The Prescott daily news., 1910-03-11

-. Frsd Frem an Ekeptpont, Entovsd ths Nostrt1 end Broke Ills Nook. An interesting account of a tiaer hnnt is given by one who had a wide
 experience in hunting this most dan
 serous of beasts. Mounted upon ele- plants. the writer and his companions
 had been beating the jungle without
 making find until. as they were about to give up the search, a sudden disturbance among the elephants ap- peared to betoken a tiger near at
 hand Giving directions to the others
 as to the order of marching their ele-
 phants, the writer ordered his ma hout to turn into the thick feathered foliage to the left in search of a pool of water which he remembered to be there.
 There was a slight descent to a long but narrow hollow about fifty or sixty yards wide. This was filled with clear water for an unknown length. l was just about to make a remark
 when. instead of speaking, I gently
 grasped the mahout by the head as I
 leaned over the howdah and by this signal stopped the elephant There was a remarkable sight.
 About 120 yards distant on my right
 the head and neck of a large tiger, | clean and beautiful. reposed above the surface of the water, while the body
 was cooling. concealed from view. Here was our friend enjoying his quiet bath. while we had been pound ing away up and down the jungles l which he had left.
 Fire at him." whispered the ma
 bout, Tor you will lose him! He will see us and be off"
 Hold your tongue.' I answered. "He can't see us, for the sun is at our back and is shining in his eyes. See how green they are"
 At this moment the tiger quietly rose from his bath and sat up on end like a dog. 1 never saw such a sight His head was beautiful, and the eyes shone like two green electric lights as the suns rays reflected from them. but his huge body was dripping with
 muddy water. as he had been reclin-
 ing upon the alluvial bottom. For quite minute the tiger sat up in the same position. At last. as if satisfied that he was in safety and SC clusion, he once more lay down with only the head and neck exposed above tho surface.
 Pack the elephant gently, but do not turn around" whispered. Inn mediately the elephant backed through the feathery tamarisk without the slightest sound. and we found our selves outside the jungle. We could
 breathe freely.
 "Go on. now, quite gently till press your head. then turn to the right, de scending through the tamarisk tfil again touch your turban."
 counted the elephants paees as she moved softly parallel with the jungle until l felt sure of my distance. A slight pressure upon the mahout's head and the elephant turned to tho right. The waving plumes of the dark green tamarisk divided as we gently
 moved forward, and in another mo-
 ment we stopped. There WAS the tiger in the same position. exactly facing me, but now about seventy-fve paces distant
 Keep the elephant quite steady" l whispered. and, sitting down upon the
 howdah seat. took rest with the
 -la hn hor of hn rack. A piece of tamarisk kept way ing in the wind just in front of the rife beyond my reach. The mahout leaned forward and gently bent 1t down. Now all was clear. The tigers eyes were like green glass. The ele- plant for moment stood like stone. 1 touched the trigger.
 There was no response to the loud re- port of six drams of powder from the "five-seven-seven" rife, no splash In the unbroken surface of the water. The tigers head was still there, but in different attitude, one-half below the surface and only one cheek and one large eye still glittering like an emerald above.
 Upon examination it proved that there was no hole whatever in that tiger. the bullet having entered the nostril, broken the neck and run along the body. The animal consequently had never moved.
 This tiger when laid out straight, but without being pulled to increase It's length. measured exactly nine feet and eight inches from nose to tail.- Youths Companion.