Evening journal., 1905-06-14
IN QUEST OF BIG GAME
Expedition to Africa From Field
Columbian Museum.
FOR SCIENTIFIC AIMS, NOT SPORT

Well known Ncrnon
shaw Kennedy VIII Accompany
Hin - English Expedition Beine
Formed FOR the same Purpose.
The Field Columbian museum I'M
Chicago is equppng a great expedi.
ton to explore the heart Of Africa and
to shoot big game for its collections,
says the Chicago Post The endeavOr
will be to eclipse I'm results the efforts
Of all scientific expeditions hitherto
sent into the dark continent.
The museum collectors and explorers
will be led by Carl L. Akely OF the In
stltutions sociological department, who
Is recognized as the worlds greatest
taxidermist and By Vernon Shaw Ken
nedy OF Chicago. IL IS probable that
Mr.. Kennedy's brother will join the
party in London Mr. Akely will take
an assistant from the museum with
him. and on the coast Of Africa a
1 large number Of natives will be en-
/ ployed TO accompany the expedition as
I hunters and burden bearers.
The management Of the Field Colum-
bian museum IS anxious to complete
its collections Of the big game Of Az
rica before Communication with the in
terror OF the continent is made so
easy that the animals will become a
prey to the English and continental
sportsmen.
The Chicago members Of the expedi-
] A I.fs
mer, the exact date not yet having
been set. They will go TO London and
from there will sail for MOmbasa,
East African protectorate, where the
native contingent Of the party win be
engaged. Mombasa Is only a few
miles south Of the equator, and the
members Of the expedition win move
due west into the interior and viii
conduct their researches and their
shooting under trying climatic condi-
tions It IS In this section, however,
that the big game which is sought still
abounds. A special effort viii be made
to kin giraffes, rhinoceroses, lions and
African leopards
The path Of the hunt probably Will
he through Masailand. south OF the
Victoria Nyanza, toward Lake Tagan-
yika. The party's course and the field
of It's collecting will lie south Of those
Of the late Field museum expedition,
conducted by Professor ID. G. Elliot
eight years ago That expedition en-
countered great hardships, due TO heat
lack Of water and danger from the ma.
tives and from wild animals 1t was
necessary TO take along an armed
force Of sixty men as protection from
The attacks Of the tribes Of the interior
The forthcoming expedition probably
viii be guarded IN a similar manner.
Carl L. Akely. who will lead the par
" now forming, nearly lost his life on
: the former expedition IN a fight with {
; leopard. The beast was slightly wound
ed, and on the approach Of Mr. Akely
IT sprang at him and bore him to th'
= ground He fought with it and sue
p cecded I'm killing t. but only after h'
had been badly injured in the encoun
/ ter.
The heat Of the climate was sucl
that Professor ElliOts health was un
7 dermined. and for this reason the sci
enlist cannot be member Of the com
ing expedition. Vernon Shaw Ken
nedy, who will accompany the expedl
! ton, IS not connected with the Fiels
! museum. but he has hunted big gam
IN nearly an countries. doing most o
. bis shooting for the enrichment Of sci
, entihc institutions.
Speaking OF the forthcoming expc
dition Mr.. Kennedy said: at shoul
!, be understood that the African trip
= not for the purpose Of sport 1t is t
be conducted strictly for scientific Pun
> poses. and the animals that we XII
7 win be used for educational purpose
, In the Field museum. We wish TO &c
into the African country. where bi
game is TO be found. before the con
= pletion Of railroad lines and the inhu
of gunners scatter or annihilate tn
n great animals"
An English scientific expedition
|, being formed for the same purpose a
: that Of the Field museum. There wi
q be a rivalry between the two parties
= the matter Of results. 1t is recognize
= by scientists all over the world tina
4 before long the African field viii be
n n sense exhausted 1t is believed, how
p ever, that there exist in the heart q
J. the continent species of animals an
p birds as yet unknown. The real scier
$ tifc rivalry viii come therefore pei
haps in the line Of the discovery c
p new forms Of life.
Il The members OF the African exped
= ton of the Field museum succeeded
e finding and In collecting several hltl
" erto unknown species A new race q
Is hawks was found by Professor Ellio
o and IN compliment TO the benefactor q
the Columbian museum the birds wer
given the name Of Field in its Latl
form.
* The staff Of the Field museum
ie busy preparing for the forthcomln
ID expedition The preparations are bein
;, made on a large scale All sorts {
~ material has TO be taken to presery
II the skins Of the birds and beasts
II 1t is the aim Of the scientists to q
lt family groups Of the animals The
e viii be mounted in the museum wit
. just such surroundings as they haS
< IN their haunts, and to this end NJ
- Akely win make careful study Of u
: vegetation and Of the rock and san
u formation Of the country fravprsed