Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-25
A HUNT FOR 4 MAN EATER.

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In the other five he may get ratified and
run away. The lion seldom prowls or
sneaks. The tiger will often resort to
measures unworthy of the wolf. One
can always locate the lion at night. if he
he full grown, by his voice. Fearing
nothing on earth, human or animal, he
delights in locating himself. Hunters
have now and then been stalked by
lion, but in every case it was curiosity
more than hunger which prompted the
beast.
When the tiger stalks it is for blood.
He is never curious.
We had been beating the jungles in
the Bengalce district, to the west of Cal
cutta, for two weeks before any big game
came our way. Our party was too large
for successful hunting party, being
composed Of over twenty officers, civil
and military, who were out for a vaca-
ton, and the servants must have num-
bered fifty. We had plenty to cat, drink,
and smoke, and now and then knocked
over wolf or hyena, but we could not
expect to get within five miles of any
thing worthy of bullet with such a
camp rs that. One day native came in
with 2 request that some of us return
with him to- village called Dahur, about
twenty five miles to the northwest He
! said that an old tiger had taken up his
headquarters near the village, and dur
ing the four weeks he had been there
the beast had killed and dcvoured man,
| two women, a girl. and "a boy. The natives
had set traps, but he would not enter
them. They had poisoned the carcasses
of goats and calves, but he would not
touch them. 1t had got so that at four
o'clock in the evening every ono entered
his house and made himself secure for
the night, while the tiger held possession
Of the village and carried terror to every
soul.
Major Isham and myself got this news
exclusively, and after bit of planning
we stole out of camp with our horses and
arms, and followed the guide. 1t was
about nine o'clock in the morning when
wo 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 were in Dahur. Wefound
the village to consist of seventy-two
huts or cabins covering about two acres
Of open. On the northern edge of the
village was q creek flowing toward the
Ganges, sixty miles away, and beyond
this creek was a fertile spot Of 200 acres,
which was devoted to crop raising. The
creek was bordered with Il thick Jungle
about five rods in breadth, and it was at
the crossing that the tiger had got in his
deadly work. This creek could not DO
crossed anywhere for miles, except by
cutting way through the jungle. and
the inhabitants of the village We're talk
ing of moving away when they heard Of
our big hunting party. The first thing
was to inquire about the tigers peculiar
tiles as thus far observed by the people.
No two tigers work exactly alike any
more than two thieves do. Let two man
eaters take up headquarters, each in the
suburbs Of village twenty miles apart,
: and they will not pursue the same tao
tics.
l "This tiger, sahibs, said the head mar
in explanation, knows no fear. While
we were working in the field at MONDAY
, he came out Of the jungle, sat down like {
: dog, and looked at us for a long time
He saw that my brothers wife was very
: fat, and therefore selected her for hi.
> supper. We numbered over thirty as We
started to return. We were singing ant
g shouting to scare him, and the sun wa,
y yet half an hour high, but he came on
0 Of the jungle, looked each one over al
8 he passed, and when my sister-in-la
!, came up he sprang upon her and carried
>fT In Il - I,
;, knocked her down his long tail whirlet
around and struck me in the side. Las
d night was the worst of all. AS none 0
9 us had gone to the fields for three days
. the tiger came into the village for hi
+ supper. An old man further up tn
2 street upfastened his dQor to 60 into tn
I house Of his son across the street, and a
!. he stepped forth the tiger seized him. II
+ was very large man, but the beast car
hibs, an old and cunning beast to dea
" with, and if you do not have your wit
8 about you he will eat you both.
+ No wild animal goes out to kill unles
!. hungry. In each instance where tn
tiger had seized victim he had II
NAMED quiet for the next two night
We could therefore figure pretty closet
on his next appearance. We went dow
that evening and looked the cover owe
It was dense enough to conceal q troo
Of elephants, and as the creek was ,fu
Of water the beast would have no il
: ducement to leave shelter until hunge
8 drove him out. As for pushing our wa
Q into the jungle to meet him. the ide
Q wis too foolharay to be entertaine.
g Once o tiger becomes man eater he d
!. velops new traits No pow-wow raise
!. by . thousand natives can scare hi
:, away. and he becomes twice as DANCE
Gus to appsoach "a before That nigl
= the head man caased several large Dol
ls tres to beslighted, bells rang. old mu
o kets fred of. and great noise kept up fl
d an hour. This was to inform the tig
"A hal ,.,1,;ko MAN 1,oI orrsvnl orA that