A Hunting Trip in India 



Early in 1881 I landed at Bombay, intend- 

 ing to get as many varieties of big game shoot- 

 ing as possible during the course of the year. 

 I was well armed with introductions, including 

 many from the Department of State, and dur- 

 ing my stay in India was treated by the 

 English military officers, civil officials, plant- 

 ers and merchants with a hearty hospitality 

 which I cordially appreciated. Thanks to this 

 hospitality, and to the readiness with which all 

 to whom I was introduced fell into my plans, 

 I was able to get a rather unusually varied 

 quantity of sport. 



My first trip was in March, after tigers. On 

 the I St of March I started from Hyderabad 

 with Colonels Eraser and Watson, and trav- 

 eled by palanquin that day and night, and most 

 of the next day, striking the foot of the Gat 

 at a place called Rungapore, and then going 

 on over a great plain, beyond which we 

 camped. The scenery was magnificent, and 



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