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THE TIGER 
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who was at that time Assistant-Commissioner at 
Jubbulpur. 
We were shooting in the neighbourhood of 
Moorwarra, keeping a line as nearly as possible 
parallel with the railway, limiting our distance to 20 
miles in order to obtain supplies. This arrange¬ 
ment enabled us to receive 30 lbs. of ice daily from 
Allahabad, as a coolie was despatched from the 
station immediately upon arrival of the train, the 
address of our camp being daily communicated to 
the stationmaster. It was the hot season in the 
end of April, when a good supply of ice is beyond 
price; the soda-water was supplied from Jubbulpur, 
and with good tents, kuskos tatties, and cool drinks, 
the heat was bearable. It was this heat that had 
brought the tigers within range, as all water-springs 
and brooks were dried up, the tanks had evaporated, 
and the only water procurable was limited to the 
deep holes in the bends of streams that were of 
considerable importance in the cooler seasons of the 
year. The native headmen had received orders 
from the Deputy-Commissioner to send immediate 
information should any tigers be reported in their 
respective districts; they had also received special 
instructions to tie up buffaloes for bait should the 
tracks of tigers be discovered. The latter order 
was a mistake, as the buffaloes should not have 
been tied up until our arrival at the locality; upon 
several occasions the animals were killed and eaten 
some days before we were able to arrive upon 
the scene. 
