The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-09

within the coil of the chain. The ele-
plant picks up another log by his trunk,
and in this manner. dra2s two at time
to the seasoning stacks. About eight
elephants are employed in this capacity
The work OF piling the logs to dry is done
by two female elephants. Each winds
her trunk about the log near the end, and
together they raise it in a horizontal 20
sitiOn and place IL on the stack
After the logs have dried sufficiently
they are ready for the mill Two female
elephants take the dry logs from the piles
and deliver them to herd in similar
training TO those that work between the
water and the seasoning stacks. These
convey the logs to a track over which a
small car runs to the mill. Only one log
at a time is placed upon this car. AS
soon as log is in position on the car an
elephant. trained for this particular part
of the work. pushes the car to the mill
Arrived at the mill, the log is pushed
from the car to carrier that passes be-
meath the buzz saw. As soon as the log
is thus transferred TO the carrier the ele-
plant operating the car returns for an
other log. while another huge beast,
trained to do the saving, operates the
carrier and pushes the log against the
saw. But the interesting part Of the
work does not end here for. as the log is
being sawed into the desired boards and
timbers, another elephant receives the
completed material, piling the slabs on
one side and the more yalua ole product on
the other But two men are required to
oversee and direct the elephants in saw
ing the logs.
Another detachment of the herd is used
in carrying the lumber from the mill to
the yards and sheds. For this purDose
very long trucks with the low front and
back wheels close to each other are used.
There are elephants trained for loading
the sawed material upon these trucks,
while others push the loaded trucks to
the sheds In the lumber yard are the
pliers" or elephants that take the lum-
Der from the trucks, and place it in piles
for further seasoning.
As stated before, there is one detach-
ment of this strange army of laborers
which does the 'kitcheu work. for the
hotel dc elephant, or whatever the feed
ing place of these big fellows may be
called. Some may be seen carrying hay
for the stables, but By far the most inter
eSting sight is the preparation of the food
This IS composed OF grass, bran, and mo
lasses, and is mixed in a large vat. While
some are carrying these different com
ponents of this highly delectable elephan-
tine boarding mouse hash, others are
engaged in mixing it with pestIes
which they dexterously manipulate with
their trunks. The narrator observed one
of the elephants suddenly stop in his work
with the pestle and refuse to WELD his
mixing stick any further One of the two
big boss elephants was called TO the scene,
and, picking up the recalcitrant's pestle
beat him with it over the back and hips
until he resumed his work
Only about ten men are employed in di-
recting the work of the entire herd of ele-
plants. Those who have seen this novel
mill at Moulmein in operation all agree in
giving it the credit OF being the greatest
exhibition of trained animals in the
world, and say that Hagen beck's, and, in
fact, all other trained animal shows, are
simply nowhere near in line" with it.
The mill hands, or, more properly speak
ing, the mill trunks of this institution,
have never yet gone out on a strike.