Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-17

WlJnSCanQlng the slaughter we SOIn6 times make. The country is full o miners who have not the dogs nor the time to get their own fresh meat anC every night there used to come sev eral of them or their agents to ou1 camp after all the fresh meat we had do not believe a pound of the fifty odd pigs we killed was wasted.
 Meat is Excellent.
 "The meat is excellent. I think il is quite as fine as the best domestic pig I ever tasted The hogs live or tule roots and similar food, taking enough exercise to keep their flest firm and in good condition.
 Our trip did not cost us anythine 2 worth mentioning. The hogs paid fol our rifles, for our ammunition an6 for our camp expenses. I cannot imagine an outing that would appea to a sportsman more than this one but most people cannot appreciate the amount of sport to be had in that little understood country. There is one thing down there that proves g great drawback to us, and it will be responsible for my losing a good dea- of fun there. That is the mosquitoes They are the largest and most fero cious I have ever seen. I believe they must get practice drilling through the thick sides of the hogs It is a fact that they had me looking as if I had smallpox. We had not nets or other rrovisiOns for mosuuitoes. and in fact did not think of them when we went into the country.
 During the trip, had several close calls, one in particular that I will not soon forget. It was one of the times when Mark Garnett and I had become separated by a rise of land and the dogs turned out big drove of pigs. If there had been two of us l would have had no trouble, for my partner could have turned on them But, alone as I was the dogs could not keep the attention of a11 the hogs and the free ones swerved the drove at me I opened fire on them at about a hundred yards, and when my rife was empty I banged away with my revolver until I had crammed a few more cartridges into the magazine o1 the Winchester. Then I took that UT and blazed away. shot pretty wild too, but the principal thing that was in nv mind at that time was to turT that drove of nigs, and count the dea ( ones afterwards. wanted to do mN ehocting into them with the animals heoded the other way. There were too many bristling shouts and toe many long tushes confronting me tc make it pleasant. I finally held them hu ntsiTN i'm txry@ II. = the rest were tearing the hurt ones to nieres. I made my escape: but when I came back I found eleven pigs lying around where I had been
 Artificial Trees to Climb
 Garnet made a suggestion that day which is better than one would think unless he was acquainted with the country. The scheme was to bring in a lot of four by four poles with cross pieces in them and set them m in the hog countrv lnnro are no trees to climb, and the poles would be a great convenience, though 1 do not doubt that the hogs would soon have them cut in two.
 Another time the hogs killed a horse under me. I forget how many of them I got while they were rip min" +he noor hrUte'e lees m. hut 't was a good many. The horse finally fell, and I managed to get out without injury, though the experience was toe narrow a shave to be pleasant.
 Hogs often get a burro from the miners, and they usually eat it, too though I hardly think they kill it fol that purpose. Usually they get mad at it. They do not eat each other