Duchesne Record | 1911-07-28 | Page 5 | Spearing the Hippopotamus

g the Hippopotamus k 7 r w sj w C The natives of Africa have various ways of killing the hippopotamus hippopotamus- the river horse On occasion they will attack It with harpoons to which are attached lines ending In floats The wounded beast its position mark marked d by these floats will then be followed up In canoes and finally speared to death At other times they will arrange great pitfalls at others some device as that hat here Illustrated This particular method calls for the use of a strong s spearhead spearhead spear spear- ar- ar head fixed In a heavy block of wood which is hung from a line passed over overa a branch of a tree In the animals animal's path The cord by which the spear speir is suspended is made to run across the path a few Inches above the ground and Is so arranged that when the beast stumbles against It the spear and andwood andwood andwood wood shall be released to fall and strike it Well knowing that their quarry though badly wounded may yet take to the water and escape the natives naties attach attach at at- tach to the wood holding the spear a long line which ends In a float thus the great beast can always be located whether it be alive or dead