The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-20

to use them, nor did It then occur to
me. as remember it now. that had
them with me.
Then 1t was that most remark
able thing occurred. You know what
viii happen if you place number of
moving bodies at an equal distance
from each other. upon the circumfer-
ence OF circle and start them to-
ward the center? Wen, that is Just
what happened In this easel Those
elephants in the lead reached the cir
cumference Of the smaller circle at
precisely the same instant and there
they stuck. utterly unable to approach
an inch nearer!
"Not only had the terrific momen-
tum of their huge bodies served to
wedge them tightly together, but be-
hind the elephants comprising the
inner circle were scores and scores
of others. each possessed by an un-
controilahle desire to get at the some
thing which formed the center OF the
circle of which they were the cir
conference, and serving 10 hold fast
in their positions the elephants on the
inner circle.
Conceive. II you can, the picture
Il two men seated upon the carcass
Of r. dead elephant. surrounded by a
living circle of other elephants, and
these in turn pushed and crowded and
wedged In still more tightly by hun
dreds OF othersl The elephants on
the innsr circle might as wen have
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locomotion were concerned. With al
most over-powering trumpetings, they
swayed from side to side, lashing
each other with their trunks in their
rage, but absolutely unable to stir
either forward or backward. Al
though / had, but few moments be-
fore. resigned myself TO a speedy and
apparently inevitable death, the hu-
NOR of the situation now struck me,
and rolled from the carcass in a
violent paroxysm OF laughter
ITO make a long story short. 1t was
a simple matter. considering the po-
sition in which we had the herd, to
finish a few of the elephants nearest
US by well-directed shots from my re-
volvers. as a bullet penetrating the
eye would readily reach the brain. We
had Killed perhaps half a dozen In
this manner the bodies retaining
their upright position in the circle
through the pressure Of others. when
Umbolalla reminded me that the re-
manning revolver cartridges might
better be saved. and that we could
kill the elephants as well with his
assegai. His plan was to climb upon
the backs OF the elephants. place the
head OF the assegai over the spinal
cord at the point where it enters the
skull. and using the heavy elephant
gun as sledge. drive it home. This
plan We found upon trial worked
we'll. and after seven hours incessan,
labor we had stiiled the trumpeting
and out OF that vast herd not one re
NAMED alive
Returning to Mpweso we enjoyed
the nights rest. and in the morning
had no dinaculty. such is the simpll
city Of the African native. is arrang
ing trade with Chief Mugbokuku
whereby I gave his tribe the car
casses of the elephants in exchang,
for the services Of his men ii rem0v
ing the tusks and carrying them to :
point on the Nile at which transpor
tation to Cairo could be secured
From Cairo. two months later. I re
shipped the tusks taken from the ass
elephants 10 Copenhagen. where ths
ivory was disposed Of at profit q
$500. 900.