Contents. 



xvii 



Sagacity of native trackers . 

 Courage and agility of the 

 elephants in escape 



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86 



87 



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Worthlessness of the carcass 89 

 Note. — Singularrecovery from 

 a wound .... 90 



PART II. 



MODE OF CAPTURE AND TRAINING. 



CHAPTER I. 



AN ELEPHANT CORRAL. 



Early method of catching ele- 



An elephant corral and its 



construction . 

 An elephant hunt in Ceylon, 



1847 . . . 

 The town and district of Kor 



negalle . 

 The rock of Aetagalla . 

 Forced labour of the corral 



in former times 

 Now given voluntarily 

 Forni of the enclosure . 

 Method of securing a wild 



herd 

 Scene when driving them into 



the coiTal 

 A failure 

 An elephant drove by night 

 Singular scene in the corral 

 Excitement of the tame ele 



phants, note . 



105 

 106 



ib. 

 107 



no 

 III 

 112 



114 



116 

 lb. 

 118 

 119 



ib. 



