The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

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 About Lake Victoria.
 During the trip across Uganda the President will probably visit Mount El- gon, an extinct volcano, about which there is excellent hunting, and will then go to Jinga, where the water of Victoria Nyanza flows out, forming the Nile. AL that point the fishing is good and there is good sport shooting the birds, among which is the whale-headed stork. Cross ing from there to Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the President will go on to Entebbe and thence sail over the lake to Port Florence, where the Uganda rail- way ends and whence he can go down into British East Africa.
 I should by all means advise the party to take trip around Victoria Nyanza be- fore going south. This body of water is bigger than Lake Superior, and hip- popotami may be seen in the papyrus reeds almost anywhere along its shores. There are lions and leopards in the woods and one has no trouble to get a shot at a monkey. There are some wild beasts on the islands of the lake, and on Uker- eve there is a herd of elephants. At Bulk oba there are German commander and several German officials: and at Mwanza the southernmost port, there Is fine set of German officers, who will be glad to accompany the President on any big game excursion he may care to under take At all of these ports there are na- tiyes who may be hired to carry the camp equipment and guns, and there will be no trouble in getting them to chase up the wild animals. The trip around the lake Is comfortable. The steamers are small, but the food is good, and the storms are seldom so great as to affect ones digestion.
 The Germans and the President.
 In going down the Uganda road toward the ocean the presidential party might get of at Vol and tramp across to the slopes of Mount Kilmanjaro in German East Africa. l am told there are many elephants in that region and that big game of all kinds abound. This is so in many parts of the German colony. The officials there are great sportsmen and they will welcome the President. During my stay at Dur es Salaam I had chats with the governor and his chief officials. They are anxious that the President should come and will be glad to go about with him and make his stay pleasant.
 l have heard from another source that there Is some talk of the Kaiser visiting German East Africa at the same time in order to go hunting with the President. The two men have about the same tastes, they are both farly good shots and the stories of how they have chased the lions or the lions have chased them would be read with ayidty all over the country. As for myself, doubt the possibility of the German Emperor leaving Europe; but it will be remembered that he has al- ready gone as far as the Mediterranean, and there is no telling what either he or our President will do.
 In British East Africa.
 Coming back to Port Florence. the President had best go down the Uganda railroad to Nairobi, the capital of British East Africa, and make that his head quarters during his hunting in that ter ritory. British East Africa has more big game than any other part of the contl- nent; and sc much hunting is done that 1t Is no trouble to outfit or to know where to hunt. There are mercantile firms which make business of supplying hunt Ing parties. and there are men who Will take charge of everything at so much per month or at so much per hunt: ine expenses are considerable I should think 1t would cost the President s40 or $50 per day Tor every member of his party; ana without he has special privileges gwen him, each member will have to pay. in addition, license of ;2D for the priyi- lege of shooting the big game. Sucn licenses are now bringing from S5o,oU to slooVO year to the government; ana they are looked upon as d live source or revenue They are paid by tine noniilty or England and all others who r'iool' put 1t may be that there will be an e1- , ceptlon in the case of President Roose- welt
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