Hunting and Catching Wild Elephant Identifier: huntingtrappings00pric (find matches)Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boysYear: 1903 (1900s)Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)Subjects: HuntingPublisher: New York, McLoughlin bro'sContributing Library: The Library of CongressDigitizing Sponsor: Sloan FoundationView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:h was snapped off a few feet above the ground asthrough it had been a sapling. The way in which elephants are taken alive is truly wonderful. Firstof all a huge corral, is made and surrounded by a stockade, built of the lagest HUNTING AND CATCHING WILD ELEPHANT lo^^ to be found. This stockade is immensely strong, for it is made to standthe rush of terror-stricken elephants. The stockade is covered throughoutits entire length with branches so that the elephants do not notice that it isa trap The corral is V shaped. At the point of V there is a gate whichieads to a large enclosure. This enclosure has a number of smaller onesseparated from the main corral by heavy drop gates. So much for the corralNow elephants are trapped in a curious manner. An old tame bullelephant, trained for the work, is turned loose in the jungle, and it promptlycoes off to find a herd of its wild brothers. What yarn it tells them is notknown but it is not long before the foolish creatures follow-the old bull. _AsText Appearing After Image:the herd marches along it gathers in stragglers from all points. This takesa good deal of time, and the old bull is often away sev-al days before itappears on its way back-to the corral. The trappers do not worry for theyknow that the old scoundrel understands its business. Sometimes the bullelephant will go off in a most roundabout way, as though it had to hunt itsvictims out of holes and corners. Men scouts are on the watch and soon report that the elephant herdhas been sighted. Once the head of the herd enters the wide part of the Vthe trappers know that they have the game all but safe. Men are concealedthe entire length of the stockade, on the lookout for accidents or any attemptto turn back*; If by any chance the herd wavers, it is scared on from HUNTING AND CATCHING WILD ELIiPHANTS behind by drums and horns and fireworks. Finall) the old bull leads theherd through the narrow part of the V into the enclosure. When all aresafely inside, the gate is quieUy let down, shutting them iNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.

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