Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-03-02
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Some years ago a famous hunter
travelling through India 10 search OF
amusement and information, was met
BY a depUtation OF natives from a
small village, who asked his protection
from an elephant that had taken IN
It's residence near their town. Not
only had the great animal again and
again destroyed their crops, hut IL had
Killed several men. Altogether. the
elephant was the terror of the large
am formerly prosperous community.
me hunter assured the natives that
ne would try 20 destroy their enemy.
ana ne at once made his preparations.
Inc stranger WAS an experienced eI.
ephant hunter, having followed the
great beasts wherever found. in AT.
rica, Ceylon and India. He knew al
once that this troublesome fellow was
what is known as a "rogue".-a term
gwen TO elephants that are vicious.
not simply roguish-brutes that try
TO destroy everything. especially the
property and lives of men.
FIRST lie must learn. II possible. the
ways and habits Of this especial rogue.
ana with that object in view, he con-
suited the head men and hunters OF
several villages One man stated
that the rogue was possessed of an
evil spirit; that on one day II would
visit one locality, and the next day
DE heard OF many miles away. AS to
its actions, the man said. II suddenly
came from a dense jungle near his
native town and dashed through the
streets at midday, tear.cg houses to
pieces, throwing them into the air
and utterly wrecking the neighbor-
hood. II also killed many people. after
which II was seen quietly feeding in
the gardens near the town.
Another native told similar story.
This time tho rogue appeared at night,
broke down fences, and destroyed the
crops. Whe< sd upon, it rushed
into a small village. doing much dam
age and driving the inhabitants TO the
woods
Still another man reported that for
weeks public road between two vii
lagos had been deserted by every one.
because the rogue had taken posses
sion. The man added that at the
time Of the hunters coming the ele-
plant was destroying the rice fields
about the town. the people being pow
erless to prevent him
This evidence was SUFFICIENT to show
that the elephant was a sly and vic
ious rogue. and must be approached
with caution.
Ten or fifteen elephants that could
be relied upon were engaged, and also
a force Of experienced hunters and
drivers. Early one morning the party
set out for the capture Of the rogue
then 81 opposed TO be about thirty miles
away.
Finally they reached the neighbor-
hood in which the rogue was sup
posed 10 be hiding The hunter
found that the villagers had told 10
more than the truth. The people were
in n state Of terror. not knowing at
what moment the huge animal might
rush ont upon them. The night be-
fore IL had been seen feeding in the
rice fields, and probably II was not
far away. After seeing his men and
hunter went with the head man Of the
village to look over the ground.
The head man WIS greatly excited,
and told some marvellous stories about
the elephant and it's doings He
showed the newcomers field where
the fences had been RACED TO the
ground and trampled 20 pieces. and
the crops eaten or destroyed. The
rogue had been there the previous
night. and as II would return again to
continue it's feast upon what was left,
the spCrtsmen decided to await ii
there. In the center of a patch OF
grain was framework platform or
scaffolding. built by the natives TO
serve the purpose of an American
II was large enough for
few natives TO stand upon. They
frightened away birds or beasts by
beating tomtoms and making other
loud noises.
The HI inter- Informed the natives
that he would station himself on the
scaffolding that evening and shoot the
rogue when ii come to finish its meal.
The head man shook his head. and
replied that IL was piece Of great
lAnEpr. nut lLp SlOTlSllAI illSiSlSus
and night found him lying upon the
scaffolding with several gun-bearers,
while others We're hidden about me
field,
The rogue usually appeared about 8
o'clock: but that hour had passed, and
midnight came without signs of IL.
As the hours passed on, the watchers
began to think that possibly the ami
NAL had made one of his sudden
marches and was now far away,
Suddenly snort was heard, and the
next moment a big form could be
made out standing among the vegita
ton. 1t was the elephant II had
so quietly that no one had
heard It. The sportsman leveled his
heavy rife. and, when he saw good
fired. The answer was a
snort seemingly OF defiance, while the
animal charged in the direction from
which the flash appeared. Finding
,nly the scaffoldlng, the rogue seized
L. and with single wrench hurled II
10 the ground. Fortunately, the meE
we're thrown several yards away, and,
falling among the vegetation were not
injured. While they made their way
10 cover the rogue rushed of into the
woods. That Il was wounded they
discovered the following day. and ON
/ second occasion the animal was
a Ia