The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-07-25
Al ANIMAL Farm
Rinslins BroA VIII Raise Lions Pan
theirs end Elephants - Agri,
cultural produotl.

cultural predpetl
A novel scheme for raising and
perpetuating rare varieties Of wild
animals 10 the latest sociological idea
of the Ringing Bros.
A special agent of tho company
is now negotiating for q tract of
land at Long Beach, near San Pedro
Bay, Southern California, for the
purpose, while Messrs. DR.. Rupert
Hoffman and Oscar Newman, who
recently started on q tour around
the world to secure rare wild beasts
for the menagerie and geological
exhibits, will make special efforts
to collect some very perfect and
healthy specimens of the forests
reared animals for breading pur-
poses. It is proposed to secure
four or five square miles of the
most thickly wooded land in the
vicinity mentioned. The land de-
sired is to embrace q swamp, tim
Der and rocky sections, and will be
Enclosed by 4 solid brick wall.
This wall will be two feet in
height and will rest upon q firm
foundation Of stone masonry, i'm
planted several feet in the earth.
From the top of the brick wall up
to the distance of about twelve feet
a fence will be erected of half inch
pieces of iron, six inches apart. In
the main the land will be left in it's
natural state, but caves made as
nearly as possible to initiate ma.
ture will be dug and formed of
rocks, and it is expected that the
animals will make their homes in
these. The idea of the Ringing
Bros. Is to turn the animals into
this enclosure and let them follow
their natural inclinations and habits
as much as possible. AS the ami
mails to be propagated are princi-
pally of the carnivorous kind, such
animals IS they naturally prey
upon will be supplied for food. If,
Of course, at any time the number
of antelope and other herbivorous
animals which are to furnish food
for the lions, tigers, hyenas, leop-
ards, panthers and other carnivora,
is depleted, domestic animals, such
az sheep and goats will be placed
within the enclosure, to be hunted
by the denizens of this peculiar
jungle.
A considerable portion of this
extensive establishment will be
separated from the rest by secure
partitions for raising the delicate
giraffe, camels, zebras, quaggas and
other herbivorous families of the
animal kingdom. In order that
fresh water may be always on hand,
pipes will be laid underground, end
ing in fountains in the enclosure,
and fed from spring water pumped
in from the outside. 1t is proposed
to lay a concrete walk just outside
and extending around the entire
wall, and q Waterman, perhaps on
a bicycle, will make a tour of the
enclosure twice day. The idea,
if success, will probably result in
preserving certain animals, such as
the giraffe, from becoming entirely
extinct.
Elephants will also be raised
within the enclosure. On account
of their great strength it was at
first thought that an elephant en-
closure would be impracticable, but
a scheme has been devised which
it is believed will prevent them from
breaking down the walls. Forty
feet within the outside wall will be
erected second fence composed
and built of logs driven into the
ground by means of pile driver.
These timbers will be about three
feet apart and will be cross braced
by a row of timbers bolted on the
upright logs toward the outside
and braced with timbers extending
from the cross braces to the ground
This will make very strong shield
against which the assaults Of q
large and vicious elephant will have
no effect.
The cost of such an Enclosure
will not be so great as one would
at first think, as the material used
is very plentiful in that section Of
Southern California selected for this
purpose. The elephant enclosure
is located so far from the outer wal
in order that no tiger, lion or Other
member of the cat family could
leap from it to the top of the iror
grating and thus gain access to the
outside world. Certain grasses and
herbs Indigenous to the countries
from which the animals are to be
brought will be planted in order tina,
the animals may have as nearly al
possible their native foods.
One Of the most interesting feat
ures of the jungle will be the mon
key farm. For this purpose several
acres will be used. A wooden frame
will be erected, extending above the
height Of the trees, and completely
surrounding the farm. The frame
work will be covered with network
of wire, so that the monkeys will
be at liberty to climb about the trees