Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
THE MAN-EAT TIGER.
Our Long Hunt for a Beast Who
Knew What He Was About.
The Writer, who Has Had Experience In
insiian Jungies. Could Give Most Pro-
fessors of Natural History Point
urs ON the, Tiger.

When you go forth to hunt the lion
you have bold and open enemy. In
ninety-ive cases out of hundred he
will charge you II you meddle with him
In the other fiye he may get ratified aud
run away. The lion seldom prowls or
sncaks. The tiger will often resort 70
measures unworthy Of the wolf. One
can always locate the lion at night, IL
he bc fuii grown, by his voice. Fear
ing nothing on earth, human orfanimal,
he delights in locating himself Hunt
ers have now and then been ssalked by
lion. but in every case II was curiosity
more than hunger which prompted the
beast When the tiger stalks IL i for
blood. He is never curious.
We had been beating the jungles in
the Bengalec district, to the west Of CAL
cutta, for two weeks before any big
game came our way. Our party was too
large for a successful hunting party, he
ing composed of over twenty officers,
civil and military, who were out for q
yaesiion, and the servants mus. 60
numbered fifty We had plenty To eat,
drink aud smoke, and now and then
knocked over wolf or hyena, but VIC
could not expect 20 get within five miles
of any thing worthy of bullet with
such camp as that. One day native
came in with request that some OF us
return with him to village called
Dahur. about twenty five miles TO the
northwest lie said that an old tiger
had taken up his headquarters near the
village. and during the four weeks he
-. k.a. 4 III i..I nd
devonred man. two women, girl and
a hoy. The natives had set traps. but
he would not enter them. They had
poisoned the carcassps Of goats and
calves. but he would touch them.
II had got 50 that ut -four o'clock in the
evening every one entered his house and
made himself secure for the night, while
the tiger held possession Of the village,
and carried terror 70 every soul.
Major Isham and myself got this news
exclusively. and after bit OF planning
we stole out Of the camp with our
horses and arms and followed the guide
Ii was about nine o'clock in the morn
ing when we left and as it was a cool
day and we had fairly good route we
pushed ahead at such pace that at
three in the afternoon we we're in
Dahur. We found the village to consist
of sevanty-twn huts or cabins, covering
about TWO acres OF open ON the north
ern edge Of the Village was creek
flowing toward the Ganges, sixty miles
away. and beyond this creek was a
fertile spot of Two hundred acres which
was devoted to crop raising The creek
was bortlered with thick jungle about
Ave rods in breadth. and IL was at the
crossing that the tiger had got in his
deadly work. This creek could not be
crossed anywhere for miles except by
cuttirg way through the jungle, and
the inhabitants Of The village were
talking Of moving away when they
heard Of our big bunting party. The
first thing was to inquire about the
tigers peculiarities as thus far OBJ
served b. the people. No two tigers
work exactly alike any more than 'wo
thieves do. Let two man-eaters take up
their quarters each in the suburbs Of a
village twenty miles apart. and they
will not pursue the same tactics
This tiger. sahibs, said the head
man. in explanation, knows no fear.
AhliN We vert NpfhtMW IN VII" htAA ~
noonday he came out of the Jungle, sat
down like dog, and looked at us for a
long time. IIn saw that NV brothers
wife MAS worry fat and therefore select
ed her for his supper We numbered
over thirty as Ne started to return. We
were singing and shouting 10 scare
him. and the sBn MSS yet half an hour
high. bat he came out of the Jungle,
looked each one over as he passed. and
when my sister-in-iaw ca.ne uP he
sprang upon her and carried her nti. lie
did not even growl A. he knocked hei
down his long tall whiskcd around and
struck me ia the side Last night Wa
tho worst of ali A. uune Of ms had Fon'
to the field for three days, tht. tigel
came into the Village for his supper
An old man further up the street un
fastened the door 10 - into the hous'
~ his son arraSs the street. and a. ~
stepped forth tho tiger ,eized him M
was very large ulan, but tue 6eas