Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

uncertain In their effect upon the anima
struck by them. 1 have seen them kill
buck on the spot, breaking up almost tn,
| whole of his inside. / have seen then
| pierce the fore and hind legs of buck, In
flicting trifing wound. and I have seez
them smash up on the surface of the skin
causing frightful wound in appearance
but no immediate or necessarily fatal in
jury.
Guns for Festhered Game.
In addition to these rifles Q couple ol
smooth-bores for feathered game, with un.
choked barrels, so that ball cartridges may
be fired from them; half dozen Martini
Henry rifles for the "boys" of the camp
will complete the outfit in respect oi
weapons Of offense. Hatchets, knives
saws ami any tools should be brought along.
In the matter of provisions, meat can be
obtained, and of good quality, at Cape
Town or at Kimberley, or at Johannesberg.
Tea coffee, bacon, hams, and any wines OF
liquors should be brought out from home.
1 would strongly advise that the hunter
should provide himself with some cham
pagne After long days hunting in hot
sun this wine is the most refreshing and re.
storing of the alcoholic beverages.
So equipped the fortunate and persevering
sportsman will pass many delightful hours
and memorable days Hunting during q
period Of some weeks or months, he will
ostrich, Gland, sable, antelope, roam ante
lope, koodo, wiIdebeest, hartebeest, water.
buck, qusgga, which latter is almost sin
to shoot, many kinds of small buck, wild
pig, hyens and iackaL have as yet been
hunting too short a time to meet with all
these animals and have DOT been fortunate
enough to see either giraffe, hippopotami,
ostrich, Gland or wildebeest But the spoor
of all these animals, with the exception Of
the sea COW, have seen in quantities, often
quite fresh.
Chase for q HartebeesA
I left Fort Salisbury at 9 A. NJ on August
19, and .reked in the mule wagon ss far a.
the Hunyani river, which was reached at
A. NJ. II ere we outspanned. A bath and
breakfast occupied the morning. Sir John
Willoughby arrived about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon mounted on a sturdy and we'll
bred gray pony which had been lent him by
DR.. Jameson. Mr.. Borrow, of the firm OF
johnson, Heaney & Borrow, had most
kindly lent me his excellent shooting
horse, both "salted," for myself and Lee.
found that it would not be possible to ride
better animals At 8 o'clock we went out
hunting down the course of the Hunyani
river, within about three or four miles of it
The country here is fat, the bush open;
wide grassy plains separated by groves and
belts of trees succeed each other.
After some time Lee deserted q solitary
hartebeest grazing. Sir John Willoughby
stalked this buck, but could get no nearer
than $50 yards. He fired two barrels, and,
thought, hit the hartebeest, who circled
wildly round and scampered off, moving
apparently behind with some difficulty. 1
galloped after him as he made foI the bush
and pursued him for nearly two miles, al
ways hoping to get within range in some
open space. But he always kept distance
between us of 800 or 400 yards, and stuck
carefully to the trees, bush and high grass
SO that it was difficult to keep him in view
and useless to dismount and fire. Those
are despairing animals to chase.
They appear to be cantering along slowly,
never exerting themselves, but it requires a
horse of great galloping power to overtake
them
The Horse Hadn't the srettle.
They have a wild, weird look, and are the
least attractive of all the antelope. In size
they are similar to the smaller red deer of
the east coast of Scotland. A whole herd
of them when chased sometimes get con-
fused, gallop wildly about, stop to look
round and scatter, giving several good shots
10 the pursuer, but q solitary one rarely
stops or stays; he goes right away straight
IN end. Finding my horse was getting
blown and that the bush got thicker de-
sisted from the chase, firing a parting but
useless shot. NV companions soon rejoined
me, guided by the report of my rife. We
our ride without seeing any more
game
C1.-. L. A.. - -a4u-.;.. l
got shot and killed "duiker," or small
The little beast came in useful,
Is we had no fresh meat, with the exception
Of sheep which had been purchased at Ft.
Salisbury, and which turned out to be such
a wretched, poor animal that it was handed
over to the natives who accompanied US
These buck, big and little, are all excellent
eating. They are never fat like the park
leer of England or the forest stag in Scot
and, but their meat when kept for a day or
,wo is tender and good. The tongue, liver
md kidneys are in truth delicious Nothing
an be more plain and simple than the nee
,ssary cooking. A good heap of hot ashes,
. couple of baking places, SOME fat, either
bacon or butter, lots of pepper and salt,
quarter of an hours patience, and the best
Inner which can be eaten awaits the slayer
,f the African buck.
Marrow Bones OF the Antelope.
Roam antelope venison have found to be
most meritorious, but Lee tells me that
land is superior, and that giraffe venison
ar exceeds either. Nor must 1 omit to
Mention the marrow bones of the antelope
Again the cooking is of. the simplest char
cter. The thigh bones stripped of meat
re thrown upon hot ashes and covered with
hem. In ten minutes they are ready, a
latchet or stone serves to bresk the end
f the bone, and marrow is poured out on
he pia e, such as no one in London ever
reamed of A lucky hunter in Africa need
ever wait for his dinner, and cannot COM
lain of it.
Early on the following morning we treked
oward 'Beale's camp" locality to
7hich we had been directed and where We
'ere informed that there was much game.
his spot lies on the Umfuli, about Is miles |
outh of the Hunyani. between that point |
the Umfuli, which is traversed by the
lain road to Fort Victoria. and that point |
-hich is traversed by the road to Hartley |
ILL., Shortly after starting we got badly |
tuck in swampy ground. Spades were |
sed freely to extricste the wheels buried |
yer their a1les, two horses were in |
panned, but to no purpose. There was |
o thing for it but to ''off load," q most |
edious and firing business. -Four thous md |
ounds weight OF load were taken off the |
agon. We were only eight in number all |
Did and lot of time was consumed. Even |
hen with the wagon thus lightened it was
IL the mules and horses could do to drag it |
ut of and across the swamp to frmer |
round. Now all the mass of things "off |
'aded" had to be carried by us some 300 or
10 yards and replaced on the wagon. A
eal bad business this. 1t was my first ex-
erlence Of a genuine African stickfast.
Churchill Was q Bad Shot.
In the afternoon we sta rted out hunting. |
gain we came upon a solitary hartebeest