Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27
HOW ELEPHANTS FIGHT.
4 Terrible Battle to the Death Tough. By Two
Monster Tuskers.

Monster Tuskers.
II was my good fortune, writes a
correspondent to Il Karachi paper, for
some years to spend some months
every season in q fine forest and hill
country, where my duties gavo me
chances OF seeing a great dcal OF cle-
plant. bison. and other big game that
frequented. those parts. Our camp
was on partially isolated hill. good
deal above the surrounding country.
We had been some days in camp. but
had not been visited as usual by our
friends, the elephants when one after
noon the sudden below OF one, evil
IDENTIFY in pain. reused every one in
the camp. A hill man presently came
up to say that two large tuskers were
hard at it close by. Every one turned
out onto the hillside. from where it
was easy, even with the naked eye. to
see what was going on. while with a
glass even the movements Of startled
deer could be made out.
About 700 or 800 yards below the
crowd watching the fight were the
two tu@ kers. The one somewhat near
err US, b burly, stout built beast, with
short, powerful tusks, was evidently
getting much the worse OF the combat,
and the white and red burrows in his
sides and rear plainly indicated seams
run by his antagonists tusks. Blood
could be seen trickling down his head
and shoulders. On the rise OF the hill
was the rival, a still larger animal,
possessing the advantage of longer,
cleaning tusks. 1t was n lost fight,
and in a few minutes the victor, with
a quick rush at the other. made good
thrust at the side, and though there
was severe struggle tho tusk went
its full length into the now beaten
brute, and. using all his weight, the
victor pressed him down the hill,
where they disengaged themselves
and prepared for another bout.
The wounded tusker's roars OF pain
and rage were pitifrl to hear. and,
though he would have escaped if he
could. the other kept close behind and
administered thrust after thrust, but
not in any vital part. Presently wheel
ing round they raced and came to-
gether with might smash. This was
about the only stand made. and was
quickly overpowered by the moro
powerful and fresher victor. The
thrusts now put behind the shoulder
and into the body quickly disabled the
poor brute. and in fact in a few min
utes the combat was finally over the
conqueror, with one rush, completely
rolling his enemy over, and, by repeat
ed thrusts into the PROSTATE form,
finishing the fight amid meanings and
trumpetipg.
Next morning. on our proceeding to
look for the tuskers, we found large
herd in an excited state, almost on the
spot where the finish had occurred.
In it were several small tuskers, be-
sides the big conqueror OF the evening
before. who seemed to instil great
deal of fear into the Youngsters. He
came now into the open glade with
fine young female. and as he approach
| ed even the other cows there was a
general stampede out of his way.
We came on the dead beast, which
had been hutted and rolled. after it
was killed, into a"clump OF bamboos.
1t had been fine. burly animal. but
was marked from forehead to rear ard
top to foot by ribs and cuts. He meas
ured nine feet six inches at the should
err, and the tusks, which were taken
by the hill men, proved slightly over
100 pounds the pair. The victor.
which in the fight appeared to tower
| over his foe, must have been quite ten
feet high and had the longest tusks
have ever seen clear OF their sockets.
| l tried to get him, but what with his
| harem about him, and the difficulty OF
getting clear view in the long grass,
l failed to get shot.