234 Incidents of Foreign Field Sport. 



which we christened Palmyra Hill. We here heard 

 of a large brown bear, said to be very fierce, but we 

 could not find him, and saw no game, though the 

 markers on the rocks did. The ground is ridable 

 round this hill. 



"llth. Armoor. Tried Palmyra Hill, but saw 

 nothing. In the evening went to Purkeer Black Hill. 

 Scott saw a ' sounder ' of hog, which* he lost after 

 a long run. I also saw another but failed to get on 

 terms with them. 



" 12th. Tried Trooper's Hill this morning. No 

 bears ; but we saw a hyaena and killed it after much 

 dodging and a severe run. 



" 13th. Moved camp to Balconda, seven miles. 



" 14th. Out very early ; but the game was earlier, 

 and had got to its den. Sent a shikarie to look at a 

 large hill. He reports it blank. 



" Moved to Doodgam, ten miles. 



" Pitched camp on the river bank and passed a 

 cool quiet night. 



" 16th. To Neermul, ten miles. Road good. 

 Bivouacked in a tope about two miles beyond 

 where it is said all kinds of wild beasts come. 

 Went in the evening to some rocks near at hand. 

 Saw indications of panthers and bears. The former 

 are dreadful scourges to the people, and in this very 

 place this night a man was dragged out of his hut by 

 one of those beasts and eaten close to his own thres- 

 hold. This appears to be a common event here. 1 



" At night a tiger got past the fires, syces, sentries 

 and horses, and not far from our beds and servants, 



1 It was near here I had niy adventure with man-eating 

 panthers, a year afterwards, as related further on. 



