La Junta tribune., 1910-01-22


tackled horse and rider. breaking the
horses neck and cutting the would be
rescuer deeply with its sharp pointed.
Grisly claws.
THE fiendish brute almost stihed
me with Its horrible breath, and Its
claws felt like the grip Of some mis-
shapen submarine devil who coveted
me for his neither place Of torment
later said the rider after Williams was
got to camp. where he (Williamsl soon
died. The disturbance reused scores OF
crocodiles to the surface. and 1t seem
ed possible to walk from the island to
the mainland on their backs.
Many sportsmen experienced In AT.
rica state that the best mode Of killing
them Il to approach their summing
spots carefully and shoot them while
asleep. The creatures sleep with their
mouths wide open and In and out Of
which the black backed plover walks
and hops with marked unconcern.
Shots at the body Of the crocodile
should be aimed ut as close to Z right
angie a. possible or In such way that
the bullet strikes the hide sQuarely.
for q bullet IN easily detected By ths
scsly surface otherwise.
Chevrotains are handsome little ami
mails. often said to belong to the musk
deer family. but scientists claim that
examined anatomically. they are shown
to have no such rela ttOnship. IS
A dainty. shapely. truly graceful III.
tie animal. the nns quality Of bis nesA
leads to bis undotns By hungry hunt
ers aud csrnivorous beasts Of prey.
Weighing from ave to seven pounds
and about foot and 4 half high, Mr..
Roosevelt viii nnd him . welcome
addition to his African bill Of camp
fare.
y undergone In bringing down an
telopes Of the African woods and
plains. Sure scented. fareeinG. 6eet
footed and inveterate overcomers Of
natural obstacles that halt native aud
white msn. they coyly prick up theis
ears when the hunter gets within gun
shot and gayly skip out Of reach like
firtatious debutantes at u smart CO.
tillon. The eland Is the largest OF all
antelopcs. and owing to his indiscrimi-
nate slaughter the officials In British
East Africa have forbidden the shoot.
Ing OF him.
Captain James Forsyth describes a
male panther that, getting a craze for
human blood. actually killed 4 hun.
dred natives. countless cattle, etc.
Finally native. an askarl, whose
family had lost members through the
beast WIS detailed TO 60 into the jun.
gle and bring back that panther's skin
or else never to appear again. After
days and nights Of dangerous exposure
the sskari finally located the panther
near n pool where animals came to
drink. Lying almost all night u tlaa
bushes. the askAri saw the bsast coDs
down TO the waters edge aud, Obtain
ing good side shot at him. smptied .
muGxle loading shotgun half full Of
lesd sluxs and pies.ss Of irOn Into ths
brute. Amer sesersl mtnutss Of hide
scribsbis contortions. Isapiss AZ
twisting the panther lay yAesl.i when
the. asksri returned with the hesd Of
the Leopard" ssid Captain H0rsyth.
-there were much fsase1ng and dissipa
ton"
In some sections Of Africa the pan.
ther is held In such terror that be y
made = part Of the crude mae hinesy of
native justice. A native who hss CON.
mitted some onense. stealing. assault.
etc. II conde io go into the jungle
and Kill a panther. II the native re.
turns with the head and hide Of =
freshly killed beast be u Immediately
pardoned.
A theory OF various experts on Afri.
can fauna In that many curious ani.
mails exist as yet unseen by white
men because these animals only ven.
ture forth from their hiding places At
night. when hunters and explorers are
either asleep or engaged In seeking
particular kinds OF game. Mr.. Roose.
yeIt's plan Is to do considerable still
hunting nj night as n possible means
OF securing specimens Of these un.
known beasts aud thus becoming q
further contributor to the worlds
store Of Wild animal knowledge.
As an aid 60 this end was Nir. Roose,
vclt's Conference IN Washington with
Sir Harry Johnston. governor OF East
Africa and celebrated explorer.
Though the discoyerer OF the unique
oknpl, Sir Harry could not secure
n live specimen, Mr.. Roosevelt Is con.
hdent of obtaining live oknpi as he
viii cross the heart Of the region whore
the animal Is found IN Uganda
The oknpi Is the wonderful new
beast that looks like n cross between
giraffe. nn antelope and n zebra
though such LIBERALIZATION does not nc.
tualiy occur. Scientists have found
the geologic remains of creature Tx,