. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Teak Logging in India—MacGregor & Co.'s Elephant Piling Teak Squares. in a bath in a river, and often nothing but the tips of their trunks are visible above the water, while their mahouts (native drivers) are doing balancing feats on their backs as the huge bodies loll about under the water. When the bath is over each is loaded with his evening's allowance of grass, and slowly wends his way homewards, doubtless well pleased that his labor is over for the day,
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Teak Logging in India—MacGregor & Co.'s Elephant Piling Teak Squares. in a bath in a river, and often nothing but the tips of their trunks are visible above the water, while their mahouts (native drivers) are doing balancing feats on their backs as the huge bodies loll about under the water. When the bath is over each is loaded with his evening's allowance of grass, and slowly wends his way homewards, doubtless well pleased that his labor is over for the day, and thinking of the grass on his back. An elephant is always accompanied by a mahout, either walking by his side or mounted on his back. When working, the driver is always on his back. Curious as it may appear, elephants are very liable to sun stroke, and those employed at outside work, such as piling, where they are for a long time exposed to the heat of the sun, only work up to ten o'clock in the morning and after three in the afternoon. The others, who are. Teak Logging in India—MacGregor & Co.'s Elephant Piling Teak Squares. J. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
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