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that we are at the moment considering a scheme 
whereby at least, some of the elephants could be 
saved. That portion of the Bush known as the 
Knyssa Forest does contain water, and the erec- 
tion of a dam or two here would ensure a plentiful 
supply. Briefly, the proposition is to' convert this 
into a reserve and stock it with the younger ele- 
phants which may be captured. 
THE PARTY: 
My first task was to reconnoitre the Bush and 
locate a suitable place for a camp. I have estab- 
lished two, the main one being within the out 
skirts of the Bush, about a mile and a half from 
Addo. Station. It consists of a large officers’ 
: mess-tent fursished as a dining and sitting room, 
the sleeping accommodation being the ordinary 
bell tents. As soon as the camp was ready my 
_ wife, who is a daring huntress, joined me, as well 
as a taxidermist, Mr. Drury, of the South Afri- 
_can Museum, and an official from the Veterinary 
and Research Department at Pretoria, whose busi- 
ness it is to secure new species of parasites from 
elephants and other wild creatures. He has been 
named the ‘“‘bug hunter,” and is never so happy 
as when taking lice from the hides of dead ani- 
_ mals and placing them in spirits for further study. 
Our servants, native and coloured, total thirty, 
so the camp is a fairly busy place now. 
I have spent twenty-three years hunting in 
Central and East Africa, during which period I 
have killed 339 elephants, which I believe to be 
a record. An inspection of the bush, however, 
taught me that the proposition would be a tough 
_and a dangerous one, as it !s impossible to see 
more than four or five paces, ahead. I therefore 
determined to use dogs, and have nine, whose 
business it is to harass the elephants, and so en- 
able me to get in an extra shot and so increase 
ee he bag. 
What I dreaded.in the Bush were the thorns. 
Nearly every time I went hunting I returned with 
my clothes so badly torn that they were beyond 
repair. After ruining half-a-dozen suits, I got one 
made of heavy leather. Even this gets torn badly 
at times, when one gets hot on the chase. 
AMONG THE HERD. 
ace Up to the present twenty-two elephants have 
fallen to my rifle, and two baby elephants have 
been captured alive. It was just after I got my 
leather suit that I made my record bag——three 
elephants killed, one badly wounded, and a cap- 
tured baby in one day. I went out one morning, 
accompanied by Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hamlyn’s agent, 
_ who had come over to take charge of the first 
Bs. _baby elephant we captured. We set off at 5 
ae eas and three hours’ marching brought us to 
BEB Soe Mia as bi iactes Sy lacata! Sune 
ate 4 a he Rise fd ze iii PANG 
I recognised at once that it was aa = 
standing ground during the day, as 
place was dug up and full of holes, wh 
trees were lying about everywhere. — 
I knew the elephants must be ne 
climbed a near-by tree to get a better vie 
surroundings and spot the elephants if 
Unfortunately the wind was against us, 
nom us to the elephants. I had no aon 
ae furiously some distance ahead. The ‘ani 
had got our wind, and it was necessary to 
cautiously. I got a piece of rag, lighted it i 
then put out the flame so as to allow it to s 
and then carefully noted the direction int 
the smoke drifted. 
that the wind “rte iio fron the, ange 
wards us. It was nerve-trying work’: 
through that thick bush with our guns and de 
No eres tune is quicker in detecting the nt 
for some fifteen Saintes, when I age we 
close to our quarry. 
We peered to the right and left and 
of us, straining our eyes but could see nothin in 
In fact it was impossible to detect anythin; 
paces ahead. A yard ahead the bush look 
black as night, but what lurked therein n 
could say. “Presently, however, I discer 
elephants, standing in a dense bush to our® 
First I made out the be bulk of one, the 
fourth. There were othe but how many 
not say. 
aed it to my shoulder. 
trigger when I felt a hand oneness my a 
pointed to an elephant, lying down f 
and almost behind us. We had, in fact, : go 
into the herd without being ‘detected. ‘ 
would never do in that ‘contmed space to 
the beasts in front and behind one, so I 
round and gave the elephant, a female, w 
Quickly acine I was just in tne to dt 1N 
the others, who were coming forward, 
several shots. Ae 
then see again. One 1 
bad one, as we could noite Fem 
