THE JUNGLE. 257 



The Mjamanee tribe is the most influential 

 in Sindh after the Talpoors. 



At about three in the afternoon we were again 

 in our saddles, flying the hawks as we advanced 

 in the same order as the morning. On ap- 

 proaching the river we observed a long belt of 

 jungle, from which sloped a fine plain towards 

 where we stood, and on the opposite slope, at 

 the distance of a mile, another jungle. The 

 Mecr warned me to kee^^ out of the way of the 

 hogs, as they crossed with the dogs after them. 

 We had no sooner taken our post than fire was set 

 to the jungle along the river bank, and the hogs, 

 soon finding their quarters too hot to hold them, 

 began to bolt and scour across the plain towards 

 the other jungle, with the dogs in pursuit. We 

 had a capital view of the chase, and some of the 

 runs were good ; but all the hogs escaped, ex- 

 cept two or three, which the dogs brought to 

 bay and killed, and none of those were boars, 

 which are rarely killed by hounds without the 

 aid of spear or rifle. As it was, two or three 

 dogs were ripped up, and a Belooch got a 

 severe />?<r/, but without much personal injury. 

 The hounds used were large and very savage 



VOL. I. 17 



