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ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA 
CHAP. 
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 tight. Then it sets off with the log dragging 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 
