The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-05

whole. ! think the lion the most dar.
gerous OF all these h-e animals. hat
Is think that. II fairly hunted. there
Is a larger percentage of hunters
ntireu OF mauIed for a given number
OF mons killed than for a given NUN.
per OF IN n OF the other animals.
Ter personally mad no difficulties
with lions. ! twice killed lions which
were at bay and Just starting To
charge. and ] killed a heayy-maned
male while 1t was in full charge. Bu:
IN each Instance | had plenty OF lee.
even If my bullet had not been fatal
! should have had time for a couple
more shots. The African buffalo is
undoubtedly "A dangerous ueast bu,
" happened that the few thai I shot
uiu not charge. \ bull elephant. a
vicious rogue which had been Kill.
ing people in the native Villages. did
charge before being shot m. NV SON
Kermit and I stopped il at forty
Yards. Another bull elephant. also
uhWounded. which charged. nearly
got me. as ] had just fired both
SdrtridSes from my heavy double-
o1rreied rifle in killing the bull | was
ai,er-,he first wild elephant I had
ever seen. The s.cond bull came
through the thick brush to nv Ief,
K a steam pillow through "A light
Snowdriit. everything swapping before
ms rush, and was so near tina. he
could have hit ne with his trunk.
Slpp"d past him behind n tree.
feOple nave asked me how | felt ON
ms occasion. My answer has always
Oeen that suppose | felt as most
men Of like experience feel on such
occasions. At such a homer a
hunu'r Is so very busy hat no has
no time 10 get frightened. He wants
to get in his cartridge and try another
shot.
~hlln"c"roS are trucuicnt. clustering
beasts. much The most stupid Of All
me ~aanferous game l know. General
- ni'" attitude Is one of mere stu
Iiuity n blun. But on occasions
th"y do charge wickedly. both when
and when entirely unnro-
Nok"d. Tn" first | ever shot I mortal
iE wounded at a rev rods distance.
ana II charged with the utmost de-
elimination Whcreat and my com
ptit'n beth fircd. and NOR. by good
iu'N thhr ANYTHING else brought II To
ne ground just thirteen PAGES from
"h'Ic We stood. Another rhinocaros
IH"F 90 may Huta ave been meaning
To- tharG, me. I have never been GER
'HIn Whi,H. y heard US and came
"t 'S through rather thick brush.
Sh"riihG ana tossing its head. I am
10y 81" means sure that IL had nxadiv-
~ 1919 anu 4Il4ft1 with NV
resent experience think AZ likely
int II 7 had not nerd IL would have
H!hch"d az the last and either
i'tr'at"d or gone by me. Bur I am
"'' a r~hir"c"rps mind reader. and iis
actions were such as 20 warrant my
I"IhrdinE II as a suspicious character.
] Stupptd II with a couple Of bullets
ana then followed a. up and Killed f.
me skins ~ all theSe animals which
j mus killed arc Ia the National Mn
scum AZ Washington.
Hut. as | said above. the only mr.
r"W escape ] met with was not from
one 81 thes~ dangerous African ami
mas. nut rom - grizzly hear. IL was
about - Years ago. had wounded
~" hear Just at sunset. ia a wood az
I'1S"-r"l" pines. ana. following him.
] wounded him again as he stood On
tn" other sid" ~ u thlcket. He then
''arEed through tho brush. coming
WIN such speed and with sue an IT.
I't'ihr falt tat. try as I would. was
not HhI" ." get th" sight 81 my rife
on the ~hrdIn-pan. though hit him
very hard with both the romafnfrg
barrels ~ ml magazine winchester.
l' wa lu tho days Of black powder.
and 10" smok" hung After my last
SNOW, the frs thing saw was the
H'hT l'ft paw rs he struck al me. so
clos" that ] made q quick movement
'' -'f rNHF IL WIS. however. nTaffl-
tAilt niI'ad- dead and after another
jump. and while IN the very ACT Of
irving 20 turn 90 come ~ me. he COL
D efl Ike o shot rabbit.
if i" way. ] bad a most sNaEreraffng
ftn' toying ~ brinx In his skin vas
ifaN"irs on foot with one very
aifl" mountain mare for q mack
'nN Ih" litt!' mar" cared nothing Tor
~ anything else. 80 there wac no
-fifirultr in parking Her Pit tse man
wff"nf sNp''Isuca can fartfv -r.sftz.
i,g ""rN % w's g" get that hear-sEIn
.i it" 'tl - trd then O. pack ". wet
iPI'ft. ami heavy. so that u womb
'hI 1920 Tho PONY was at the
Como" ftirIy vel vs-ssd i1 PACKING win
Mountain packers ln ms dav.
iii IN" Z .rEr J wac accustomed to rack
J would Ect the skin on thu
: .Ht srl run fff fuler over % ufff q.
iE 70 w.e fastened pfoprriv.
non OFT "" would start ami nft.r go
IiE II'uf q hundred rHrIe Z would no.
30" beg nnirE q" bulge through
".' else" wouli shirt tho r.re
r'I f0' .iIr would flow
ID" fuI f.- little frIre Win a.. fr.t
l.fnf"f I'.'lrf'lE. would wait frr mo H.
lfri .y setting f..t bear
,i'.. .tiil" vr'.f vu- uring me- a
INTO nothing .,mplrei With 49, fe,t -
i' ."ft SKIN ride property ~ a
.NE tNf"c dave
'n D Wa alone ir the noun
I'.. 'f'..'.r was tetltea ar
t.r al ...t. my 'sr"r.~rce Z
"'' TO- 'r.irI"I e.I mountain man. vifn
l'.i Hfi .Hufetrpf frf terIrrfest =
in1i 30 my case wns &c.
far'. vh.ru 10 That d4y ami in b..
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