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ELEPHANT-HUNTING JN EAST AFRICA 



of this the loop of one end of the snare is laid, a log being 

 attached to the other. On an antelope treading on this trap 

 (which is covered over with grass, etc.), its foot goes through 

 the centre of the wheel ; the converging spokes hold fast to its 

 fetlock, preventing the noose from slipping off until the latter 

 is drawn tiijht. Then it sets off with the loGf draceino" and 



Native Boxes made from Elephant Tusks. 



bumping beside or behind it, alternately making short bursts 

 and turning to face the log, which it cannot shake off, until, 

 tired out, it falls an easy prey to the trapper. These people 

 do not seem to fish ; and the only kind of fish my own men 

 ever caught here was an occasional barber. One monster of 

 this kind weighed 38 lbs. and was 3 feet 6 inches long. 



A curious phenomenon often drew my attention while 



