The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 48
... light the Government had promised me ; the arrival of this light three short hours earlier might ... But regrets are vain , and who can say that the fourteen people who died later would have had a longer span of life if the leopard had ...
... light the Government had promised me ; the arrival of this light three short hours earlier might ... But regrets are vain , and who can say that the fourteen people who died later would have had a longer span of life if the leopard had ...
Page 52
... light ; and he promised to have the best one procurable waiting for me at Rudra- prayag . Though my disappointment was great when I found that the light had not arrived , it was mitigated by my ability to see in the dark , the ability ...
... light ; and he promised to have the best one procurable waiting for me at Rudra- prayag . Though my disappointment was great when I found that the light had not arrived , it was mitigated by my ability to see in the dark , the ability ...
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... light for the accuracy of our shooting until then . This light was a heavy and cumbersome affair , and as Ibbotson insisted on my taking the shot , I attached it to my rifle with some little difficulty . An hour after dark a succession ...
... light for the accuracy of our shooting until then . This light was a heavy and cumbersome affair , and as Ibbotson insisted on my taking the shot , I attached it to my rifle with some little difficulty . An hour after dark a succession ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara BHATGAON bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath kill the leopard lantern later left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini Naini Tal path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman