The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24

The latest mails from East Africa
says a London letter, bring the news
that the expedition of Paul Rainey OF
Chicago university is meeting with
remarkable success in tracking and
harrying lions and other carnlvora
with hounds. On his last trip, which
was made in the Guaso Nyro country,
among other mammalia bagged were
q lions and lionesses, four cheetahs,
one leopard, eight wild dogs and a
large number of hyenas and jackals.
Mr.. Rainey has employed several
classes of hounds in his hunting.
First come the trackers, who are
able to follow up the scent OF a
lion even if it is ten hours old. At
first some difficulty was experienced
because the dogs would run off the
wrong scent and several of them
were lost in this manner. A little
tuition got them in good working or
der and they were soon taught to
stick to lions scent. The tracking
animals are full bred bear hounds.
When these dogs had brought the
party up to the lion they were called
off and another set Of hounds were
sent in to attack the lion. These
were halfbred bear hounds, collies,
Airedales and other breeds of ter
riers. The plucky little fellows would
go for the hind quarters of the lion,
and if he turned on them they would
let 60 and others would catch on,
thus keeping the lion busy in repell-
ing their attacks.
Among the hounds there are sew
eral staghounds used for jackals.
These staghounds were able to over
take their quarry in hundred yards
and after that it was all up with the
jackal. Hyenas and other fleet car
nivora were also brought down by
the staghounds.
One curious fact is that little or
no damage was done to the attack
ing dogs by lions; but when they
went against warthogs the tale was
different, and most of the casualties
to the dogs were inflicted by the old
pigs.
With Mr.. Rainey on this trip,
which started on April 10, were DR..
Johnstone, J. G.. Hemmet, photog-
rapher; Hunter Black and Messrs.
Heller, Outram and Shelley, Leav-
ing Nairobi, the starting point of all
expeditions, the party struck out for
the Guaso Nyro, thence cutting
acoss to the Getman border and COM
Ing back again to the Guaso Nyro by
way of the Lotto plains, and so on
into Nairobi, which was reached on
June 9.
The greatest day, and one not
likely soon to be forgotten by the
party, was while they were in the
region of the German border. The
party had had fairly good luck in
rounding up some eighteen lions by
means of the hounds. The chase led
In the direction of the camp. Within
easy distance of the camp the hunt
ers came upon the lions and started
in with their rifles. Eight lions were
killed.
A lioness. managed to escape the
harrying dogs and slipped by the
camp, where an Askar took a pot
shot at her, hitting her in the left
groin. The lioness attempted to
crawl of with the aid of her fore
legs.
Mr.. Hemmett thought it would be
good opportunity to get moving
picture of the lioness charging. Ap-
preaching to within so yards Of the
wounded lioness, who was snarling
fiercely and crawling away, Mr.. Hem
met, supported on the right by Mr..
Rainey, with a $50, and Mr.. Black
with double barrelled 470, and Mr..
Outram, also with $50, began! to
set up his camera. The lioness show
ed no signs of charging, so one of
the naive boys was told to throw
stones at her. A snarl was the only
response. The lioness continued to
endeavor to crawl of, but fell back,
this time facing the camera.
Mr.. Black shouted Look out, she
means business!" Mr.. Hemmet was
ready, and thinking she was only
going to give last short attempt and
die, did not feel anxious. The lioness
sprang up with a snarling roar and
charged straight for the camera.
Mr.. Hemmet set the machine 60
ing. Mr.. Rainey held his fire until
the brute was 25 yards from the