The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-10

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Route to be Kept Secret
"It is probable that Mr.. Roosevelt
will not make public the details of the
itinerary for the reason that he does
not care to draw any other hunting
parties into the territory which he
expects to enter. There are number
of American shooting parties in Af-
rica at present, and the English are
after east Africa big game all the
time. The details are thoroughly
evolved, however, save those which
must be left to circumstances by the
very nature Of the undertaking.
''The size of the caravan is neces-
sarily indeterminate.; It may consist
OF. anywhere from nifty to 22Q native
porters, who will be engaged or drop:
ed from time to time as seems ex-
pedient.
"The party starts from Mombasa
on the coast, some time In April OF
next year. They will use the Uganda
railway as base Of supplies, making
wide excursions from 1t on either side
from time to time. This railroad
which is a remarkable feat of engi-
neering, was completed in 1901 by the
British government at cost of $685.
404,000. It runs from Mombasa to
Lake Victoria Nyanza.
"I think the biggest surprise a man
gets on going into this country for the
first time Is the thousands of head of
game which are seen through the
train windows, grazing along the rail-
road track. Shooting is forbidden for
mile on either side of the track, and
the animals have been quick to find
it out. The consequence is that the
route from Mombasa to Nyanza seems
to go through regular geological
garden.
zone Of the finest tracts of game
land which Mr.. Roosevelt will strike
is the Athia plains, district which
lies between the railroad and Mount
Kenia. These are rolling uplands, in
many places turfiess and almost un-
watered. There is scanty vegeta-
tion of acacia, thorn scrub, scattered
tufts Of grass and occasional growths
Of euphorbia, sansevieria and aloe.
Lions Retiring and Gentlemanly
"In the lower tracts are jungles of
bamboo. These the African lion
haunts. He is a gentlemanly sort of
q fellow. During the daytime he
rarely bothers the other animals.
Such toothsome game as zebras, which
by night are in deadly fear of him,
merely stare when he passes by day
light. He will rarely attack man
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"You may run across him AMIDST
anywhere, but more frequently in the
dense clumps of bush. A good way to
drive him to bay in order to get a shot
at him is to beat about reed beds.
Glands and Cape Buffalo Sought
"The two animals of which the
presidents party will make asspecial
effort to get are the eland and the
Cape buffalo. The former is the larg-
est Of the African bovine antelope and
weighs from 1000 to 1900 pounds.
The latter is huge beast, about the
size Of our American bison, and is ac-
counted the most dangerous Of the
African big game animals. He is al
ways ready to fight. His long, curved
horns and sharp-edged hoofs make
most formidable weapons. Herds Of
these buffalo numbering $50 to 500
will make common cause, charging
down on the enemy with great ve-
locity- and they never give up.
The lion, the buffalo. the elephant
and the rhinoceros each take toll oc-
lcasionally each get a-man from time
to time" E . $
There u no danger from the ma
.tives, however. The British protec-
torate ID thoroughly established.
There arc white settlements all
through the country. In the few dis
trtcts where the black man ID still