He was a fine elephant, but not full grown, and for this reason he had been selected from the herd for capture, as they are more valuable at this particular period of their growth, being easily rendered docile.

He was about sixteen years of age; and by starving for two days, and subsequent gentle treatment, the natives mounted and rode him on the third day of his capture, taking the precaution, however, of first securing his trunk.

This elephant was then worth fifteen pounds to be sold to the Arabs for the Indian market.
After a stay of a few days in this neighbourhood, during which we had good sport in elephant-shooting, we returned to the Park country.

The first evening of our return, we heard elephants roaring in the jungle within a short distance of the tent.

At daybreak the next morning we were on their tracks, and after a walk of five miles we found them in thick thorny jungle, and only killed three.