The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-07-11

He said he had just returned from the Congo
where he had been shooting elephants for some
months at the back Of Mahagi, and that he had
been very successful up to certain point, but
then had lost all his hard-gotten ivory and all his
effects, owing to attack from the natives. His
subsequent narrative was an enthralng one, and
wish that 1t were possible for me to reproduce
1t exactly he told it to me that still African
night
Il got on very we'll with the natives and had
got some very fine tusks." he continued zone
day was out after some elephants which had
been located by the natives for me. and came
across four huge tuskers fired at the biggest,
but only succeeded in MORALLY woundfng it. He
charged through the tall elephant grass toward
me, with his huge ears outspread and his trunk
raised high above his head. He screamed fear
fully with rage and pain and the sight was in
deed terrifying one fired at pont-blank range
and again hit him MORALLY. The elephant contin-
ued his charge and one Of my native servants
failed to get out of his way. The elephant pushed
the native to one side with his tusk in passing
and the boy fell to the ground without sound.
The elephant fell down dead short distance
away
1.-THE three remaining elephants were wild with
rage and rushed hither and thither, tearing down
the trees in all directions as II they had been
made of paper, screaming shrilly all the time. It
was an anxious moment for me, for I was within
fifty feet of them at the time of my first shot.
At last they made off across country toward the
lake, and I followed them up and succeeded in
bagging all three of them in three shots at close
range
II returned to look for my native servant,
thinking that he would be watching over my first
tusker. To my establishment found the boy
lying dead where he had fallen when the elephant
bowled him over. examined him carefully and
found that no bones had been fractured, was
there mark his body. He must have died
from shock at the terrifying experience
ION or about December 10th moved off farther
after a herd 1aav INV
main camp two days behind me. Within a radius
of twenty miles of me there were four other white
poachers, namely, Pearson, Dickinson Boyes and
Knowles. The natives appeared perfectly friendly
to me. On my first night In camp they visited
me- dancing and singing round my campfire
suspected no treachery from them; the
trary they appeared willing to keep informed
of the movements of the elephants and of the
Belgian military patrol, which operating in
the district, endeavoring to capture us poachers.
Next day the same thing: happened and
asked to attend to the leg of one of the trbesmen
who had been injured badly in native brawl.
I bathed the wound and was winding a bandage
round the wounded leg when I suddenly felt my
wrists seized rope was quickly cast round my
neck, other ropes were fastened round my legs
and arms. and was jerke1 roughly off the camp
stool which I sitting Then the natives
seized my guns, and all my camp equipment was
deliberately destroyed before my eyes. A native
seized my helmet and insolently paraded before
me WIFI IL Oh Ills own uetu. l was Lnen Deaten
savagely across the back o; the hands and on the
body with sticks. My hands burst open, hurting
fearfully and the beat down upon my head
with terrific force
II was made to march, with my captors jeering
at me and subjecting me to awful indignities, for
four whole days through the brong sun until
their powerful chiefs village was reached Here
the chief came forward and shook me by my
wounded and manacled hands, bidding his follow.
ers release me. He was 1ine-looking old savage,
with very intelligent face. standing ove7 six
feet high.