The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-25
NANfSf DELIGHT
IN ELEPHANT HUNT.
Exciting Scenes q the Royal
Coral Of Ancient
Ayuthia.
WILD ANIMALS IN A TRAP
! neroyed BY Tsme OH4 uhy Make
hanak ERosts 10 Esepe--csp-
lives Easily Demonstrated
WILD ANIMALS IN a TRAP

- HE elephant hunt, which Is perhaps
the most interesting sight in Siam.
u an annual event which takes
-. place at the kraai In Ayufhta- the
ancient capitas-a town OF conxsi,
eraoie Importance on the Melram.
some hffy miles north OF Bangkok, Ii -
the occasion Of a general hoiss4y. BANKS
ano onices are closed Minister'S. consuls.
missionaries. lawyers. .sce.ors merwt,,r,.
and clerks 1otn In Gee gigantic plrp,r ,,n
the river. There an no roads 10 Avn h,s.
SO they must IS by water. The most for
tunAte trsS<<i IA weIi-uppcintcd house.
oosts. cfhers IN anyshing from small
hunTAes 70 large river steamers, while
mezAbers Of the club generasly charter a
mammoth stern wheeier And. TO ada
eeiAf 10 the event. the hunt IL directed
py one OF the princes-on the occas1on
Describe by . hsuther OF the king
The corral or paneet. which wss hail,
more than zoe years age IL q isrge a.
ciosure - feet square. surrounded nv
pr1rk wan mine fces high. varying from
tnirTeen TO tw~nty feet In thickness. with
parxp~t on each stde. fcrnstnx nne
promenade. shaded by several trees whose
rootA are deeply Embedded In the hrfrk-
sork Three sides Of the rauare. reached
general public. There In q raised r3at-
FORM over the center Of the south wall.
FORMING the grand stand. for favored
Europenus and natives which n rooted
by typical example OF SIamese archi-
lecture and consists Of = central eruci-
FORM part with the arsns extended by two
iengths Of gable on either xide, each
lower than ara projecting from the other,
witch gtve1 the impression that thea are
ma - r..
suit requirements. Th~r~ are two en-
sranceA one In the north wall. In front OF
the grand stand. and the other In she
sosftheAsl corner. ho&h guarded By percng
and lneenloueiy comtrsved nMscs--two al
each entrance-cpmpeeed a two heavy
simners hanging on Pins frcsH crossb~ams
above and reaching below the level Of
the srcund, where they NJ into groove.
These are drawn apart II the bottom By
small windlesscs and when cren form an
inverted v. with Just room enough for
one elephant NJ a time to pasz through.
TN the lever h<lnx released they close tn
stsrsiy by their own weight.
rhe Hsas II = GREAT Hetsaay.
The general interest starts with the arr
rival ~ the animals. the day before that
appointed for the catch Avuthia than
appears like n city Of the dead An tine
busy shops are cioecd. the floating hous~s
and huts are deserted and large boats
and steamers. that cannot no 1p tho
kiong or canal 70 the kraai. ar~ maarsd
to the banks or anchored In the stream
Bur a mile further up all IL Gsyety and
aninastcn--a second Henley The river.
lined with launches. house and chow
boats. h simply alive with canoes. sam-
pans and small craft OF every description
Europeans are camping out In the temple
resthouses. or wat ssias. sid the banks
-. A. la.
dressed natives. eager and excited. com
spicuons among whom are the foreigners
especially women. The massive, hrown-
walled corral locks solemn and imposing
In contrast 20 some graceful green and
red rooted temple building half a mile
across n pleasant stretch % sprinxv
rward. An hour ~ auickiy whiied away
here greeting friends and watching the
habits of roo.fsy variety ~ Eastern
races A sharp eye Mt last detects dark
mass emcrriG from a fringe of Jungle
on the far side Of an open cxpans~ " sun.
dried paddy fields. aud the shout ma
tsa~r Is taken up all over the ground.
a. the people rueh 20 secure good rlsccs
for seeing the animals ford the river.
ope BY one the he's. numbering nearly
sta comes In view. rounded 80 and led
BY the trained elephants There - 80
hurry-they take nearly an hour to 40 a
mite
II IL strange sight 80 So them siiding
Dawn thS steep bsak fatn tire river. with
thrir hack legs atrafched nas hehimd, md
with what eesaeas delight they play eh~sit
ard cool shesrsetss. nv hsosinH shower
baths ~ water ever their backs, After
few minutes the rtaheuss prod their
mounts an3 i@ad on. followed hy the
uhoie hussi. which is hunrhea together
by ousssirrs On the sides. who ksep IN
ssrasEivrs. Tire krasf - vnly . crupie
~ hundred yards fren the rtvrr. ard
there r. q funnet.shaped tneinenre fx-
tending from The uorfa gste ~ tho ford
luto this ne animals are slowly iesi-.far
they mnsf aaw ~ keps very apist one
leader ans tnfn anosssss fasses 'hragxh
the narruw eass9xs. followed BY sstne
tonadirx friends The aeeeYs sfand aeaf
W ~Ay - encouragement 90 th@se ~ M
fe4t ~hirh are imgrrsenlibi3 crowded
forward A few All restless, h@s bsfere
lanx they arc ~ ssfeis m sea TIE ,raingA
elephants slsn awt thFoagh she ether gate
rh~y n~sss.~ rs~fr ps.m~s.
wisEm IL ~ mat she sfM enn1 realise tAsf
shey have ne-sn traE3~G anA. rNaSsy r@xeg
20 xst nnt. trusnpst tssilew enf xr~AA
ereetins as secas nnrsr tFuss saaa. "a
Asrrs ~ ssssn roHssassfen thar No s~a pen
rsin spectators. sho aNsese themselves
~ ~Nsr n1ns he besfiaetes ee&ets Nssne
~ shssN p@<xn ~ reerst thssr inlprts W
sn<4f uh{ie CHEFS Nts tpafreFxns. s81
ssssass aKasa enRaxe III settling rffrAss
aasrssls 81 rsaftne a<aane@ "A shs Esi-
iery osss inauisstsse FnAsassef. desttssf
rrr |, esvsHa~a @aa ueefaf ssfs. sffsd -
s.sa~sre essweea - SIZES ~ ss~ frtas-
aa1 sss tAnssrsss ArF~s~ fhs sssss aths
tNsr xsss psrt N NJ h~sf Hss r-ovzs ~
ga frep atfsafKrS hss rfs4rsqsb ~ha
maseAseH wNIse w. ssva9xtess asaa hei3@wHst