The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-06

preparing the presidents outfit.-Ee Will
have charge of number OF native per-
tiers. who. with necessary animals, Will
be formed into small caravan
Mr.. Roosevelt and his son will kill the
big game. the skins and skeletons of
which will be prepared and shipped to the
United States by other members of the
party. Kermit Roosevelt is to be the
official photographer of the expedition.
The national collections are very def
cient in natural history materials from
the dark continent and an effort will be
made by the expedition TO gather general
collections in zoology and botany to sup
ply some of its deficiencies. but the main
effort viii be to collect the large and
vanishing African animals.
r. G. Cuninghame, who is now engaged
in assembling the materials for Mr.. Roose-
Yelfs use, has been employed to act as
guide and manager of the caravan. Mr.
Cunnghame is.also an experienced collec-
tor OF natural history specimens, having
made collections for the British museum
in Norway and Africa He is an English
man who has guided numerous hunting
parties in Africa and who was chief hun
ter for the Field Columbian exposition.
Heller the Naturalist.
Edmund Heller, a graduate of Stanford
university. class OF 1901. Is a thoroughly
trained naturalist. whose special work will
be the preparation and. preservation of
specimens OF large animals Mr.. Heller
is about 30 years of age. His former ex
perience, when associated with d. G.
Eliot and Mr.. Ackley OF the Field Column
oian museum. in collecting big game anil
mails in the same portions of Africa which
Mr.. Roosevelt will visit, will be valuable
asset to the expedition. Mr.. Heller has
had large experience in animal collecting
in Alaska, British Columbia, United
States, Mexico, Central and South Ameri-
ca. In the year 1898 he made a collecting
trip of eleven months to Galapados ISL
ands, starting from San Francisco. He is
born and enthusiastic collector as well
as a well equipped naturalist. He is also
the author of scientific papers on NAM
mails. birds, reptiles and fishes. At pres
ent he is assistant curator of the Museum
of Vertebrate Zoology of the University
of California.
Loring's Part of Program.
]. Alden Loring is a field naturalist,
whose training comprises service in the
biological survey of the department of
agricultural and in the Bronx Geological
park, New York City, as well as on nlI-
merous collecting trips through British
Columbia, Mexico and the United States
He is about So years of age. of ardent
temperament and intensely energetic. In
August, September and October. 1908, he
made the first record for a travelling col
lector. having sent into the United States
museum 800 well prepared specimens of
small mammals in three months journey
from London through Sweden, Germany,
Switzerland and Belgium.
Major Edgar A. Mearns, a retired off
Ger of the medical corps of the army,
about SO years of age, will be the physi-
clan of the trip and have charge of the
Smithsonian portion of the party. He has
had twenty-five years experience as an
army doctor and is also well known as
and collector of natural his
tory specimens
No fears need be entertained for the
presidents safety from the attacks of
man or beast, every member of the
party is an excellent rifle shot.
The party will reach Mombassa in April,
1853. No detailed itinerary has been de-
cided upon, but the general route will be
up the Uganda railway to Nairodi and
Victoria Nyanza, a distance of about $50
miles by rail. thence crossing into Ugan-
ia. and. finally passing down TIE Nile to
Cairo. Much of the hunting will be done
In British East Africa, where the Uganda
railroad can be used as a base of supplies
and means OF ready transportation. At
least one great mountain, possibly Mount |
Kenia. will be visited.
Khartoum will be reached IL all goes |
we'll, about April, 1910. The expedition may
be expected to spend about one year on |
African soil