Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-29
GUN FOR ROOSEVELT
English Hunters to Give Presi.
dent Handsome Rifle.
DANGERS OF AFRICAN TRIP.

Rhinoesresss, Elephants, oieaffss and
Snakes Not 70 es TriHisd With, Says
Earl 81 Warssieis-Nssd Of osN Con.
troll In hunting Elsphants.
Prominent hunters In England are
planning to present to President
Roosevelt a handsome sporting rifle
for use on his African trip, according
to the Earl Of Warwick. sportsman
Of wide note. The earl, at the presi
dents Invitation. recently looked over
the armory Mr.. Roosevelt has gather
ID. At Il Washington hotel the next day
re told Of some of the experiences the
resident must expect and the weap..
various kinds Of game.
AS soon rs we heard that your
president was going to Africa" said
the earl to Washington correspond
ent of the New York Times. several
Of us in England who are interested
in sport began planning to see II we
couldn't make things easier for him on
hunter Selous and myself have al
! ready been in communication on the
subject. AS for the presidents arma.
ment. that is amply sufficient for his
needs. and the American guns are as
good as any. but rs token of their
esteem for the hunter president the
Englishmen want him to carry an Eng
fish piece with him."
The earl said that the popular con
certion Of the presidents proposed ex-
petition as one entailing considerable
personal risk was unfounded. The dan
gers that will be encountered, he said.
! would be for the most part from unex-
| pected sources. His own experience
! had exploded the old belief that the
lion was the animal most to be feared
In the African jungles. E
1.-The rhinoceros." explained the Eng
lish sportsman, lis the most danger
Gus animal the president IL likely to
come In contact with. This beasts
eyes are SO small that he Is not quick
in locating the hunters, but his sense
Of smell makes up for this and more.
| The animal III always dangerous when
attacked. have actually known It
when unmolested to follow up the
trail Of a hunting party and mike 4
headlong charge among the men. ----ss
Ordinarily an elephant II not par
ticularly ferocious, but the fact that It
wanders generally In herds makes the
sport Of bagging one very exciting.
Then. too. when an elephant Is wound
ed he has to be killed speedily or the
! killing will 60 to the credit Of the ele-
i phant.''
/ One Of the greatest dangers Of the
trip, according to the earl. arises from
the. number Of snakes everywhere In
the jungle. But this phase Of hunt
ing in Africa. he said, Is no worse
than 1t Is In the river swamps and
bayous Of Florida. Contrary to all
general Information, the apparently
gentle and beautiful giraffe is az pug
naciOus an animal az can be found.
The president will not need an elab-
crate array Of weapons, in the opinion
Of the Englishman. A long range ride
TOR the more timid animals that are
found on the open stretches Of coun-
try, a small rifle for Ostriches and
small antelope, fowling pieces and q
heavy rife for big game at close quar-.
ters will about oil the bill.
The heaviest piece in the arm0ry Of
the president takes q 4O5 cartridge
carries five shots and Is capable OF
J boring through any anatomy In the
| African hunting grounds. This IL the
most powerful repeating rife ever put
on the market. For long range work
the president has obtained an 1891
model, chambered for a thirty groove
rimless cartridge. A rife Of the 1891
model. extra light. with a 1870 cali
, Der for big game at short range. hal
been obtained.
As the laws protecting the larger
kinds Of game are very strict, the ear
Is Of the opinion that the presiden,
will probably get most Of his excite
! ment from shooting the % callet
"pests'-lions. tigers and leopards-
s which are not protected. Leopards ar
. most numerous, he said. and a. they
t are very courageous he expects thu
/ president to make q point Of hunting
them
Y The law protecting elephants 10 tn
, one that will test the presidents sci
> control to the utmost. He will be al
= lowed to kill two, and as the chances
are that the first ones he comes across
will not he Of the finest grade and al
most worthless as specimens he vii
have to restrain his eagerness unit
one Of the right proportions 10 "jump
ed"