Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter

The Koosee jungles.--Ferries.--Jungle roads.--The rhinoceros.--We go to visit a neighbour.--We lose our way and get belated.--We fall into a quicksand.--No ferry boat.--Camping...

The sal forests.--The jungle goddess.--The trees in the jungle. --Appearance of the forests.--Birds.--Varieties of parrots.--A 'beat' in the forest.--The 'shekarry.'--Mehrman Si...

The tiger.--His habitat.--Shooting on foot.--Modes of shooting.--A tiger hunt on foot.--The scene of the hunt.-The beat.--Incidents of the hunt.--Fireworks.--The tiger charges.-...

The tiger's mode of attack.--The food he prefers.--Varieties of prey. --Examples.--What he eats first.--How to tell the kill of a tiger. --Appetite fierce.--Tiger choked by a bo...

Camp of the Nepaulee chief.--Quicksands.--Elephants crossing rivers. --Tiffin at the Nepaulee camp.--We beat the forest for tiger.--Shoot a young tiger.--Red ants in the forest....

We start for a tiger hunt on the Nepaul frontier.--Indian scenery near the border.--Lose our way.--Cold night.--The river by night.--Our boat and boatmen.--Tigers calling on the...

No regular breeding season.--Beliefs and prejudices of the natives about tigers.--Bravery of the 'gwalla,' or cowherd caste.--Clawmarks on trees.--Fondness for particular locali...

Description of a native village.--Village functionaries.--The barber. --Bathing habits.--The village well.--The school.--The children.--The village bazaar.--The landowner and hi...

Jungle wild fruits.--Curious method of catching quail.--Quail nets. --Quail caught in a blacksmith's shop.--Native wrestling.--The trainer.--How they train for a match.--Rules o...

Fishing in India.--Hereditary trades.--The boatmen and fishermen of India.--Their villages.--Nets.--Modes of fishing.--Curiosities relating thereto.--Catching an alligator with...

Indigo seed growing.--Seed buying and buyers.--Tricks of sellers. --Tests for good seed.--The threshing-floor.--Seed cleaning and packing.--Staff of servants.--Despatching the b...

A native village continued.--The watchman or 'chowkeydar.'--The temple.--Brahmins.--Idols.--Religion.--Humility of the poorer classes. --Their low condition.--Their apathy.--The...

The leopard.--How to shoot him.--Gallant encounter with a wounded one.--Encounter with a leopard in a dak bungalow.--Pat shoots two leopards.--Effects of the Express bullet.--Th...

Howdahs and howdah-ropes.--Mussulman custom.--Killing animals for food.--Mysterious appearance of natives when an animal is killed. --Fastening dead tigers to the pad.--Present...

We resume the beat.--The hog-deer.--Nepaulese villages.--Village granaries.--Tiger in front.--A hit! a hit!--Following up the wounded tiger.--Find him dead.--Tiffin in the villa...

Exciting jungle scene.--The camp.--All quiet.--Advent of the cowherds. --A tiger close by.--Proceed to the spot.--Encounter between tigress and buffaloes.--Strange behaviour of...

Having now got our land, water, and buildings--which latter I will describe further on--the next thing is to set to work to get our crop. Manufacture being finished, and the cro...

Native superstitions.--Charming a bewitched woman.--Exorcising ghosts from a field.--Witchcraft.--The witchfinder or 'Ojah.'--Influence of fear.--Snake bites.--How to cure them....

Indigo is manufactured solely from the leaf. When arrangements have been made for cutting and carting the plant from the fields, the vats and machinery are all made ready, and a...

Kuderent jungle.--Charged by a pig.--The biter bit.--'Mac' after the big boar.--The horse for pig-sticking.--The line of beaters.--The boar breaks.--'Away! Away!'--First spear.-...

Parewah factory.--A 'Bobbery Pack.'--Hunt through a village after a cat.--The pariah dog of India.--Fate of 'Pincher.'--Rampore hound. --Persian greyhound.--Caboolee dogs.--A ja...

Pig-sticking in India.--Varieties of boar.--Their size and height. --Ingenious mode of capture by the natives,--The 'Batan' or buffalo herd.--Pigs charging.--Their courage and f...

Our annual Race Meet is the one great occasion of the year when all the dwellers in the district meet. Our races in Chumparun generally took place some time about Christmas. Lon...

My first charge was a small outwork of the large factory Seeraha. It was called Puttihee. There was no bungalow; that is, there was no regular house for the assistant, but a lit...

Among the many beautiful and fertile provinces of India, none can, I think, much excel that of Behar for richness of soil, diversity of race, beauty of scenery, and the energy a...

My remarks on guns shall be brief. The true sportsman has many facilities for acquiring the best information on a choice of weapons. For large game perhaps nothing can equal the...

The Koosee jungles.--Ferries.--Jungle roads.--The rhinoceros.--We go to visit a neighbour.--We lose our way and get belated.--We fall into a quicksand.--No ferry boat.--Camping...

No regular breeding season.--Beliefs and prejudices of the natives about tigers.--Bravery of the 'gwalla,' or cowherd caste.--Claw-marks on trees.--Fondness for particular local...

The tiger.--His habitat.--Shooting on foot.--Modes of shooting.--A tiger hunt on foot.--The scene of the hunt.--The beat.--Incidents of the hunt.--Fireworks.--The tiger charges....

The tiger's mode of attack.--The food he prefers.--Varieties of prey. --Examples.--What he eats first.--How to tell the kill of a tiger. --Appetite fierce.--Tiger choked by a bo...

Howdahs and howdah-ropes.--Mussulman custom.--Killing animals for food. --Mysterious appearance of natives when an animal is killed.--Fastening dead tigers to the pad.--Present...

We start for a tiger hunt on the Nepaul frontier.--Indian scenery near the border.--Lose our way.--Cold night.--The river by night.--Our boat and boatmen.--Tigers calling on the...

Camp of the Nepaulee chief.--Quicksands.--Elephants crossing rivers. --Tiffin at the Nepaulee camp.--We beat the forest for tiger.--Shoot a young tiger.--Red ants in the forest....

Jungle wild fruits.--Curious method of catching quail.--Quail nets. --Quail caught in a blacksmith's shop.--Native wrestling.--The trainer. --How they train for a match.--Rules...

Indigo seed growing.--Seed buying and buyers.--Tricks of sellers.--Tests for good seed.--The threshing-floor.--Seed cleaning and packing.--Staff of servants.--Despatching the ba...

The sal forests.--The jungle goddess.--The trees in the jungle. --Appearance of the forests.--Birds.--Varieties of parrots.--A 'beat' in the forest.--The 'shekarry.'--Mehrman Si...

Exciting jungle scene.--The camp.--All quiet.--Advent of the cow-herds. --A tiger close by.--Proceed to the spot.--Encounter between tigress and buffaloes.--Strange behaviour of...

We resume the beat.--The hog-deer.--Nepaulese villages.--Village granaries.--Tiger in front.--A hit! a hit!--Following up the wounded tiger.--Find him dead.--Tiffin in the villa...

The leopard.--How to shoot him.--Gallant encounter with a wounded one.--Encounter with a leopard in a Dak bungalow.--Pat shoots two leopards.--Effects of the Express bullet.--Th...

Description of a native village.--Village functionaries.--The barber. --Bathing habits.--The village well.--The school.--The children.--The village bazaar.--The landowner and hi...

Tiger Hunting--Return to the Camp Coolie's Hut Indigo Beating Vats Indigo Beaters at work in the Vat Indian Factory Peon Indigo Planter's House Pig Stickers Carpenters and Black...

Native superstitions.--Charming a bewitched woman.--Exorcising ghosts from a field.--Witchcraft.--The witchfinder or 'Ojah,'--Influence of fear.--Snake bites.--How to cure them....

Kuderent jungle.--Charged by a pig.--The biter bit.--'Mac' after the big boar.--The horse for pig-sticking.--The line of beaters.--The boar breaks.--'Away! Away!'--First spear.-...

A native village continued.--The watchman or 'chowkeydar.'--The temple. --Brahmins.--Idols.--Religion.--Humility of the poorer classes.--Their low condition.--Their apathy.--The...

Fishing in India.--Hereditary trades.--The boatmen and fishermen of India.--Their villages.--Nets.--Modes of fishing.--Curiosities relating thereto.--Catching an alligator with...

Pig-sticking in India.--Varieties of boar.--Their size and height. --Ingenious mode of capture by the natives.--The 'Batan' or buffalo herd.--Pigs charging.--Their courage and f...

Parewah factory.--A 'Bobbery Pack.'--Hunt through a village after a cat.--The pariah dog of India.--Fate of 'Pincher.'--Rampore hound.--Persian greyhound.--Caboolee dogs.--A jac...