The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 116
... gin trap in it , and when the powerful springs that closed the jaws had been depressed , and the plate that constituted the trigger adjusted as delicately as we dared set it , we covered the whole trap with a layer of green leaves over ...
... gin trap in it , and when the powerful springs that closed the jaws had been depressed , and the plate that constituted the trigger adjusted as delicately as we dared set it , we covered the whole trap with a layer of green leaves over ...
Page 118
... gin trap did not set it off , the contracting of the fishing line because of the wet - no matter how slight it might be - would to a certainty fire off his hair - trigger rifle . Some time later , and while it was still raining ...
... gin trap did not set it off , the contracting of the fishing line because of the wet - no matter how slight it might be - would to a certainty fire off his hair - trigger rifle . Some time later , and while it was still raining ...
Page 121
... trap without any possibility of getting free , for the grip on his leg had been sufficiently good for him to lift ... gin trap and waited until the rela- tives had removed what remained of the old woman for cremation , we set out to walk ...
... trap without any possibility of getting free , for the grip on his leg had been sufficiently good for him to lift ... gin trap and waited until the rela- tives had removed what remained of the old woman for cremation , we set out to walk ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda River animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara bridge carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath four Garhwal gin trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hind human kills hundred yards Ibbotson inspection bungalow kakar Kedarnath killing the leopard lantern later left bank Leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer Man-Eating Leopard Mandakini River mango tree meal minutes morning Naini Naini Tal path Patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison previous night pug marks Pundit ravine returned rifle river rock sadhu Sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps suspension bridge telescopic sight thorn bushes tiger told took track veranda village walk watched woman wound