420 CELEBES. [chap. xvn. 



My friends remained three days, and got plenty of wild 

 pigs and two Anoas, but the latter were much injured by 

 the dogs, and I could only preserve the heads. A grand 

 hunt which we attempted on the third day failed, owing to 

 bad management in driving in the game, and we waited 

 for five hours perched on platforms in trees without getting 

 a shot, although we had been assured that pigs, Babinisas, 

 and Anoas would rush past us in dozens. I myself, with 

 two men, stayed three days longer to get more specimens of 

 the Maleos, and succeeded in preserving twenty-six very 

 fine ones ; the flesh and eggs of which supplied us with 

 abundance of good food. 



The Major sent a boat, as he had promised, to take home 

 my baggage, while I walked through the forest with my 

 two boys and a guide, about fourteen miles. For the 

 first half of the distance there was no path, and we had 

 often to cut our way through tangled rattans or thickets of 

 bamboo. In some of our turnings to find the most prac- 

 ticable route I expressed my fear that we were losing our 

 way, as the sun being vertical I could see no possible clue 

 to the right direction. My conductors, however, laughed 

 at the idea, which they seemed to consider quite ludicrous ; 

 and sure enough, about half way, we suddenly encountered 

 a little hut where people from Licoupang came to hunt 

 and smoke wild pigs. My guide told me he had never 

 before traversed the forest between these two points ; and 



