The Forrest City times., 1892-03-25
Terrific Battle of Leviathans Which Is
 Fought to the Death.

It was my good fortune, writes cor respondent to Karachi paper, for some years to spend some months every season in fine forest and hill country, where my duties gave me chances of seeing a great deal Of ele- phant, bison, and other big game that frequented those parts. Our camp was on a partially isolated hill. a good deal above the surrounding country. We had been some days in camp, but had not been visited as usual by our friends. the elephants, when one afternoon the sudden below of ono, evidently in pain, reused every one in the camp. A hill man presently came mp to say that two large tuskers were hard at It close by. Every one turned out on to the hillside, from where it was easy. even with the naked eye. to see what was going on, while with glass even the movements of startled deer could be made out.
 About 700 or 800 yards below the crowd watching the fight were two tuskers. The one somewhat nearer us. burly, stout-built beast with short, powerful tusks, was evidently getting much the worst of the combat, and the white and red furrows i'll his sides and rear plainly indicated seems run by his antagonists tusks. Blood could be seen trickling down his head and shoulders. On the rise of the hill was the rival. still larger animal. possessing the advantage of longer. cleaning tusks. It was lost fight. and in few minutes the victor, with a quick rush at the other, made good thrust at the side. and, though there was q severe struggle, the tusk went its tuil length in the now beaten brute. and using all his weight, the victor pressed him down the hill. where they disengaged themselves and prepared for another bout.
 The wounded tuSker's roars of pain and rage were pitilul to hear, and though he would have escaped if he could, the other kept close behind and administered thrust after thrust, but not in any vital part. Presently wheei- ing around they came together with a mighty smash. This was about the only stand made, and the weaker was quickly overpowered by the more pow erful and fresher victor. The thrusts now put behind the shoulder and into the body quickly disabled the poor brute. and in fact. in a few minutes the combat was finally over; the con aueror with one rush completely roll ing his enemy over. and by repeated thrusts into the prostrate form linish- ing the fight amidst meanings and trumpeting
 Next morning. on our proceeding to look for the tuskers, we found large herd in an excited sta,e, almost on tho spot where the finish had occurred. In it were several small tuskers. be- sides the big conqueror of the evening before. who seemed to instill a great deal of fear into the youngsters. Ho came now into the open glade with a fine young female, and as he approach ed even the other cows there was q general stampede out of his way.
 We came on the dead beast which had been butted and rolled, after 1t was killed. into clump of bamboos. II had been fine. burly animal, but was marked from forehead to rear and top to foot by rips and cuts. lie meas ured nine feet six inches at the shoui- der, and the tusk ks. 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 tusks l have ever seen clear of their sockets. l tried to get him. but what with his harem about him. and the difficulty of getting a clear view in the long grass failed