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Updated: June 29, 2025
I was walking with a very powerful bull terrier at Newera Ellia in Ceylon, when the dog, who was running through the jungle within a few yards of me, suddenly disappeared without a cry, and was never heard of again; this same dog would have made a good defence had it confronted the leopard face to face.
Throngs of natives applied, describing the forlorn condition of their district, all being not only anxious to send their children to some place where they could learn free of expense, but offering to pay a weekly stipend in return. "They are growing up as ignorant as our young buffaloes," was a remark made by one of the headmen of the villages, and this within twelve miles of Newera Ellia.
Should sheep succeed on an extensive scale the advantage to the farmer and to the colony would be mutual. The depredations of leopards among cattle are no inconsiderable causes of loss. At Newera Ellia hardly a week passes without some casualty among the stock of different proprietors.
The great range of forest-covered Newera Ellia mountains divides the two districts of Ouva and Kotmalie, and these native paths have been formed to connect the two by an arduous accent upon either side, and a comparatively level cut across the shoulders of the mountains, through alternate plain and forest, for some twenty-five miles.
Alternate large plains, separated by belts of forest, rapid rivers, waterfalls, precipices, and panoramic views of boundless extent, form the features of this country, which, combined with the sports of the place, render a residence at Newera Ellia a life of health, luxury, and independence.
The following extract of deaths, taken from my game-book during three months of the year, will give a tolerably accurate idea of the number killed: 1852. March 24. Doe. . Killed in the Elk Plains. 30. Two Does. Killed in Newera Ellia Plain. April 3. Doe. . Killed at the foot of Hack Galla. 5. Buck. . Killed at the foot of Pedro. 8. Doe. . Killed at the top of the Pass. 13.
There is an endless supply of fine timber in the forests, and powerful sawmills are already erected; but the island is, like its soil, 'poor. Its main staple, 'coffee, does not pay sufficiently to enable the proprietors of estates to indulge in the luxury of a house at Newera Ellia.
He has immense muscular power, and he has also a great peculiarity in the formation of the skull, which is closely allied to that of a human being, the lower jaw and the upper being in a straight line with the forehead. In monkeys the jaws usually project. This species exists in most parts of Ceylon, but I have seen it of a larger size at Newera Ellia thin in any of the low-country districts.
Killed in the Barrack Plain. 10. Two Does. One killed in the Barrack Plain, and the other at the bottom of the Pass. 12. Buck. . Killed in Newera Ellia Plain. 19. Buck. . Killed in the Newera Ellia River. 22. Doe. . Killed at the Pioneer Lines-Laboukelle. 31. Two does. Killed in the Barrack Plain. June 5. Buck. . Killed at the foot of Pedro. 8. Buck. . Killed in the Barrack Plain. 11. Two Bucks.
Thus the hounds keep themselves in rice and supply me with everything that I require during the trip, at the same time gratifying the natives. The direct route to this country was unknown to Europeans at Newera Ellia until I discovered it one day, accidentally, in following the hounds.
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