Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-26

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There are tigers. leopards, panthers,
bears and deer. There are hundreds
OF other smaller species. Owing to
the war these animals have not been
mOlested. The English, the usual big
game hunters. are not in evidence at
all and neither are the French, Ger
man or Italians. And owing to the
disturbed conditions l saw very few
Americans.
The game has become, from this
fact, particularly bold. l went from
Sumatra to the Malay federated
states. The same condition exists
there. with plenty of game. The day
l was leaving Singapore a planter from
up country begged me to go back with
him to his place.
He offered to pay all expenses in
Cured on the trip and to supply me
with coolies if l would go out after a
small herd Of six elephants that had
night after night come into his rub
Der plantation and amused themselves
by uprooting and throwing around
his 2-year-old rubber trees.
They had already destroyed over 12O
acres Of valuable trees. When l left
there was a strong agitation in favor
OF placing a bounty Of $50 head on
elephants to stop their depredations
In China. my next stop, the district
between Canton and Hankow abounds
in leopards. Tigers are not at all
rare. \ week before l arrived in
Hongkong a big tiger had been kill
ed in kOWlOon. the terminus of the
railroad. directly across from the is
land Of Hongkong
This big tiger had wandered into
the residence district of the city and
attacked a coolie working in a gar
den. \ native police officer shot at
the tiger and the animal attacked the
officer, killing him. In the meantime
a white English officer had been noti-
fed and arrived with rifle. He fired
two shots into the wounded tiger,
but did not stop him. The tiger leap
ed upon the Englishman, fracturing
his skull with one blow of the paw.
The animal then crawled away a few
yards and died.
In the north Of China around the
Pekin district got deer and pleas
ants, ducks and geese, but no par
ticularly big or dangerous game is to
be found there. l started into Mon
golia for the Monaghan sheep and
antelope. but the weather turned so
excessively cold that after two days
trip I abandoned the hunt I got an
telOpe but no sheep.
Having been told that the country
surrounding Mukden was wonderful
for game, I went to Manchuria. Bar
on Won Meereeck and myself arrang-
ed a shooting party in this section. On
arrival at Mukden we were disap-
pointed to find that this famous city,
once the scene Of a great battle in
the Russian-Japanese war lay in the
center Of a large plain. The only
game to be gotten was small We
got some Of the beautiful Korean
pheasants.
went up into Siberia with view
Of hunting there. We had a lot of
trouble about passports, carrying guns
| and ammunition and as the conditions
both as to game and bears were al.
| most similar in Korea and the Japan
csc government had extended to me
the courtesy Of shooting in that terri
tory where I pleased, left for Seoul
the ancient capital Of Korea, where
! met several Of the finest American
| sportsmen I had met on my trip.
W. H. Morris and W. w. Taylor
| were particularly we'll posted on the
! Locations Of game. Both these me1
gave me a great deal Of good advice
which. contrary to usual experience
I found to be based on facts anl
knowledge of the country
Mr.. Morris arranged for a wild boa1
hunt. We left Seoul early one morn
| ing, and going only II miles from
town. took jinrickishas into the noun
tains. distance Of about three miles
where a bull pack train and guide:
waited. All day we proceeded thru