Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

downright. 1905, by Frank G. caipen-
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downright, 1905, by Frank G. Ca'pen-
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n AfRoBt. Feb. 2o.-British East
N Africa has an American Alad-
y din. He comes from ST. Louis
ana. like his prototype OF Bag
dad IN the days of Haroun Al Rascnia'
ho has created a great estate IN a
night He has rubbed the golden lamp
of his fortune, and the gehii who serve
It hive chopped down the jungle ana
fenced la the wilGs. \ year ago NJ
.sns n ,riderness Now geo acres
are under his pastoral or agrlVul'u'1
control, and many miles Of wire FENCES
hnye conc IN about It. lie has erect
cd stables Tor hundreds OF holseS d''l
ponies. has dairy supplied DN pVv.
100 COWS, and a magnificent punsnien
home with electric lights ice-hHklls
machines and the other comforts when
~ ,,obnhs Of ST Louis most love. Az
this ~ In one of the widest parts OF
tho black continent. where anteloDe
are ar thick as shcep ir ono. Whel'
there are moro zehras than there are
cows ir Kentucky where the enus arr
more numerous than horses III Vlfsilia,
and where the lion stlll roars nignt
al ter night and the leopard Hes ~ wait
for bIs nrey. The estate itself teens
with wild animals; and Il is one OF the
great private game preserves of inc
world
"A PIKE COUNTY MILLIONAIRE.
The man refer to IS Mr., william y
MacMillan of Missouri. have called
him a pike county millionaire. although
! am not sure that he comes from PIKE
Like all Missourians he usually regis
tiers from St. Louis. He Is about 33
years old, is dark complexloned, tall.
straight and fine looking, and he
weighs | Judge. about 17o pounds. He
Is a man of culture as well MS q man
of muscle and enterprise. and he is ais
evidently a man OF great wealth. He
has already spent fortune on his
African estate, and ! ann told that n
is row putting out from 100000 to $780,
600 d year IN improvements He is sup
posed by the citizens here to be worth
some tens of millions of dollars and
10 have an income running INTO the
hundreds Of thousands year,
AS TO these things. however. | know
only from hearsuy. Mr. Macmillan Is
a modest man. and when ! took tea
with him at his city home here in
Nairobi the other day ! did not feel
at liberty to ask him personal ques-
lions. Indeed. large part of the In
formation which | give in this letter
concerning his farm and his operations
comes from other sources. although
considerable cropped out in our chat
about farming, land-holding and big
game hunting on this great African
plateau.
THE JUJA RANCH.
The name of Mr. MacMillan's big
ranch Is the Juja farm, ! see a posting
notice concerning IT in the Nairobi
Globe Trottcr of this week, stating that
its boundaries are unmistakable. that
shooting is absolutely prohibited. and
that trespassers will be prosecuted. The
farm lies right in the heart OF the big
game country. II is on the Athi plains
more than n mile above the sea. IN q
region which is high and healthy.
The Juju ranch is bounded by three
rivers and Is now surrounded by a wire
fence. Inside the fence are thousands
of antelopes, great droves of zebras
and large number Of gnus. or wilde
beeste, which are combination be-
tween a horse and "A COW and are OF