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Updated: October 18, 2026
The elephant is admirably adapted by his natural habits for travelling through a wild country devoid of roads. His carrying power for continued service would be from 12 to 14 cwts.; thus a single elephant would convey about 1300 lbs. of ivory in addition to the weight of the pad. The value of one load would be about 5oo pounds.