Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-22
A lUNTRESS OF INDIA,


Mrs. A. ". salmon, wife Of an of
iiccr in the lnGiol police, enjoys the dia.
tinction Of being one Of the few ladies
who have sought Tor pnd found gcuu-
inc man-cating Tiger and laid the king ~
the Jungle low, uunidcd by hunters Of
the stcrncr sex. Mira, Salmon has had
the pleasure Of bagging two Of these
iicrco brutes, and has also shot u
panther and any number of smaller
fry, such as jaclSals aud deer
Mrs Salmon is at present visiting
some old friends In San Francisco. and
told reporter the story of how sho
shot and killed tcn.foot man eater up
in the Nilgherry hills, In the Madras
district.
81 first went TO India in 1851, and
during tho seven years OF my stay
there ! travelled nearly all the time
My husband was continually on the
move, and was always with him when
possible.
Before | went 10 lndia passed two
years In the western part Of the United
States, and had learned b. use rifle
pretty well, and | often tried my skill
on iIclsals, deer and such animals ms we
met on our trips from place to place
through the Jungle, The hills around
the saultarIum are covered with heavy
brush and long grass md US "A rule are
rather free from tigers. but that sum
mer the heat was so great that, IKE
ourselves, the big man-cateis sought
the hills, and soon aftor we got settled
Al ha. . la,
stories OF tigers which had been seen
M the vicinity
My favorite weapon was an Ameri-
can Winchester repeating rihc-onc Of
those 44-caliber guns which seem to be
favorite with American hunters. Be.
sides this had heavier riic-also a
Winchester-and It was with this rifle
that bngged my big tiger
During the summer Of 1856 party
OF my husbands friends, who were
stopping at tho Qothcamund sanitari-
um, way up Ia the Nilgherry hills, in
yitcd us up on a,visit, aud, as the heat
In the lower country was simply ter.
rife, we gladly accepted the Invitation
Little was thought OF the story until
one morning when the mail carrier
failed TO appear, and when a little
leather pouch In which he carried his
letters and his sticl, Of bells used 10
scare away wild animals in the Jungle
were found In the road about eight
miles from. the sanithrum, the gentle
men began TO clean up their guns and
talk tiger.
"Several hun ting parties went out
but In spite Of the most thorough search
not a single tiger could be found, and
then the excitement began 10 die down.
The birthday OF one Of the gentlemen
was celebrated by picnic 10 spot on
the banks OF the pycarra river about
twelve miles from the sanitarium,
where we intended staying week.
The camp, which consisted Of seven
tents, was set up in the widest spot
imaginable, and we had a very pleasant
time until the fourth day, when Capt.
Rays, who went out cunning with nm
other gentleman, had the misfortune
10 fall In a hulluh and injurc himself
so badly that he could not get out. ils
companion hurried bacl, ~ camp for
assistance, and as the scene Of the nc
gldent was not IN. 70 than half u mile
frOm the camp, all the gentlemen went
along, leaving the ladies In care OF
couple Of men servants,
thinking that hot water might be
required when Capt Rays was brought
TO camp, one Of the ladies sent An.
thony, one Of the servants, To the river
not more than one hundred yards
away, 10 I'll water jar A few loo-
ments after the servant had started we
were startled by wild cry for help.
aud then all was quiet agIlin. Think.