Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-25
HUNTING THE ELEPHANT.

| longer than necessary at Far Rockaway,
as some of our party had to get some
laundry work done there before we could
proceed to the interior. One of our gun
bearers also became violently i'll at that
place fiom eating the rind of water
melon that had been Frustrated by the
| heat
So far as the spoopju is concerned, we
took what Mr.. Jaggs thought would be
necessary, thinking that the main expe-
dition, perhaps, had made other arrange
ments. | also remained a day or two
longer at Far Rockaway than had at first
been intended, partly because did not
know but that Emin might be disguised
and stopping there, and partly because |
wanted to.
On arriving at Coney Island intended
to leave Mr.. Owen S. Kinney in charge
of Manhattan Beach, Mr.. Jaggs in charge
of Brighton Beach, and with Mr.. Sawd-
OFF Astor-Plaice to push on along the low
fiat country lying between Pernambuco
point and the West End, for thus | would
cut Emin off from other relief expedi-
tons unless they should come i'll via the
| iron steamboat or per droska from Brook
| lyn.
| We had only proceeded a little way to
| the westward when one of our Wang
wanna was taken with violent retchings
and paroxysms, caused, as | afterward
learned, by overeating the luscious but
unripe dingle dangle fruit of the island
| which grows in great abundance to the
southwark and resembles our American
popcorn ball. | administered a box of
large navy blue pills made by dealer
on Broadway whose name and check
did not get in time for use in this report
These pills are about the size of brass
| thimble, and l think are called the ne
plus ultra. or seek no further, pill 1t is
| by far the most faithful and painstaking
| pill, think, that have ever used in my
! African explorations. No matter how
far | would so into the interior this pill
was there, like my good angel, urging
me and cheering me to go still farther.
This delay, caused by the illness of
/ Congo Briggs, necessitated our return to
| Brighton Beach, where | was also com
PEELED to draw on our paper for more
doti. This consumed time and money,
but felt confident that if | could reach
the West End before autumn with my
justly celebrated remedy | could GER
tainly relieve Emin Tutewiler before the
main expedition got there.
My delay was also fortunate, l may
add, for during my stay met the great
Aruwimi chief, Croker, who came to the
coast at this time. He is the head of the
powerful tribe of the Aruwimis which
Unveils to the northward, and which gets
its name from a part of its war cry
which is this;
''Aruwimi or Aginme?"
This is uttered in a strong, cultural
tone of voice, and serves to encourage
and unite the tribe much more than
Conjunctio firmat, which is the motto
of the Buttermakags' union, of Orange
county.
After a weeks rest, during which oul
supply of whang leather spighetti and
durable pie gave out SO that we were
obliged to resort to the hunting case
oyster and the wall eyed clam, we pro
cured wad of mealie, a jag of spoopjU
and resumed our journey. We entered
the poorly ventilated jungle on the fol
lowing evening, and camped beneath &
huge axle tree, which was loaded will
Vienna bread fruit. l must here men
ton that this whole country would be
far more healthful if the jungles coult
be better ventilated. AS is well known
the elephant and other noxious fauna
penetrate the jungles and sleep Their,
nights, sometimes as high as three OIL
four in bed. They get up in the morn
ing, and go away without doing theil
chamberwork with any degree of car.
or airing the jungle even, forgetting thai
it must be again occupied on the follow
ing night. AS soon as the cannibals Of
Coney Island who live off each other are
shown the method of salvation and it.
absolute freedom from duties and i'm
posts, | hope that philanthropists vii
rail- their attention to ventilation. Those
who may have had charge of elephants fol-
any length of time, and been thus com
PEELED to room with them, will remem
Der with what paucity of diligence and
with what lavishness of neglect they
bathed their feet. This in their home
life gives the jungle an elephantint
flavor which is bound to keep many Of
our tropical missionary cafes in the bach
ground for years.
We bad pretty tough journey ovei
the entire trip, but made our trusty gun
bearers do all the work while we did the
best we could. We were sustained and
soothed during this trying ordeal by the
knowledge that we were doing good
deed and also that there was nothing fol
us to do at home.
On the 2Sth of July the largest ell
plant had ever seen hove in sight, and
in an hours time we had struck his
spoor. directed my trusty gun bearer
to get ready with the express rifle load
ed with double pointed tacxs and barbed
Wire, also to load up the elephant gun
as the animal seemed now ready to
charge, which in less time than it takes
me to write it he had done
| / was somewhat disappointed in the
| power and extent of his charge, how
ever, as remarked to Congo Briggs al
the time, for it was really very reason
able charge indeed.
In short time we had reached the
| point where | was sure we would run
across the spoor of Elnin Tutewiler.
began to inquire of the natives and tx
look about me on every hand, but
could get no clew of him whatever until
dark, when a native who came to my
tent with some tulu, which he offered tC
exchange for colored beads and a small
Bible which | was reading, gave me my
first news of Emin. He said which
afterward found to be true. that Emin
had heard that he was shortly to get re-
ieved, and SO he took the A o'clock boat
home.
The above is written in good faith, III
order that the public may understand
the true inwardness of this expedition