The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-15
S1EhEG3LoNS
THE eAROn tiAS HUNTED.
A German Nobleman's stories Of AdSen-
lures With big Game.


Baron LutswitZ cf Germany. a noble
man who has killed big game in many
lands and who has had some thrillin.
ESCAPES is - the Palace hotel. His IA
Their is chamberlain to h German EN-
pc-o".
This distinguished scion of nobility and
veteran hunter has arrived here after
two wears wanderings. He has been IN
Calcutta. China. Japan. Australia and
the remote and almost unknown places
of the world, not excepting the loftier
parts Of the Himalayas. He is a man OF
not much more than 30 years and has a
quiet, matter Of fact way OF talking
about the dangerous episodes in his IT,
ger, iackal and lion hunting interesting
to notice. His two big trunks are full
Of costly weapons and trophies OF the
desert and jungle.
The baron yesterday told Of pursuing
iackals in India on horseback, OF track
ing Bengal tigers in the delta OF the Can
yes and of curious experiences hunting
kanyaroos in Australia. The thrill
ing story he told was in reference to the
tiger hunting at the mouth of the Bohla
river in southern Calcutta, near the
Ganses' mouth. He explained that he
| equipped a party of natives, who SET
| out down the Bohla in Is boats. Tho
| hunting grounds We're Il complete Jun
gle. Many tigers roamed at will there.
and among them We're not "A few man
eaters.
Il was fortunate, however. in not fall
ing in with any man eaters. he, said.
but l wa in the region hen one of
those ferocious animals had killed as
many as 80 or 40 natives. AS many as
$40 rupees are paid by the government
for the death of any one Of them. A
complete record is kept of the number Of
men killed. and the reward paid Is ac-
corning TO this number.
..One night on the Bohla river. while
was perched IN Il tree watching and tht
natives We're below. Il tremendously biz
tiger stole up. 1t was peculiarly fortu
nat that | happened To see him. becaus'
the natives did Rot know he was around
| sinelt him before ! saw him. and III,
moment he came into view | turnet
loose at him. He was a very savage AM
NAL and let forth a terrible howl. NJ.
aim was good, however. and succeeded
in stopping him in his career. had 9th
err experiences of this kind about tx
mouth of the Ganges. n | may say tina
it always stands the sportsman i'll ham
to be very wary.
1T is very sickly down there. and sey
eral of my men died of the fever. Til,
ONLY way to avoid it is to follow the al
vice of men long in that country. On
Of the things TO do Is never TO stir in tn
morning without first eating IA goo,
meal. .H,Iother thing Is TO always hav
a supply of q%uinine pills and take ther
. three times a day. Then you will neye
have the fever.
In India | had a great deal Of spof
hunting the jackals on horseback. The
are li.lle animals. and it takes "A goo
horse to follow them. | managed in Hi
way and by firing rapidly to get "a goo
MANY Of them. The jackals are Yer
: plentiful III certain parts of that coui
try. and hunting them Is very exhilerai
ing sport.
The kangaroo hunting which | 70
: lowed. however. for some tim" en IL
!, arrival in Australia. was even more e:
citing. You can no longer get goo
kangaroo hunting anywhere near Syt
ney or .~ialDuurne. and because Of this
: pushed out to the frontier. Even ii Il
mote parts. however. except in Mort
? Queensland. the country Is fenced eith'
a. sheep or cattle stations. Where Il
4 cattle are the fences are pretty high. al
l found it took IA remarkably good horg
to clear them and to get over the 10.
and fallen trees found all over MAJ
! parts. Among the sheep stations. hoy
$ ever, the fences were low, and "A reasol
ably good horse could clear them a
without difficulty.
Il got a good many kangaroos, and a
together was much pleased with my sta
here San Francisco Chronicle.