Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
70 LEAVE MARCH X
President Will Leave for Africa
to Trod Unbeaten
Paths.
WILL PLUNGE INTO JUNGLE
Fifty Natives to Be Used in Caravan
Unusual Routes Will Not Be Fol-
lowed - Taft and Roosevelt to Hunt
in North Carolina at Thanksgiving
Bryan to Seek Ducks.

New York, Nov. 4.-t'rom excellent
authority 1t is learned that President
Roosevelt plans leaving New York on
March 49, nine days after the inaugur-
alton, by the liner Koenig Albert Tor
Naples. via Gibraltar, where the liner
is duo on March %. His desire is to
ret awav as soon as possible, so as not
to embarrass Mr. Taft in his new Of
flee, conceding the election of Judge
Taft.
Besides his son. Kermit, who VIII
take photographs of big game IN AT
RIGA. he will be accompanied by
professor from the Smithsonian insti-
tuition and an official from the navy
department. They have not yet been
chosen. but several are under consld-
Grafton. one will have knowledge
OF medicine, so that when tae party
leaves the Uganda railroad and plunges
into the unbeaten paths oil the east
African forests, the members OF she
expedition may be properly cared ior'
From Naples Mr.. Roosevelt and party
will travel on one of the German EAST
African steamers to Mombassa, VIA
the Suez canal and Alden, a sea- journey
of seventeen days, including stops.
SO far no arrangements have been
made for the six months the party VIII
spend in Uganda province between the
coast and the Port F'lorehee. a distance
of 5s4 miles. On Victoria Nyanza, the
party will embark for Entebbe IN CEN
trial Africa. One thing certain is that
Roosevelt will not enter the Congo ter
ritory.
Fifty Natives in Caravan.
President Roosevelt has received an
invitation from the nephew of the la.e
Senator James Mcmillan OF Detroit,
who owns $4,000 acres OF forest, mouh-
tain, and jungle in the Nairobi district
of Uganda, to shoot over his estates
and use the comfortable shooting boxes
that have been erected in various sec
tions where big game is TO be 1ou'na.
The president is scheduled to arrive
at Entebbe early in December, where
his native porters. hunters and guides
will be in waiting to conduct nm
thru central Africa, exploring some
of the tributaries Of the Nile ana
eventually landing him at Gtondokoro,
the frontier post Of the Soulan, some
time toward the end of April, l9lo
The number of natives to Zoe employed
on that part of the journey is not yet
settled. but it is estimated as some
where around fifty. Each man VII!
carry an average load of fifty pounds
on his head.
To Shun Beaten Paths.
1t is stated Mr.. Roosevelt. will not
follow the beaten paths of travellers and
hunters in the East African protec-
torate or any part of his Journey IN
Africa. but will strike out on new lines
for himself.
From the British government the
president has received a permit to XIII
as much game as he likes. but it is UNI
derstool he will go to Africa more IN
the interest of science than 20 kill ami
mails for the mere sport OF IL. 1t is
probable he will confine himself to one
specimen of each kind of large and
small game, including lions, elephants
rhinoceroses and crocodiles. Lions, it is
said. are the most difficult to get at III
Africa because they have become wary
of the white man and his deadly gun.
The king of the forest can be heard
roaring around the camps all night, but
he takes to cover and disappears before
the sun rises.