Big Buck Hunter Reloaded Rom

[Leonides Suttle]

SpecificationsTreks/Mods included:

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Bow Hunting

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10 Original Animal Adventures including Big buck Wild and NEW Zombie Deer

Features:

Integrated 42? LCD Monitor Included

Amazing hunting gameplay with unprecedented realism.

The hunter becomes the hunted with Trophy animal challenges.

All games coin-operated games are online, allowing real time head-to-head competition between players, Mini and Mega tournaments, location finder, social networking including Facebook and Twitter, all major credit and debit card acceptance.

New ergonomically and structurally improved Big Buck HD gun is universal design, so they can be designated by operator to green or orange.

Online connectivity of coin-operated games is achieved by included Verizon wireless modem or Wi-Fi adapter, or by Ethernet.

All new and powerful Dell PC with one-year warranty

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Several times in former days have I resolved to keep a journal, or jotdown briefly the incidents and experiences of each passing day. But asoften, after the lapse of a few days, have I failed to persist in theundertaking: whether from infirmity of purpose, or idleness, or from anutter contempt of the 'small beer' I had to chronicle, I do not myselfknow; and whether I shall be more successful in this present effortremains to be seen. Primary indications are not promising, as I havenow been 'en route' from Amritsir, from the 16th to the 29th, thirteendays, and have excused myself, on one ground or other, from making acommencement until now.

My retinue was again unexpectedly increased by engaging a Cashmiri whopresented himself to me as I was returning home from breakfast at mess.He shewed me[Pg 4] a certificate of character, stating him to be an usefulservant, capable of any personal attendance required by a travellerand hunter. He had the strong recommendation, too, of an intimateacquaintance with the country of Ladk, and the routes north and eastof Cashmere, together with the sporting localities, the haunts of theyk (wild cattle), and the kyang (wild horse); so thinking him anacquisition I closed with him at twelve rupees per month, and directedhim to proceed to the rendezvous at Bhimber.

This mode of hiring coolies answers admirably. They are returningto their homes in Cashmere from Amritsir, to which grand emporiumfor Cashmere goods they had brought loads of merchandise in thecommencement of the cold season, and it is to them, of course, a pieceof good luck getting return loads. They all appeared strong, sturdy,well-limbed men, and got away with my traps, my servants and horsesin company, the whole under[Pg 5] charge of my khansamah, Abdoolah, on theevening of the 8th April.

I had made ample provision for my creature comforts, having been toldby an experienced traveller, and having gleaned from books of travel,that the Ladk country is sterile in the extreme, and consequentlypossesses little of what constitutes by habit the necessaries of anEuropean.

These guns were taken from their cases and placed in a woollen case,then in a leathern case respectively, this being, I think, the mostconvenient way of carrying them,[Pg 6] four of my servants having charge,each of one. Two Colt's revolvers and ammunition, shikar knife andbelts, knives for skinning, four boxes arsenical paste, from Peake andAllen, cleaning rods, bullet moulds, and all the paraphernalia of asportsman.

Of fishing-tackle, a large salmon-rod, a common trout-rod, a gaff, twolarge winches, one small; stout plaited silk line, and hair for thesmall rod, a variety of flies, and a good supply of spinning tackleand hooks, on which, from past success, I principally depended. Beingwithout good spinning gear, I had some hooks, or rather the spinningcontrivance to which they were fitted, made by a 'maistry' in Amritsir,after a model I had given him; and very well he succeeded. The systemof hooks was devised and fitted by a young brother officer, an ardentdevotee of the gentle craft, and clever at all kinds of fishing gear.

My tents were, the one a small two-poled shikar tent made very light,about 12 ft. long by 7, which for the present trip I had covered so asto resemble, in some degree, what is called a Swiss cottage tent; theother was a small thing, just big enough to put a bed in, and carriedaltogether by one coolie: the bigger one takes four. I had also afolding wooden bed, and lots of bed clothes, &c.

I had hoped to have received intelligence of the Commander-in-Chief'ssanction of my application for leave ere the 15th. I only heard fromthe Assistant Adjutant General at Lahore that it had been forwarded:so, being in command at Amritsir, I gave myself leave in anticipation,and, having some days previously arranged my 'palki dk,' I entered itabout 4.30 P.M. on Monday the 16th, and making up my mind fora grilling, it being extremely hot, off I started amid the farewellsalaams of my deserted retainers. The heat was very great, but theprospect before me of, ere many days, plunging into the eternal snowsrendered endurance easy.

I reached the Sealkote bungalow about twelve next day: bathed,breakfasted, made another meal at 4 P.M., after which Iagain jogged on along the dusty road, keeping down my disgust andrefreshing my weary spirits, by conjuring up visions of snowy regions,and glorious sport as before. And thus I arrived at Goojerat, aftercrossing the Chenab at 5 A.M. on the morning of the 18th.

Thursday, 19th April, the heat was excessive, thermometer in the day96, and at 9 P.M. in my tent, 90. This day was employedin arranging loads, and selecting such articles as I needed on theroad. Jamhal Khan joined, and made salaam. Suleiman went into Bhimber,a large straggling town, and endeavoured to create a desire for theknowledge of the Gospel. He encountered opposition, and found nonewilling to receive books.

The path this day leads over the said hill, on which is a stationof the rajah's in a narrow pass, where are[Pg 9] officials to examinepassengers and take toll. The path thence descends roughly andirregularly to a small valley, in which is the halting place, the'baraduri' being a repaired portion of one of the old 'serais,' built,I believe, by the Emperor Akbar. Many of them still exist, as alsoremnants of bridges, also the work of that mighty potentate.

The first part of the road is rough and difficult, lying by the stream,interrupted by rocks; but it now opens into a pretty narrow valley,from which you ascend a stiff steep hill of rock, but well wooded, and,at this season, clothed with varieties of flowering shrubs and plants,dog-roses abounding, by which the air was pleasantly perfumed. On thesummit of the hill is an old piece of solid masonry, now inhabited byan old couple who supply excellent milk and eggs to wayfarers.

At the foot of the hill the path proceeds through ups and downs of amore or less stony character, until you descend into the valley of theTooey, a fine rapid brawling stream, in some places one hundred yardswide, but averaging perhaps fifty: possessing some deep still pools,at the turbulent entrances to which an angler would wager good fishwould be found, were there any in these waters. Nor would he be farwrong. There are fish, and huge ones, too, in those promising pools.Nor are they quite insensible to the wiles of the crafty angler, whomay with moderate skill enjoy good sport along this river. But here, aselsewhere, fish have their moods and whims, their times and seasons, sothat some practice and observation are requisite.

This wretch, it appeared, had in the most treacherous, barbarous, andcowardly manner murdered an old man and child, close to the spot wherehe expiated his crime. Being a sort of rural policeman in the employ ofthe Maharajah, he was armed with a sword, which, of course,[Pg 12] excited nosuspicion in his victims, whom he joined on the road as they journeyedfrom Nowshera, and ascertaining that they possessed a few rupees'worth of property, the miserable caitiff, yielding to the suggestionsof the Tempter, cut them down, and threw their bodies into the river.Suspicions followed their disappearance: other circumstances pointed tothis man, who was arrested, and confessing his guilt was executed wherethe bloody deed was committed.

I left this gloomy spot full of reflections of the most depressingnature: but with that rapidly revolving mental process, which sosoon exchanges our train of thought, I was soon almost as though therepulsive object had not been met with.

I soon afterwards arrived at a pool, where I proposed stopping tobreakfast, and also to fish, having in this pool, when passing lastyear, whilst occupying a seat on a rock overhanging it, observed somemonstrous great fish basking; for it was a scorching hot day, and thesun at high meridian at the time.

24th April. Rijaori. I made an early start as usual, and had a roughscrambling march of it. The road following the trend of the river,here and there crosses steep stony hills, where the track is only awatercourse. We crossed the river just below Rijaori. This passage isat times very difficult and dangerous, and never very pleasant, asthere is a great body of water, and strong current at all times, butafter the rains a roaring flood.

The camp-ground of Rijaori is very pretty, in a garden, one of muchnote, there being remains of aqueducts and fountains, a summer-houseon an eminence overlooking the river, and the town on the other side.In the garden are some magnificent plane trees, called 'chunar' inCashmere, affording good and pleasant protection from the sun.

I was conscious of having work cut out for me, and intensely eagerto secure the prize I knew to be at stake. The struggle was long andstout. At one time the fish turning up stream, made direct for thebank where 24th stood, about forty yards from me. A brawling cascadeseparated us, and I was over knees in water in another noisy rapid, sodid not hear his remarks, but noticed his gesticulations, and judgedfrom them, he was astonished at the monster I had hold of.

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