The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-23
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BIG GAME RESORTS.
Wild Anina Is That Roam In the jungle
of Aagx


Wild Aninla Is That Roam In the Jungle
of Malaysia
OF the three great islands OF tn,
Malay peninsula, as a big game resort
Sumatra is said TO pe the best. Bornec
the worst In Sunatra all the grear
mammalian varieties arc to be found
the tiger, the elephant. the rhinoceros
tapir and orang-outang; in Java, the
elephant, tapir and o-ang-outanG are
missing, but the riinoceros and tiger
are represented. In Borneo all these
large animals are unknown now,
though, doubtless, they existed there
in former years
Sumatra offers less inducement to the
general order Of visitors than the ether
two mentioned above, for several rea-
sons. The climate IS worse, venomous
snakes are mere numerous. and the
greater part OF the island, which is still
unopened up, : occupied by Batak
tribes, who DO not encourage strangers.
This part of the world has been ex-
tonsively colonized by the Dutch, who
seem to have made themselves uniyer-
sally hated OWING TO the high-handed
manner with which they treated the
natives. II the stranger can succeed in
Dersuading the Malay that, though
white he is not a Dutchman, he will
proba bly, be well received. People who
have had an opportunity Of judging OF
sheir character, pronounce these ma
tives to be peacea Die, docile, sober and
industrious. and The most truthful of
the Asiatic races; and. in addition, skill
ful workers.
The shikari will find the going bad
in such regions as have no roads. For
hours. sometimes, ne will have TO wade
waist deep in Shiny slush. not unfre-
pueHtly finding himself, like the Irish
man in the story, mp 10 the ankles in
mud" bat, as he forgot to mention,
head downward Added to this,
he must be prepared TO view every
thing through a perfect maze Of mos
quitoes. Such is the home of the white
rhinoceros, and thither the hunter
must venture who wishes TO get a shot
at him.
This. il may be remarked, is by no
means Synonymous with barging his
pachydcrmatous ma jesty. Indeed, he
nftener than not turns the tables on
his pursuer, and this considera bly,
takes the gilt of the ''shikarial' gin
Ecrbread. The monster is said TO be
the only animal that will attack man
unprovolled. and considering that. un.
wieldy though he looks. he can go a S
fast as a horse. the encounter is no joke.
The retreating hunters hest course
Is TO seek safety up tree; though, un-
less it is "A pretty stout one, this win
not better his position much Even if
it is, he may be ''treed" there for con-
siderable time. Unless a European is
cutie fever proof. and provided with /
special firearms. this branch of sport is
better left uuiried
However. should he be sufficiently /!
venturesome to attempt the Sumatra |
Sungles in spite of the above enumer-
ated draw batks. he will probably find |
an undisturbed and welI-stoched hunt
ing ground. the island being, as the ma
ti'es saE, fairly creeping with tigers
The cZarowitZ has survived his trip in
these parts. 20 hat there is no reason
why others should be deferred, SO long
as they use ordinary care.
Monkeys abound in endless variety In /
all these islands. but especially in Bor-
neo. The most remarka bic birds were
the hornbills. peacocks. pigeons of va
rious kinds and IA very handsome
pheasant: also. several water birds,
wadtrs and lovely kingfishers There
are said la be no lese than two hundred
and forty species of land birds known
TO inhabit this island of Java, while at
east forty are peculiar to it.
On the other had. no less than sixteen
genera found in the ad jacent islands
are absent from this one Rhinoceros.
lcopards, wild dogs, and other smaller
game. are to he met with. and deer are
abundant but there are no antelope or
goats.
To the botsnist Java would be full of
the beauty and variety of it's
fora being amazing. The island is
very rich in fresh water fishes. REPTILES
and insects Of all kinds-too rich in the
last two named. some people think
l.. Field, in Golden DAYS.