166 TRAPPING WILD ANIMALS 
us at the end of our trip down the Kelantan river, 
to take us inland, as that would save a lot of time 
and unnecessary waiting for them to come down for 
us. He assured me the elephants were there as 
they would remain until he returned. So the fol- 
lowing week we started up the coast in a small ves- 
sel, and arriving at Koto Bharn, we went up by boat 
to the capital, Kelantan, and the next day after 
paying my respects to the Sultan, we started up the 
Kelantan river to where the river turned further 
south. Here at a kampong we found the four 
elephants of Tungku S’leman. We stopped four 
days at this kampong, getting everything packed 
that would not be used or wanted until we reached 
the Tungku’s village, which meant a four days’ 
journey through jungle. 
Taking six men, including the headman, I started 
on a tour of inspection of that district for the best 
location to set up our traps, dig pits, and spread 
nets for smaller game, as the headman informed me 
that deer, wild pigs and tapir were numerous, but 
very shy. On our return to the kampong, I had 
a trap made and set up for the catching of tigers 
and leopards, and explained how the nets were to 
be made of rattan, both large and small mesh, and 
how to set them amongst the trees. I was partic- 
ular to impress upon the headman that he was to 
remove all signs of the jungle being disturbed and 
if possible have a goat tied to the windward while 
setting up the large trap. 
