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ed on a horse that is bold enough to go near 

 them., which however, few will do, unless they 

 are much accustomed to it. 



Elephants are numerous on the north side 

 of the river Ganges near the mountains from 

 Chittagong to Hardwar. The principal Keel- 

 dah for catching them is in the district of Tip- 

 perah. They are caught in Napaul and at 

 many places near the mountains in pits and 

 by phauns, [nooses made with slip knots,] 

 which are thrown over their heads, and are 

 at last brought round their necks, by people on 

 large tame elephants. The elephants thus 

 caught are not considered so valuable as those 

 caught at Tipperah, Chittagong, and Sylhet. 

 1 believe there are no wild elephants in any 

 of the English territories on the South of the 

 river Ganges. I have known eight together, 

 in a wild state, pass through part of the town 

 of Chittrah ; one of them had a brass ring 

 round one of his tusks, I imagine therefore, 

 they were all elephants that at some time or 

 other had escaped from their keepers into the 



