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which to shoot. The jungle, which consisted of thick "kakra" 

 and thorny " bair " bushes, was bounded on the left by the 

 deep still reach of a river running down at a right angle to 

 the Bunass, which was not far distant. The natives of the 

 place assured us that the tiger, when started, would come 

 down the bank of this river, and insisted on our mounting on 

 certain trees which they pointed out. But, on inquiry, I 

 found that the covert for which he would probably make lay 

 considerably to the right, and from my knowledge of the habits 

 of the animal I was certain he would take the direct route, 

 and so pass far out of shot. I therefore insisted on posting two 

 intelligent men on trees in this direction, with instructions to 

 keep a sharp look-out, and, should the tiger come towards 

 them, to cough and tap with their sticks so as to turn him on 

 the guns. As I expected, the tiger was no sooner started than 

 I saw him making off to the right, but the men worked him 

 very well, and he returned to the bank of the river, where 

 Hayward slew him from his tree. Being shot in the cold 

 season, his skin was in very fine order, so having bound him 

 on the elephant, we sent him off to camp, while we went 

 down to the Bunass, where we spent the afternoon in trout- 

 fishing. Some good mahseer were brought into camp by 

 natives who had shot them with barbed arrows, to which fine 

 lines were attached. 



After this we marched in a north-westerly direction, and 

 encamped at Mandul. Here there is a fine artificial lake, 

 covering many hundred acres, formed by an embankment 

 sixty yards in width faced with cut stone, and covered with 

 trees of large growth, under which we pitched our tents. The 

 lake was alive with ducks, geese, and water-fowl of all kinds, 

 and we saw many large murrel basking in the sun. Some of 

 these we shot, but they sank in deep water, and could not be 



