New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

have an elephant ranch in operation inside OF one
wear Mr. Newbuary does not propose to grow circus
clephants but rather elephants which will be useful
Tho ornamental elephant, Mr. Newbuary explains, III
all right and when he puts his first flock on uie
market he will have no objections TO selling 10
circus-men IL they will pay enough, but he points
out that elephant raising can never be MADE
leading State industry in California il growers
have TO depend the circus and Denagerie oe-
mand Some practical use must be found 1or
elephants, and Newbuary feels confident that TINS
will be q simple matter. While his first herd Is
maturing he will educate the public up TO
elephants.
In the first place Mr.. Newbuary points out that
elephant meat is an excellent article Of food All
African explorers speak highly Of elephant steaks.
The full-grown elephant weighs about 7,ooo
pounds. and Mr.. Newbuary estimates that ne can
count on some 5000 pounds Of frst-class meao
from each animal. In twenty-five years he ex'
pects to see elephant meat for sale in all mar
kets Steaks as big as bed mattresses Will hnng
ND on all sides, and French elephant chops Win
handles on them six feet long will lie on the
counters. Elephant hides, he thinks, VIII ne
found valuable for leather, slightly thick, per-
haps hut it can be split Then there Is the
ivory, always in good demand. The clip OF wool
from an elephant will, Of course, he ADMITS, oe
small but there were formerly wooly animals oil
the elephant kind, and he does not see why care
full breeding may not revive the species + Inc
all California elephants wool clothes ne cohSiueis
a possibility of the future. But it is not alone
IN these WAYS that Mr.. Newbuary expects to be
able to teach California to profit from the elephant
Il is a powerful and intelligent animal, and as a
beast Of burden will be as successful in California
No broken
and can draw enormous loads Nor does ne
dcenoir altocether of the elephant as driving
animal He thinks 1t not unlikely that The Can-
fornia trotting elephant may be evolved Us
the American trotting horse has BEEN Capmeh
NAV vet call out "Keb, sir keo! Nice closso
keb and rapid elephant" OF course as saddle
beast the elephant has already proved Its superior
ity in the Orient It's gait, however, at present Is
irregular, but Mr.. Newbuary sees no reason why
il NAV not be taught a graceful canter ana N
swinging gallop. But the most practlcal place
where the elephant can be put to lmmedlaU USE
fitness. Mr. Newbuary considers to be the orange
groves. In picking oranges" says Mr. Ne"puarS'
the trained elephant would be great success
He would come as a boon to orange growers he
could readily reach all over the tree with MS
trunk and carefully pick the fruit and place IL III
a bag hung around his neck, or in a basket 'leo
on his back lie could pick more oranges IN a
day than ten men, and would never strike 1or
bigger wages or fiirt with the hired girl II
were asked to name in three words the hope OF
California for the future, / should answer, ETC
plants, elephants elephants"
AS we intimated in the first place, California
has produced so much that is marvellous that II
would be rash 20 predict anything but success for
the new elephant project. We conceive that Mr..
Newbuary may be little too enthusiastic about
the elephant as trotter, but on many other points
he may be well within bounds We hope that
he may be able to give his idea falr trlai'