Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-12

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era boy was up the tree long before the
white man, but, luckily for the latter.
the rhino paused to smash up the cam
era stand, otherwise ] should have got
tossed, picture which. in all proba-
bility. he himself would never have
seen on the screen.
Means, one Of the cowboys, saved
the situation by dashing in Just as the
great brute finished with the tripod,
and induced him to chase the horse.
In an instant my unfortunate assist
/ ant seemed to be forgotten and the
animal was in pursuit Of Means. The
photographer at once returned to his
camera, gathered up what was left,
found that the instrument itself was
uninjured, fixed 1t on the remains Of
the stand, and began turning the han
die again.
"The beginning of that fight was
typical of the whole. II the men and
the horses were good, the rhino was
splendid. He was game right through,
and despite their wonderful skill. the
cowboys had their work cut out. They
lassoed him time after time, throwing
their nooses over him with kind of
uncanny accuracy, yet he would either
tow man and horses away across the
veldt, or the rope would break. do
not know how many broken lines
were dangling from him when. at the
end of some four and half hours. he
began to show signs of exhaustion.
Several times one or other Of the
Americans managed to seize the end
Of broken rope and tie 1t to another.
but 1t seldom held for long.
"Once before he was finally tied up.
he drove Loveless up the tree, but that
was his last effort. He stood there, a
gallant, sullen captive and the real
hero of the act, whilst used up the
last of my Aim on him."
Swapping q Lion at Twenty Yards
A few days later came the crown
ing adventure Of the expendition, an
encounter with lioness.
There was a lioness In the bush,
with the pack Of eight dogs Of every
breed around her, whilst Jones was
waiting for chance to get his lasso
on her. She was still there when the
other two cowboys came up, but hard
ly had we begun to discuss what our
next move would be when she settled
the question for US.
Like a flash she came out needless
Of the dogs now, and made her way to
an opening in the rocks, where she
stood at bay. 1t was impossible to get
the horses near her, impossible to do
anything save shoot her, whilst she
was on that broken ground; and had
not taken all that trouble, spent all
those weary days In order to see a
lioness killed with a bullet.
Icy various means. firing the grass.
throwing crackers, setting the dogs on.
We managed to make her move several
times, but though got one or two
scraps of film at close quarters,
wanted far more than that. The heat
soon became intense, overpowering,
and 1t was only too plain that the dogs
were beginning to tire. The dust, the
sun, the continual barking were too
much for them.
AT last, in sheer desperation, Jones
declared that he would try to slip a
moose over her by means Of pole. 1t
would have been risky. for had she
sprung at him, Ulyate's bullet would
probably have failed to stop her In
time; but just at that moment she
changed her tactics. without the
slightest warning she sprang down the
rocks, raced across the veldt, and
stood again amongst some scrub on the
banks of a small spruit The dogs
had followed her gamely. and now,
despite their exhaustion. they bayed
her once more. She too, was tired;
moreover she was in state Of exas-
peration which, with one Of her kind.
anything is possible.
Then Means worked forward, his
rope ready, but before he could throw
1t she seemed to realize her danger
With mouth open, she was at him. For
moment 1t was touch and go wheth-
er he could avoid her. but he managed
to gain a few yards. Instantly she
saw that the first man had escaped,
she swung round and directed her at
tention to Jones. But he too, evaded
her, and in savage disgust she aban-
doned those tactics and once more
took up her position at the foot Of
thorn tree.
Though no rope was on her yet,
good deal had been gained, for she
was in a far better position for lasso-
ing. Jones kept her occupied by
shouting and swinging his rope, whilst
Means worked up for throw. The
moose fell fairly over her neck, but she
seemed to realize her danger, and with
marvellous rapidity slipped the lasso
off. Now 1t was Loveless's turn. He,
too, caught her, and once more she
freed herself. BY this time she was
evidently alarmed as well as furious,
for she suddenly dived into the spruit
and took shelter amongst some brush.
1T was here that we finally got her.
Whilst I brought my camera up to
within twenty yards. Loveless threw
ais rope so that the moose rested on
the grass above her head, and passed
the other end over the branch Of
thorn tree. Then, as coolly as though
he were trying to catch sheep. Jones
went forward long stick in his hand
and from the bank above pushed the
moose down on her.
Naturally, she sprang at him, but
she also sprang through the moose,
which caught round one hind leg. The
rest happened very quickly. Almost
before we realized it she was being
hauled up to the branch Of the tree;
then she was hanging head down.
ward, with other ropes around her;
and after that she was being lowered
to the ground, perfectly helpless. 1t