The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
A FAMOUS LION RANCH.
SPORTING STORIES FROM BRIT
isH EAST AFRICA.

CcrG Ceia..1ere'S Preserve mat is IN
Cispute-Ta!l Warn OF a Lion that
Carried a Psck-Narrcw Escape OF
Two Huntere-A Bishops unpleas-
ant Adventure.
Lord Delamere. who, it is reported.
tas been charged with claiming prop
erty to which he was not entitled at
Nairobi, in British East Africa, is
famous as a mighty hunter. He al
most holds the record for lions, and
has had whole series of thrilling
adventures in the Dark Continent.
, Lord Delamere married in 1899 a
daughter Of the Earl Of Ennskillen.
and shortly arterward Lady Delamcre
went with her husband to Africa, to
hunt.
1t was his big game shooting ex-
periences in British East Africa, says
the London Express, that led Lord
Islamere four years ago to purchase 4
large estate of 900 acres and to de-
vote his whole attention to the culti-
walton Of land and the raising CT stock.
Though the equator line runs through
the estate, it lies 1000 feet above the
sea level and enjoys abundant rainfall.
Already Lord Delamere has LOCO
acres under cultivation and he runs
a fine model dairy, which is in every
way a success. AS regards his stock
he has crossed native cattle with Sc
lected shcrthOrns. and it is curious 70
know that the hump OF the native cat
tie disappears at the first cross. Lord
Deiamere has herd CT 1880 head,
besides some $4,000 native sheep, 4
flock of sheep bred from Australian
ewes, and a large stock OF Berkshire
and Yorkshire piss.
Lady Delamere hos made the ranch
homelllle with a beautiful flower gard
en-. The railway from Mombasa forms
one of the boundaries of the estate,
and dairy, farm buildings and home
steads are connected By telephone.
Nomhasa, the port OF British East
Africa, is an up-to-date city, contain
ing first class hotel and from there
one travels to Nairohi by train, pass
ing through country alive with zebra,
antelope, lion, rhinoceros, ostrich,
jackal and elephant.
AS soon as the coastal belt is passed
the traveller arrives at highland
region. where the climate allows white
men to live and flourish, and which is
said to offer better prospects for
farming than most of the regions of
South Africa. Nairobi, the inland cap
1tal, is busy town with some 10000
inhabitants, containing shops, hotels
and Government Offices.
Although progress and civilization
are evidenced in the Prctectorate,
British East Africa still remains YER
liable happy hunting ground. The
country contains variety Of excellent
shooting routes, where the sportsman
can obtain something he will see in
few other countries of the world.
1t has been said by cynic that
where the sportsman is there is the
liar ALSO" and tall sporting stories
seem to flourish amazingly in the lux
uriant climate OF British East Africa.
Here are two charming specimens. On
one occasion month or two ago
Government official was out on safari,
and being unable to get sufficient por-
tiers, he commandment a convict chain
gang. About two days out the SER
geant in charge reported one convict
sick. unlock his chain," said the
irate official. Il have lost the key"
answered the humble sergeant "Then
chop the mans beastly head off," re-
torted the official, suddenly becoming
facetious. The sergeant. saluting re-
specially. departed and carried out to
the letter his superior's instructions.
OF course there was not the slightest
truth in this story. Here is another OF
the same sort:
Recently we'll known man was out
looking for elephants. or "tuskers,"
as they are usually called here. He
camped with his friends one night not
far from a mountain. and they made
up their minds to strike camp before
daylight next morning, as they had
been tracking a certain "tus!ler" for
two days. Before dawn the camp was
struck, the packs were put on the DON
keys and orders given to march Day.
light arrived about an hour later, and
with it the discovery of two lions
among the dcnkeys. carrying their
packs quite peacefully.
The sportman will find many things
other than game to interest him, and
not least among these will be the hab-
its Of the different tribes. Among the
true lion stories one stands preeminent
as showing the GOODNESS and pluck of
some men in case CT danger. Three
residents of the town Of Nairobi had
gone for a few DAYS shooting ON the