The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
RETURN FROM AFRICA
Field Columbian Museum Expe'
dition in London.
TRIP WAS ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL.

Fin, Eight Gases aud Barrels Of speci-
mems shipped Direct from Alden to Chi.
oago-Thre. Distinct Expeditions Made
from the Coast of africa No Trouble
with Natives Mr.. Akeby's Thrilling Ad-
venture with Leopard.
London. Nov -lCopyrightcd, 1896,
by the Associated Press. .l-Professor ID.
G. Elliott, the leader Of the Field Co
lumbar museum of Chicago eNpedi-
ton, with c. T.. Akeby. the head OF the |
taXidermist department OF the muse
um, left Southampton Saturday on the |
way To America, after most success |
full expedition into Somaliland. whith-
er they went i'm March last for the pur-
pose of making natural history coli
lection for the museum. In conNefsa-
tion with a representative OF the Assoc
ciated Press. Professor Elliott said;
1--WE left Berbera at the end of April
with caravan consisting OF sixty
eight men. all armed with Sniders and
Winchesters. and hfty-siX camels.
which were afterwards increased 20
ninety-eight. our intention was To ex-
plore certain districts Of Somaliland,
between Berbera and the river Chebele
During our stay i'm Africa we made
three distinct expeditions from the
coast The first was 10 the east OF
Berbera, 70 the Gobart plains, and the
range of the Coils.
After Rare Antelope.
This journey inland, which was un-
| dertaken expressly for the purpose OF
getting wild asses. occupied three
weeks. The second was to the south
| OF Berbera. via Mandera, and the Jer-
| alto pass OF the Coils range, TO the
| south of the Toyo plain. This trip oe-
| cupied six weeks, and was embarked
| upon because we wanted TO get specl-
| mems OF Swaine's haartebeest ana
| Clarke's antelope. both of which are
| extremely rare. and of which very ieW
| specimens have ever come TO Europe.
| The third expedition lasted over two
| months. This time we went from Ber-
bera and crossed the Hand desert by
| route discovered 10y me over the Ma
| redleh plain To a point twenty miles
from Milmil Altogether we were IN
the interior six months and returned 10
Alden at the beginning Of October
| Asked regarding the character OF the
country visited. the professor said
| Country Unknown to Europeans.
"A large portion of the districts Wis
| tied by me was quite unknown TO Eu-
ropeans. and certainly had never beer
,rayersed by a naturalist before. The
whole country was absolutely water
less desert True, there was some
| kind OF stuff with which TO assuag'
our thirst. but the only water 10 Do
got is from the pools left by the rams
or by digging beneath the parched rlN
er beds But the mixture procuraol
is thick and yellow, Of the consistenc!
, | OF pea SOUP Even the pools are TN
, | resort of cattle and sheep. and thel
condition may be better imagined thar
described We had to establish
= guard over every pool we reached L
prevent its dehement. but often tn
water was so bad that even our mule
refused 70 drink 1t. Despite this ant
5 other difficulties we managed To kee
7 in good health. | had no trouble wit
;. nv caravan. My head man was III
D most competent in Africa. His nam
was Dualln Idris. He had been eigh
d years with Stanley, and had previous
= ly travelled with Count Tele<i and ID
d Donaldson smith
$ No Trouble with Natives.
| Had you any tlOuDIe Win lHe nd
tiVes?'
mo. we were so well armed that "
were never attacked. The neare'
shave the expedition had was in III
case of Mr.. Akeby. who was furiousl
y attacked by wounded leopard whic
was only vanqushed 10y Mr.. Akeby III
orally suffocating the beast by knee
~ ing on his lungs Mr.. Akeby had how
" ever. fourteen wounds on his arm an
y right hand He was all right in
4, | week
:" Asked as To the results OF his e.
pedition. Professor Elliott said:
~ II have otherwise a very large co
" lection, chiefly of the large mammal
- probably the most complete ev
brought out Of any country by OF
party No less than fifty-eisht cas-
,r and barrels were shipped direct fro
to Alden to Chicago. where they viii a
a. rive az the end Of November ! o
'n tanned. moreover. over 500 specime
"A Of birds. fish. insects and reptiles"