The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-02
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THE BARON HAS HUNTED.

A German Nobleman's Stories Of Adven-
tures with Rig GAme.
Baron Luttwitz Of Germany. noble
man who has killed big game in many
lands and who has had some thrilling
escapes, is at the Palace hotel. His fa-
ther IL chamberlain to the German em-
peror.
This distinguished scion OF nobility and
veteran hunter has arrived here after
two years 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 man of
not much more than 30 years and has
quiet, matter Of fact way of, talking
about the dangerous episodes in his IT,
ger. jaokal and lion hunting interesting
to notice. His two big trunlss IRE fdfl
Of costly weapons and trophies Of the
desert and jungle.
The baron yesterday told Of pursuing
jackals In India on horseback, Of track
ing Bengal tigers In the delta of the Gan
ges and OF curious experiences hunting
kangaroos in Australia. Thelnost thrill
ing story he told was in reference to the
tiger hunting at the mouth of the. .Bohla
river in southern Calcutta. near the
Ganges' mouth. He explained that be
equipped q party Of natives. who set
out down the Bohls in is boats. The
hunting grounds we're complete jun
gle. Many tigers roamed ut will there,
and among them were not few man
eatsrA lsH -. -
II was fortunate, however, in, not fall
ing In with any man eaters" he said,
but was In the region when one Of
those ferocious animals had killed -
many as 3Oier 4O natives. AS many o.
%p, rupees arc paid. by tho government
for the death Of any ono Of them. A
complete record is kept Of the number Of
men killed. and the reward paid Is ac-
cording to this number. L.
Zone night ON the Bohls river. while /
vas perched In a tree watching and the
natives were below, o tremendously big
tiger stole un 1t WIS peculiarly forsa-
nate that ! happened to SOC him, because
tho natives did not know he was around.
smelt him before I saw, him. and the
moment he oame into view ! turned
loose at him. He was q very savage ami
NAL and let forth q terrible howl. My
aim was good. however. and succeeded
In stopping him in his career. had 9th.
or experiences Of this kind about tho
mouth of the Ganges, and may say that
railways stands the sportsman in hand
tn ha yeYv wary
'..Itis very sickly down there, and sew
ersl Of my men died Of the fever. Tho
only way TO avoid II Is to follow the ad-
vics Of men long In that country. One
Of the things to do Is never to stir in tho
morning without first eating Q good,
meal. Another thingis to always have
supply Of quinine pills and take them
three times day Then you will never
hays the fever.
'In India l had great deal Of sport
hunting the jaekals on horseback. They
arc little animals, and u takes good
horse to follow them. I managed In this
way and by firing rapidly to get . good
many Of them. The jackals are very
plentiful In certain parts Of that coun-
try. and hunting them is very exhilerat-
ing sport. .--,.s .~.t:esr
"The kangaroo hunting which fol-
lowed. however. for some time on my
arrival in Australia, wss even more ex-
citing. You can no longer get good
kangaroo hunting anywhere near sgd
ney or Melbourne, and becauss Of this l
pushed ont to the frontier. Even in re-
mote parts, however, except in North
Queensland. the country Is fenced either
as sheep or cattle stations. Where the
cattle are the fences are pretty high, and
I found 1t took a remarkably good horse
to clear them and to get over tho logs
and fallen trees found all over many
parts. Among the sheep stations. how
ever, the fences were low, and reason
ably good horse could clear them all
without difficulty.
II got good many kangaroos, and al
together was much pleased with my stay
here. San Francisco Chronicle.
Here is one of Senator Stanford's say