Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-05-13

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ract of land at Long Beach, near San
Pedro Bay, Southern California, for the
purpose, while Messrs. Dr. Rupert
Hoffman and Oscar Newman, who re-
cently started on a tour around the
world to secure rare wild beasts for
he menagerie and geological exhibits.
will make special efforts to collect
some very perfect and healthy speci-
mems of forest-reared animals for
breeding purposes. 1t is proposed to
secure four or five square miles of the
most thickly wooded land in the vicin-
| ity mentioned. The land desired is to
embrace swamp, timber, and rocky sec
tons and will be inclosed by solid
prick wall
This wall will be two feet in height
and will rest upon a firm foundation of
stone masonry, implanted several feet
| in the earth. From the top of the
brick wall up to distance of about
J 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
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will be dug and formed of rocks, and il
! 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 animals
to be propagated are principally of the
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naturally prey upon will be supplied for
food. If, of course, at any time the
number of antelope and other herbivor-
Gus animals, which are to furnish food
for the lions, tigers, hyenas, leopards
panthers, and other carnivora Is de-
\ pleted, domestic animals, such as sheep
and goats, will be placed within the
of this peculiar jungle,
A considerable portion of this ex-
tensive 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
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ground, ending in fountains in the in
closure, and fed from spring water
pumped in from the outside. 1t is pro-
posed to lay concrete walk just out
side and extending around the entire
wall, and Waterman, perhaps on a
bicycle will make tour of inspection
of the entire Enclosure twice each day.
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suit in preserving certain animals,
such as the giraffe, from becoming en-
tirely extinct.
Elephants will also be raised with
in the Enclosure. On account of their
great strength it was at first thought
that an elephant inclosure would be
impracticable, but scheme has been
devised which, 1t is believed, will pre-
vent them from breaking down the
walls. Forty feet within the outside
wall will be erected a 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
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with timbers extending from the cross
braces to the ground This will make
a very strong shield against which the
assaults of 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 inclosure is located so
far from the outer wall in order that
no tiger, lion or other animal of the
cat family could leap from 1t to the
top Of the iron 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
that the animals may have as nearly as
possible their native foods
One Of the most interesting features
of the jungle will be the monkey 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
This framework will be covered with a
network Of wire, SO that the monkeys
will be at liberty to climb about the
trees and feed on the fruits and nuts,
but Will be unable to escape
y The idea in its entirety embraces