From Dave Price #1

Buckl3, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. This is sure a nice picture from Old Whitey, good looking elephant but I don't see the ride platform anywhere. I remember Frank Whitbeck telling my dad about the logging camps he visited while on location for MGM. He said that all the elephants wore bells and in the afternoon you could hear them from quite a distance while returning from work. On one particular day, a big bull returned without his rider and after inquiring Frank was told that he may have fallen off or was shaken off and if so, he may be injured or possibly dead. A search party was sent out. Curious as to what would become of the elephant if the latter was the case, he was told that there were plenty of candidates eager to replace him but if this happened again real soon, no one was particularly interested in committing suicide.