The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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... Waiting until the leopard had got well on to the bridge , he fired , and as it dashed across , the man on the tower on the right bank emptied the six chambers of his revolver at it . Next morning blood was found on the bridge and on the ...
... Waiting until the leopard had got well on to the bridge , he fired , and as it dashed across , the man on the tower on the right bank emptied the six chambers of his revolver at it . Next morning blood was found on the bridge and on the ...
Page 84
... waiting for me . While I drank this rich and over - sweetened liquid on the courtyard , sit- ting on a reed couch upholstered with ghooral skins , he drew my attention to the condition of the door which two nights previously the leopard ...
... waiting for me . While I drank this rich and over - sweetened liquid on the courtyard , sit- ting on a reed couch upholstered with ghooral skins , he drew my attention to the condition of the door which two nights previously the leopard ...
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... waiting for had come . Hastily taking off my coat I wound it round my neck , fastening it securely in place with the sleeves . The rifle was now useless but might help to cause a diversion , so transferring it to my left hand I ...
... waiting for had come . Hastily taking off my coat I wound it round my neck , fastening it securely in place with the sleeves . The rifle was now useless but might help to cause a diversion , so transferring it to my left hand I ...
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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