Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-17

detours and no trips Of exploration in
10 the land where there are neither
boats nor steam cars but where theI e
are elephants. gszelles. lions and ze-
bras. And since Col Roosevelt is not
going with the object of economizing
time and miles but rather 10 setting
out to hunt those same animals-that
are not kept on tap at the railroad sta
tion-it Is reasonable to suppose that
ne viii cover a good many more than
the prescribed 1891 miles before he
embatks for Mombasa for home.
The first of the journey, after
landing at Cairo, will be made by
boat and rail as far as khartoum,
In the heart of the Egyptian Sudan
From that point south the Nile is q
thoroughly navigable stream with reg
ularly scheduled boats that make the
run of 1.200 miles to Albert N'yanza
on the northern border of Uganda. At
the southern end of this lake is the
mouth of the Semlike river. which is
the outlet for Albert Edward Nyanza,
shallow. brackish lake which lies
almost wholly below the equator
Around this sheet of water, with the
Ruwenzori mountains on one side and
the marshes on the other. the sports
man finds the incarnation of his wild.
est dream of an earthly happy hunt
ing ground There is connection by
river between Albert N'yanza and Vic
toria Nyanza, but the journey can not
be made by boat because of the numer-
Gus rapids and the stupendous Murch-
ison falls in the Somerset Nile.
Practically none of the equipment
/ for the expedition will be taken from
America, since they do these things
! better in Egypt, where they are ac.
/ customed to fitting out caravans for
the wilderness Experienced guides
/ will be waiting at Cairo when the
/ Mediterranean steamer arrives. and
everything necessary for the next
part of the journey will be prepared.
I At each point of especial interest or
/ danger there will be native guides
prepared with the kind of parapher.
| MALTA necessary for the country to be
/ invaded Two American stenograph.
.
/ 70 these the president will dictate his
/ impressions and experiences while
/ they are fresh in his mind The
'stenos' will be required to tran.
/ scribe their notes-before they get
| cold-while the prospective author ot
| the worlds greatest book of travel
/ and the chase is out gathering more
| impressions and having other expert.
ences, to be dictated when the day's
/ sport is over OF course. Mr.. Roosevelt
/ will write a book That goes without
saying He is far too wise a man "a
I let such valuable material for "copva
/ go to waste, and yet he is not making
| this trip for the distinct purpose O.
/ gathering material for magazine ar
| ucles. II is also not true. as has been
asserted in the opposition press. that
he is going for the purpose of secur
ing genuine lion skins 10 be used
as rugs on the floors of Sycamore Hill
since he was unable to make the uure
food law cover the adulteration OF
non hides Indeed, his purpose is
exactly as he gave expression to II
when the trip was first contemplated
lie is going to Africa 10 get away
from civilization. to recover from sev
en- years Of desperately hard work and
get his nerves into condition for the
remainder of his life work. Nr Roose
Welt has no notion Of putting m n
the American people the question
What shall We do with our ex-presi
dents2" He viii settle that little mat
ter OF one ex-president's future for
himself, in his own way and without
advice or assistance from anybody
What his ultimate plans are he is not
telling They must involve something
sary 70 hunt lions in order - get ittc
training,