DEAD PANTHER. 



CHAPTER IV 



ELEPHANTS AND LIONS THE RAINY SEASON 



ELEPHANT -HUNTING 



Habits of the elephant Famished lions Leopard killed Materiel and 

 dress for elephant-hunting during rainy season Pursuit and death of 

 two elephants Arrival of reinforcements Cutting up an elephant 

 Tons of meat Recipe for preparing elephant's foot Shape, measure- 

 ments, and weight of the tusks Continual rain Return to the first 

 camp Hartebeest-hunting Departure, and construction of a new 

 entrenched camp. 



I EXPECTED that during our absence from camp 

 the elephants would have made an excursion in the 

 district, but very fortunately they had not yet 

 returned. In these countries, where the elephants 

 are hunted on all sides, they describe large circuits 

 without stopping ever more than a few hours in one 

 spot, generally returning to the place where they 

 have not been disturbed at the conclusion of a period 

 which varies from a week to a fortnight. When you 

 have found a district which they frequent, and where 



