Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-05
HUNTING N AFRICA,
Attractive Features Of President
ROossvelt's Foreign TFlD.
PLEASANT JOURNEY BY SEA

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Hunting big game In darkest Afrl
e." sounds = very big phrase, full o.
all sorts Of moving accidents by fioot
and field" As a matter Of fact it d
an enterprise Of absolute comfort, and
Theodore Roosevelt when be takes al
postpreaidentiaI trip 10 NairObi viii
and II far less strenuous than an out
ing IN the Rocky mountains Of New
Mexico.
In fact. luxury" win be the key.
note Of the whole expedition from the
time the ex-executiye leaves New Yorh
70 the last hour Of the cruise on the
| great inland sea Of Victoria Nyanza,
says q London special cable dispatch
TO the New YORK American. Arrived
In England. MF. Roosevelt win either
engage his berth at the International
Sleeping Car company's ONCE and,
crossing the channel. proceed by q
train de luxe to Marseilles, Brindisi or
Naples and there catch one OF the
splendid Messageries maritime steam
eFs, or he win embark at Southampton
on a Deutehe- ost.Afrik liner. The
objective Of each line IL the same
Mombasa.
Then follows a pleasant voyage
through the Mediterranean, the Guex
canal and the Red sea. Alden IL pass.
ed, and the steamer. doubling Cape
Guardafui. will proceed down the east
coast Of Africa. reaching Mombasa
eighteen days after date OF sailing.
MOmbasa 10 the seaport, the gate Of
entry OF British East Africa, ana for
en- African town II Ii quite a com
Portable place. II has two excellent
hotels facing the public gardens, well
kept streets. lots Of shops and decent
climate.
Not 30 very long ago the only way to
get from Mombaaa into the interior OF
Africa was TO so on foot. II was a per-
nous journey too. An armed escort
was necessary. There were enemies AZ
every step-in the air. In the jungle,
IN the tangle Of the grass and the
gloom Of the great woods. Now all
that q changed The Uganda railway
runs from Mombasa to Port Florence.
on Lake Nyanza. 5s4 miles. There are
palace coaches. buffet cars dining
rooms, and the journey instead Of the
toilsOme labor Of four months Is the
comfortable excursion Of forty-eight
hours.
The country through which the rain
road passes II az beautiful aa the ride
Y pleasant Park lands. snowy noun
tain ranges. lovely lakes, shadowy
plantations. and everywhere game,
things to be shot at. lovely animals 10
be slaughtered.
This alaughteF, by the bye. u reduced
70 q schedule basis. Unless Mr.. Roose-
welt sets . deadhead ticket from the
British East African authorities he
win have to take out a $3.50 license,
and Tor that he win be legally permit.
ted 10 KIN or capture two elephants
(tuak ivory weighing not less than six.
" pounds. one buffalo, two rhinOc-
crosses. two hlppopotamuues. two se.
bras, twenty gazelles, atty bucks OF
numerous varieties. two fur monkeys
and twenty-five hartbeests.
Should be banker after stiil more
killing he may pay an extra license Of
80 and KIN bun elephant. For an ad-
s25 he may have the choice OF
killing a bull giraffe. 4 bun Gland or
one or more rhlnoceroses. An extra $40
gives him the chance 10 add two other
zebras 70 his bag. and for still another
s1H he can SHAY one more antelope
Lions and leoparda are claased a. yer.
min, and Mr.. Roosevelt may XIII ali Of
them that he can without paying a
Denny for hts shots.
The navigation OF Lake Victoria NY
anEa can be accomplished with no
more hardships than those that marx. |
"a the railroad trip from the ocean 20 |
he inland sen. Tho train arriving at |
Port Fiorence runs right down TO the |
pier, Just as Il does az Lake George.
and there are three steamers that |
make the water run. No longer win |
he adventurous voyager have to trust
himself to native canoes and paddle
men. who may or may not have cannl-
oalistic llkings for their passengers.
bat instead this sort of sybaritlc thing
= advertised.
The passenger cabins. each con-
aiming two berths. are roomy ana
and fitted with electric
ighL aud for the special accOmmo-
iation d ladies there ara single berth
'abina, The layatories ana bathrooms
re also Of the most modern type. Ae-
dining the cabin accommodation Il
ne hrst class saloon lifted with air
ana. Electric lighting u used through.
lat the ship, A good promenade deck.
lowered with double awning, com.
'letea the arrangements Tor the com.
crt Of the pasaengers.~
Travelling IN darkeat Africa under
heae conditions win not be very, very
ard Nor d the adventure an n.
'enSlve one. me return trim from
.ondon to Mombasa ls $50. the train
ieeet from Mombasa to NairOha h
81. to Port Fiorenee so more. ana
he trip around the lake. = ten days'
RUSS. costs S0o. total of s0oa