The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
ELEPHANT HUNT In SIAM.
a NEW YORKER ELLS HoW HE TOOK
a HERD or FIFTEEN.

HERD OF FIFTEEN.
b 10 was n rsusines. venture and the Nephew o
the suitnn or TrinrEnnu Helped HMM,
Trap nnd How the Bic oens's were priVer
In ana TnHed-Ho Broke the Record
,.., -,
Charles Mayer n new YORKER porn anu oreu' ma
been engaged for the last few years in hunting
O,us ~ u ous,s,ns ~ " " ~. 80 a. ~ ,,sroSs1
cal gardens and circuses. He has been In Siam and
Sort,ne In connection with R. Lambert. dealer In
saca wares a. s,nsHpor0 ror L's y, y nns. ne . "S' nc"
breaking and tanning them in what he thinks was
record breaking time. He considers his achievement
s'pecI.ny "o'o"o''"', - "a
. ~. o.,o SI ,po,"%sa r .wo h.hv s,enhnn,, "a, and = ta.t
s sn,' . ,wo n",,"' ono AZ, feet fee; s,s u" with tu.t !" 2 fc,, .
,pebes long. and the other o feet high with tusks q
80. ,nnS". tona ma e,avor o,nor Sso,ts from a IN
feet tall. He has sent to Tnk Sun this account OF
his hunt:
Any person wishing to travel in the. interior
Of Siam, whether for pleasure, huntington trad.
ing, must obtain a passport from the Minister
Of the Interior OF SIAM for projections sake
and also to enable him to pass'through the trib-
e'ary s.ates. ",'. ",p'' s'. nars, ~.
ney Is dangerous 10 attempt ou' 4" passport IN
,ha nativs sn,tans uoyinv oh,aincd NV mass.
INC naive os'.an s.un S,.n oo.a,neu ms p"e .,
port to travel through Siam for the purpose OF
mails. 7 left sinpapore.abo ut the middle Of MAY.
,ans n.s.p ao%as T.insnnmm ~ ,"",
Siam, $50 miles northeast of Singapore and 900
.from Ranokok. tho canitaI Of siam. Trinr.
ranu. being a tributary of siam, must nav every
three years a peculiar tribute. This consists
of two small trees. one of solid gold and one of
eoid sh'er.-ho plated ware, put inc rear metal
Each stands about three feet high. with its
oianeno /" ~ ~. !. "ofN
men nearly 'hree years ocoihp!cto inc 'asN' 50
that as soon as they finish two trees they must
ntart afresh on two more. I was fortunate
enough to. BIO present as the guest OF the Sultan
was performed by the priests of blessing tho
~ = - 40 s 'no
through the town to be taken to Bangkok.
Tho natives of Trinrganu are half MALAY and
half siamese, and the language is very did,cult
TO understand naturally. being half and half.
They are in religion Mobammedans and arc n
- "I - 49, a.,ps.Ia"n Wv
never troubling about the morrow. The aver.
age nay for a man for a day is two copans.
tSe money M / Is made by the s%Itsn IA and ~ n1 load Mil
The principal occupation of the natives is catch.
and ~niantinp and raising rico which 10
The mainstay of their lives. Every male from
10 YEARS up always carries a short sWord r rppm
Inc in length from fen inches tn tNyn fnat Same
hieedns are straIybt nthnrs Io~o ,bc o 5ome
c,ooSed or zio1a1 1hcv are nsver briobeanseJ
arc oilovcd IN rnsi and iii aro nn.;onoa'
~ that n emf or scratch Is fataI 'rhc pPnItnni
eU ahsointo rnier havine tha nouor 20 nta ms
snoah orar his srbiantae - po"'t VI ~ anu
IIar;nn ,at ,aaatT,or ana n;,,,o, ,u.u,.
,;naa b M ~ y opS tbis ny ,ra p ,hair e ~ my prin.
M ca .cbina eisnha pIs nv n. hord 10 ht,ehpS
49, LiIfod fhnn, 5a II ano o. holu as they heu
ni"a!9 ha u n nrn ~ IN pF eauSnt then IN
Prime MWiinisterp ! stnrted ~ f [To ? niana ana ine
.,ran, fnrtW. ave r,;ins n Snr = piaee cdilen
! va q ,,d oIsnhant ~ E urr.onef tnianu. whers
.vh.re tbn ,er ~ the oun, w wo ,a y arasei, anu
y, uneIe ~ . VI o1r .ounsI! "as, ia'9Taple-to
ny ha, u h wv VI VI y o4,aat OF ,5ap. learned
49, IA. y y !. oiopn que nay neen hearu OF
.u IA III, .nris.n Nv niile9 iursner INLAND,
, ,mu = u - piu@1 WIFE, i nau qeclue9 10
onaiu u up. nt auestiohinE me natives DIS
hul.iei onat .nc neIu nao oeen IN thls
n on sh1orhSou som,e .our months. ana had done
consiaernoIe carnage 10 Inc rice helds and
mn ana ns this a. S,s ma had er no Enropean
1ne; anu us this was inc hrst time that
~ ih9 na,'tes naa ever dohe awning OF
Ihe kinu, naa q uirect SFery ming, ana could
cave nolhihs 10 mem. inc nephew or the sui
Was wv lng WIN an oruor from MS uncle 70
u n s1iteSo as many men as 1 might
Loquire " ase,s1 lns III Ihe enterprise. AS we
passea tnro9gh each viiige each CHIEF, or, as
ne Is calieu, pougaia, had 70 receive us,
pay ms respects, &c, ana see to our comfort,
anu senu On 70 Marang zen men. who had to
glvG their time and work to nS for three wnaka