Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-25
PRESIDENT RoOSEvELT'S
HUNTING PLANS

London Is TO have hand In the
preparation for the hunting tom
which President Roosevelt will un-
| dertake In Africa when he leaves Of
! fee next March Only few day7
ago the President wrote TO a friend
in England asking him TO make ar
rangements TO obtain his outfit in
this country.
The friends Is T.. c. selou-. who,
after many years spent In the iungles
Of Central Africa, now enjoys rural
life az Worplesdon. I'm Surrey Al
though approaching GO. he Is still d.
voted 10 snort OF various kinds. on
SATURDAY., for instance. he was taxi
Ing part In n village cricket match,
showing "a much eagerncss In chas-
ing the ball as he did In bygone days
In chasing elephants.
Three years ago, when Mr.. Selous
was visiting I'm the United State1, the
President wired 20 him to come and
stay with him at the White House
There Mr.. Roosevelt entertalned
him with tales OF his early ranching
days In Dakota: and Mr.. Selous. In
no less enthuiastlc terms. spoke OF
hi elephant hunts In Africa.
Whether Mr.. Selous on that occa-
sion unconsciously implanted In the
President a yearnlng for similar ex-
per'ences In Africa can he only n
matter OF conjecture: but II r. slgnlh-
cant that many months Ggo, when.
apparently. he had put aside ali
thought OF a third term OF Office. Mr..
Roosevelt wrote 10 Mr.. SelCns tell
Ing him % hts dcaire 10 hunt big
game In Africa. and a-king his adj
vice on the important question OF
the route he should take. Mr.. SelOus
was naturally glad 20 have the Presi-
dent the benefit OF hts large exneri-
ence, and hig reply led 20 further
correspondence.
Now, as n Daily Chronicle repre-
sentativo ~a'hored from q brief con
versation with Mr.. Selous. the Presi-
fent has definitely formed his nlan7
Tie pronoses To leave New York ac-
companied bv hia son, IN Anrll. They
will proceed 10 Momha a. on the
coast of British Africa. and VIII
thence make their way into Uganda.
In this region. with its vast swamps,
dense forests and snow-capped noun
tains Is To be found remarkable va
riety OF climates. The rainfall IN
snmo navt- is rs much Rs 100 inches
wear; while In certain districts no
rain MAJ fan for two wears az a
time. After touring Uganda the
Presld eat will follow the coarse o.
the Nile.
Although 1T oves'Vhf T. by no
means good. MIR Roosevelt IS one %
the most accurate shois IN America
flis most successful f"nt took place
one winter about seven wears ago.
ON that occasion he Killed over
Dozen mou~ta'n lions. Some ~ them
Ne ~ patrhed IN almost hand-'n-
hand strugeles nsing his Ions knife
II Is Telated that oae day durlng
'hst hut 'he Presidents hounds
traokel y female cc"~pr 10 NerI
rocky lair. After a desoevate heN'
With the dogs she escaped aud found
refuge In a tree. Here for some
time she vented her anger. and then.
anxi0rs 49, revenge. she dropnea
Unexpectedly among the dogs, manl-
ing them terribly,
when President Roosevelt came
on the scene che instantly hew az
him. Fortunately one of the dogs
fastened on 90 her hird leg ard Inn
peded her movements. with sI
s'roke of her 0aw the cougar K He'd
the dog, hut when Ne turagi agei~
the President was ready with h's
rlne, London, chronicle.