Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-17
HUNTING THE MAING-HO.
An Exciting Adventure In the
Wilds of Corea.
A Fierce Beast as Much at Home Among
Snow-Drifts as In Tropical Jungles
Tho Yankee Mill-Owners
Story.


prise to learn that the Asiatic tiger
often known as the royal Bengal tiger,
and usually regarded as belonging
wholly to the torrid regions in which
lie the East Indian jungles-is found
also in the northeastern portions of
China and Corea.
In fact, the largest, fiercest tigers in
the world are found among the mount
aims of that wild region which lies
along the western coast of the sea of
Japan, in the parallels of latitude
which include Pennsylvania and New
York, and In which the climate, at
certain times of the year, is very cold.
The province of Ham Kieng, in the
north OF Corea, abounds in large tor
ests OF pine and cypress, interspersed
with trees which resemble the syca-
more and elm. In this region an
American named Cloudman. in the
employ of company of Japanese
lumber merchants, had built saw
mill on small river which flows into
the bay where their junks were loaded.
Near the river stood an old. abandoned
Buddhist temple. The roof of tho old
stone temple had not fallen, and a
bronze bell still hung in the cupola. As
the site was favorable, and the struct-
uro was dry and tommodious, Cloud
man occupied it as barrack for him
self and his laborers, and used the
Buddhist bell to arouse his workmen
in the morning, and to summon them
to their meals.
With him was a man-of-war's man
named Barrows, who had deserted at
Yokohama from British ship several
years before. The Japanese have a
high opinion of English fighting
qualities, and Barrows was employed
by the lumber merchants to watch and
guard their property at this place.
The force of laborers consisted Of
eighteen or twenty Corean and Jap
anese laborers.
Cloudman and his party had thrill
ing and tragic experience with a Cor
can tiger, which he thus relates:
'In the latter part of October the
weather became very cold, with high
winds. snow-squalls and frosty nights,
BY the middle of November the mill
pond was covered with ice two inches
thick, and there was considerable
snow on the ground.
1.-The old stone joss-house now stood
us in good stead. built Fireplace
in one corner of the idol-room, and, al
fuel was plenty. Barrows and l hat
quite CHEEKY quarters. The Corear
dah-ho0s, or choppers, camped in
part of the old temple which opened
upon a porch, and, as the two crew
were apt to scold and quarrel wher
brought together, l put the Japanes'
mill-men into an apartment in which
the priests formerly held their privat'
devotions.
Il heard a great deal about tigers
oil that season; the Coreans, among
whom were two saa-cheng, or trained
native hunters. were constantly talk
ing OF these beasts and telling storie
OF flights and escapes from them, ou
we saw no tigers during the summe
and autumn, aud l had no fear tina
they would give us trouble. .
''But on the night OF December 10
l1f ~
was about to ring to call the chopper
down from the mountain side, l hear
q great cutlery in the woods, ana 500
the men appeared. running towar'
the joss-house in a state oil grea
alarm.
From their cries Of .Md'ng-ao
and 'iSdn-tolr l conjectured that the.
had seen tiger. but could scarcei.
believe their assertions that one o
their number had been seized an
dragged away till / had counted tnen
and found that we were, indeed, q ma
short Even then l was inclined
think that the fellow might be some
where in the rear; for 1t was one
the san-cheBg, or professional "so
hunters, who was missing. 1t was a.
ready dark, but / summoned bai
rows from the mill. and, srmlng our
selves, we went up the valley to IN
side OF the mountain where the aan
hors had been at work. We too
lanterns along, and we're accompanies
bv eight or ten Of the mi'imel
equipped with hsnd-spikes and axes
"kfter a short search the olooo
..siued trail of the man-eatsr was on
.aa The tracks showed ina