The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
EPHzN'E TRAP.
| ,,c MASSIVE ANIMALS
' %SbnE CAUGHT
-, shaped Pen the E'c-
funnel Driven, Causing
rs nd Loss Of Life-A
'ss s,,e without Equal

,HHAI tulnh
Y netting With rage, mad
y With pain and terror,
J. ,;La q herd OF frightened
, ,a'p Mat would make a show
IN, nss come distance to see; and
s; !. Vas necessary to 50 as lar as
J = Unfortunately, too, the price
s,ys.s was nigh; for most OF
, ssar, paid for admission miss ITO to
e ''',' nothing less than their
'' q fer s' however, escaped, and
.hhss 49, William Bowles, =, an
i Ins'o bv birth--told me this
''p and although the affair &C.
n The year Of the Queens 1a-
~ ID . wv that SO far as his knowi-
be, % M no detailed account has ever
Bpblished. , -, ,1
|, nd come to Africa" said , Mr.
! ! q. aior tue purpose OF catching
Y E. ~ The trap was planned by
l p',, Sanderson, Superintend-
he British khedoahs at Dacca'
!, ~ nrobably the largest ever con,
h twas formed OF d round
4; Yards in circumference with
IT, |.s,;ye walls of stone, 300 yards
! s stb, diversjng from the g, gate
These walls spread out like the
nsir Of open tongs and were
(v.fye yards apart at the tips
|'nts we're known to be very
t ',s in the vicinity OF the Caro-
w, where the trap was built, and
l;r;nator Of the scheme hoped to
! big haul. And he did: :. la ma t
c,prtakins was audaclous IS the
kbst can be said.
k,sysl months were spent III -. the
u,,;on Of this immense affair,
\ a few weeks would have SUI
Eor 0 trap OF ordinary material !
mansions for palisades of wood
krslly employed, and are found
sufficient. When the walls were
ID they we're thick|y covered with
he's and foliage, otherwise mo
apt could have been iuduco'l to
When all was complete it was
ops as a fortress, yet SO disguised
wen these clever animals woulc
Inspect snare.
he next task was to mass the ele
IS from the surrounding jungle
rive them toward the pen. Ihl'
les careful manoeu1ring, since II
bj;maIs are in tdc least alarmed
break away in all directions.
ebegan the drive in the forenoon
B our great surprise found the
ants gathered in one place, in
Of being scattered through tn
! as usual. and their name wa
}. We got them started. how
with very little difficulty
gh the ELEPHANTS naturally OF a!
nely cautious and suspicion
b, the great snare was SO skill
screened that the whole her'
dgood naturally into the jaw
trap.
hen the excitement began. Whe
re between the walls OF the fun
hsped entrance, it became neces
10 drive them forward into tn
i thu apex. Three fire lines ha
preparea-the first e1tendin
tip to tip OF the spreading WALL
he second and third parallel t
butnearer the gateway. On thes
Dry grass had been laid in bul
hidden by green leaves, ready
fed the moment the herd he
ed them.
ssoon, therefore, as the elephan
passed the first line, the drive
din from all sides with 10,
IS and applied lighted torches
by bundles. Instantly q gre
3! fire famed up behind the pc
|sls, who rushed forward terri
ken.
w. Ssnderson, who was perch
stree to get q good view
movements, WAS hardly less te
stricken when he perceived t
OF the herd. There YVES go
nd Tor fear that so vast q. nn1n}
not get through the narrow s;
re the fire would reach them.
not expected q drive Of more tn
and had he gathered in only l
oald have been quite Statistic
SOW before him more than 9
ls q and unmanagable, and
mat the pen would scarcely
nodste so great u number.
sae tumultuous herd jammed i
apex near the gate, and the tla!
'nelng upon them driven by
wind. The situation was jul
eota time, however, all went "
slepnants were pouring thro1
s1ioV gateway into the enclos
as liquid goes through a fur
Jug, and he had begun to b
ne might safely bag them al
~ e,'amped quarters, when he
~ Ssa oy evidences OF mutiny +:
c .. For as soon as the amin
w UeCAY0A o,uoro sc ~ ooo&; .,