El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-01

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bv the maeheta route. the eutung OF 81
81 one end Of the nut exposing ~ ~
which Is cool. delicious and satis1y-
Tobacco. coffee, rice and sugar cane
are marketable commodities Wnlel
are baiIed in The skins Of cattle ane
Skinned down the Magdalena river 70
BarranoufIla. TO be distributed 70 the
worlds markets.
Annual Jungle drives are mnle
nv the Inhabitants o. small VI
lagos ut which time the meat IA
sun dried and cached Tor tntu6e
rouSumDtfon. when drive u
scheduled always at niEht)s every
person a. invited 10 be present.
You are expected TO equip your
.eIf With q noise making device
the greater and more discordnHt
racket you produce, the more vel
come you are - participating
guest. Trenches or pits are dug
about 200 feet long, co feet wide
and 20 feet deep. Brush Wingn Of
laced bamboo about ten feet high
made most substantially near
the pit eufrance-extend out
distance OF one-half mile from the
pit. also extending around thn
rear.
thus guiding all driven anlmala al
rectly 10 the mouth OF the pit
Have a Barbecue
The drive Is staged BY some one
designated village, Wohse lnhaoitants
have dug the trench and constructed
the wings. laying claim TO All meat
CAPTURED. except the necessary amount
barbecued at the public banquet, car
nfval. dance and picnic booked for the
day following the drive Leaders are
appointed. territory divided and as
signed. all details being systematic
allv arranged prior to the Assem- bling
the night OF the big drive Under
leaders, parties eeploy IN Ian snapes
forming at q distance OF about two
miles from the pit In ADDITION 20
the noise producers. you are furnished
with pine knot torches, soaked IN
rosiu dip. to be lighted when We
neared the trench, forming circle
OF fire. which, with the incessant
noise. prevents back tracking BY
ne encircled animals.
Ny station was near my head bush
man. who was our battalion director
an old head / did not get far away
during the drive Our location was
near the center Of the line and schec-
uled to start the noise as signal
for a slow advance toward the pit
The cavalcade was much scattered al
the start. but gradually pulled IN to-
gethsr, until the ian line connected
with the side lines, which extended 70
the outside ends OF the wings. com
pIeteiv encircling the animals run
ming ahead. The awful racket was
then accelerated. heading the onrush-
inz animals for the trench
Was Real Experience.
An occasional back tracker" would
20 By me with a rush. I was unable
to locate by name, but Imagination
increased size and furnished names.
our trenches were lighted. throwing a
weird. wild, uucanny light over the
scene. We had a good catch, evil
denced by the existing pandemonium
as suspicion. fear and frenzy possessed
those wildly rushing beasts Win
with those natives waving torches
tomtoms beating in every direction
men yelling and screaming, the circle
Of fire gradually approaching the pit,
where captured animals were fighting
for their lives, wild cattle bawlingi
hogs squealing. pumas browling, ami
mails IN the rear forcing the front
ranks into the trap. those we're in
tensely exciting moments.
Never vns there such a combi-
nation OF bowls, Erunfs, screams
and bavVls. We had captured Wild
cattle, hogs peccnries, ltnpirE.
small bear. one puma with a
broken legls postum rabbits,
skunk, armadillos. in addition 10
a Job lot. The following was
feast day. Sanitary conditions
did not appeal, but my vOracioul
appetite overruled minor culinary
objections. Never viii ! forget
that drive, made ns a meat getter.