Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-03
TRAIL ELEPHANT HERD
SPORT WHICH ROOSEVELT IS Tn
ENGAGE IN.
Hunters Lucky Shot in Big Gana
Country of Uganda, in At
RIGA.

About three days west of Masaka
which is the government station of Rnd.
du, the high, impenetrable grass which
covers the greater portion of Uganda is
left behind. and a good game country
not unlike parts of East Africa, ia
reached. Soon after pitching camn
after the third days march from Masa.
ka. we learned from passing caravan
that elephants had been heard early thar
morning near the road.
The elephants were in a narrow heit
of dense jungle on the right of the road:
beyond the jungle small. rock stFewn
hill rose abruptly to a height of 100
extensive swamp, while beyond it were
more rocky hills. ! decided Immediately
to move through the belt of jungle in
which the elephants were feeding and.
if possible, gain the hill and endeavor
to get view of the herd With great
difficulty we forced our way through
the matted vegetation, and at length
gained the hill.
The elephants. however, must have
heard US, for they almost Immediately
tled out of the cover in which they had
been feeding, and, crossing the road.
moved into the swamp. We got fine
view OF them as they moved away.
There was one fine beast with tusks
well above the average, a second with
average sized tusks, and three others
with only small ivory. We Immediately
LETT our hill and commenced the stern
chase. We followed the herd up a val
ley, with high hills on either side, for
about three hours: they were evidently
much alarmed, and the tracks told US
that they were moving at a steady pace.
At length the valley divided into two.
The herd took the branch running to
the left, which was well wooded and
very narrow. They had evidently hest
tated on arrival at this point, for the
dung, which up to this time had been
cold, was now found to be slightly warm
decided that our best course was to
climb the hills on our right, from which
we could look down into the valley. A
short climb showed us that the valley
led up to q neck connecting two hills
and Tat the neck had clump of large
rees on it.
We now moved along the side of the
valley toward the wooded neck, and
very soon an elephants back was spot
ted below us as he moved across an
open space. The sur was gaining
strength. so it was evident that the ele-
plants We're in search of shade. Hav-
ing ascertained the direction of the wind,
we made a long detour and eventually
IlaNASu Oul On spur OF FDCk OVERLOOK
ing the wooded neck. The herd were
huddled together among the trees, and
we easily crawled to within twenty
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A shot was impossible. as only patches
of elephant hide were visible, so a wait
was the only alternative 1t was nearly
an hour before there was any movement
in the herd, when at length a fair-sized
bull moved slowly into the open As
we were three hours from the road
and some six from camp / decided to
take the chance offered and put a shot
from my .450 behind his shoulder There
was the usual crash as the herd made
off down the valley. The animal / had
fired at made off with his companions;
he was soon left behind, however. and
with the help of my field glasses l saw
him suddenly stop and roll over.
My position was iueal for observing
the movements of a herd of elephants
when suddenly fired at. They all went
off at top speed for about a mile when
they suddenly stopped and turned
around. They then continued their re-
treat at a steady ambling pace. The
old bull then separated from the young
er members of the herd and steered 3
course of his own. The beast / had Sc
lected was the second best in the herd.
and had a nice pair of tusks of just
over eighty pounds each.-London Field.