Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-03-05
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5DUEI BETWEEN ii EPHAhTS,
Terrific F'attIr q! l.eviat:,sns which L.
EoaSlfs ii, the Death.

1t was my good fortune. writes q corr
respondent to II karachi pnper, for
come years to spend some months
every season III a ii,it. forest and hill:
country. where my duties gave me-
chances OF seeing u great deal Of eia--
plant, bison. AMI other big game that =
1requented those parts. Our camp was
on u partially isolated hill, a good deal =
above the surrounding. country. VS.
had been some days IN camp. but had
not been visited AS usual hy our friends.
the elephants. when Que afternoon the
sudden below Of one. evidently in
pain, reused every one in the camp.
A hill man presently came I'D to SAY
that two large t,sskers were hard at It
close by. Every one turned out onto
the hillside. from where ii was ease,
even With tlte naked cye.S 10 seewhat
was going on while witiisss. glass even
the movemel1s OF 4 startled deer could
! be made Olit.
About 700 or 800 yards below the
crowd watching the fight were two
tuskehS The, one somewhat nearer
us, . buny. stout-built beast with
short. powerful tusks. WAS evidently
getting mach the worst of the combat.
and the @yhke and red burrows in his
sides and rear plainly indicated seems
run by his al tagonist's tusks. Blood
could be seen rrickling down his head
and shoulders. On the rise of the hill
was the rival, i, still larger animal.
possessing Tie, advantage OF longer.
cleaning tushs. 1t was lost fight.
and in few minutes. the victor. with
quick rush 1T the other, made a good
thrust at the side. and. though, there
was u severe struggle, the tusk went
its full length in the n ow beaten brute.
and using all his wa 'ght. the victor
pressed him down the A'ill. where they
disengaged themselves aud prepared
for another bout.
The wounded tuaser's .roars OF pain
and rage were piafut 10 near ana
though he would have escA PED II ne
could. the other kept close l'o s''nd ana
administered thrust after TIM list. oue
not in any vital part. Presently wheel
ing around they ca,le together \ 'tli
mighty smash. Thit was about the
only stand made. AMI the weaker N";is
quickly overpowered Us tie more pa :
erful and freshcr victor. The thrush
now put behind the 81 oulder and in1os
the body quickly dis, BLEED the poor
brute, and in fact. in u few minutes;
the combat was finally over; the cou-
queror with one rush completely ROLL
ing his enemy over. ami by repeated
thrusts into the PROSTATE .orm iuisll-
ing the fight amidst noaniugs aud
tr.Anpeting. .< =
Next morning.. on car proceeding to
look for the ,,skers, We r'uud \ large
herd in an excited state, almost ON tie
spot where the finish had occurred. =.
In It were severa! small tuskers. be-
sides the big conti.,cror Of the evening
before, who scented To ils1ill great
deal Of fear iu,o tile Youngsters. He
came nov into tie open glade with .
tine young lCma!e. suA AS ne approach
ed even the otAcr cows there was .
general stampede out .: his way.
We came Oh the dead beast. which
had been butted and rolled. after it was
killed, into Il G ump Of baniboo<. II
had boen fine. burIy animal, but was
marked from forehead to rear ar:l top
: 10 foot by rips and cuts. He meas
ured nine feet six inches at the shon!-
der. 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 ,usks have
ever seen clear Of their sockets. tried
4 to get him. but what with his harem
about him, and the difficulty Of getting
clear view In the long grass failed
: to got shot, Gatignant Messenger.