howdahs and gaily dressed mahouts (driver) hordes of fierce Belooche cavalry: crowds of spear and matchlock men, with the splendid uniforms of the officers be- longing to the "Scinde Irregular Horse" which escorted the resident all lit up by the brilliant rays of an Indian sun. Some days previously several thousand men had been dispatched to encircle space of ten miles square, in the center of which the great hunt was to take place. Towards this the great cavalcade proceeded, and when we rived within a short distance of it the elephants and most of the attendants were left behind whilst the ameer, with his guests and principal followers took possession of bamboo stages or platforms constructed in some trees (which were scattered over an of about five acres and elevated twenty feet from the ground.
 We had not occupied our respective positions very long before the reports of matchlocks and the sound of tom- toms announced that the beaters gradually closing in and, as they approached, the open space around us became rapidly filled up with the startled game. First appeared the timid hares coveys of pointed cartridges and quail with pretty little deer then some jsckals crept sneaking along with few snarling hyenas and after little huge wild boars came crashing through the thick cts, gnashiug their gleaming tusks and, at last, seven full- grown tigers bounded from the jungle into view while at the same time the beaters made their appearance on all sides, presenting 6 dense hedge of spears round the open glade. The tigers seemed at first cowed by the noise and tried In vain to escape; but as shot after shot was directed at them from the various stations and some fell dead, the others smarting with wounds, rushed right upon the leveled spears and in desperation at tempted to spring over them. In this only one ucceeded and the others at last succumbed pierced by numerous wounds. The chiefs now descended
 from their elevated positions, leaving the remainder followers and the native hunters
 On our arrival ct Koree we were all entertained at the ameer's palace. The feast, or "Bsrvah
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