40 THE FOREST AND THE FIELD. 



for it was arrranged that all the men of the tribe 

 should go out on the morrow to look for fresh trails, 

 and earn the rewards of waist-cloths, Madras cotton 

 handkerchiefs, and tobacco, which Chineah pro- 

 mised on my part in case of success. 



On the morrow at daylight, I sallied out, accom- 

 panied by the gang and a large party of Mul- 

 chers, taking my course towards the jheel where I 

 had killed the elephant the day before. Here I 

 found that a pig had been paying a visit to the 

 remains, for a bit of the hind quarters had been 

 eaten away, and there were no fresh traces of 

 animal life except the broad slots of a large boar, 

 besides which I could plainly see the rips made by 

 his sharp tusks in the flesh. The gang then set to 

 work with their axes to cut out the tusks, which, 

 although considerably thicker, much resembled 

 those of a female, being only about sixteen inches 

 in length, and hardly protruding from the lip. 

 They were, however, perfectly solid,* the cavity at 

 the end being only an inch in depth, and much 

 heavier than ordinary ivory. I then cleared out the 



* Their weight was just under eight pounds each. 



