Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-07
WILL NOT FOLLOW
THE BEATEN PATHS
Roosevelt viii Strike Out on New
Lines for Himself but Will Not
Give All HIS Time 10
the killing Of
Jungle Game.

New York, Nov. From excellent
lent authority It is learned President
Roosevelt plans leaving New York on
March 13, nine days after the inau-
guration, by the liner, Kcenig Albert,
for Naples, via Gibraltar, where the
liner is due on March rs. His ex-
pressed desire is to get away as soon
as possible. so as not to embarrass
MI. Taft in his new office.
Besides his SON Kermit. who will
take photographs of big game in
Africa, he will be accompanied by a
professor from the Smithsonian insti-
tLLCn and an official from the navy
department. They have nat yet been
chosen, but several are unuer consid-
GRAFTON. One will have a knowledge
of medicine, so that when the party
leaves the Uganda railroad an
piupees into the unbeaten paths of
,e eastern African forest. the mem
bers of the expedition may be prop
erly cared for.
From Naples MIR. Roosevelt and
party Will travel on one of the Ger
ni5n East African Sleamers to Nom
bassa via the Suez car al and Alden,
sea journey of II days including
stops.
SO far no atra.,s ,s..aints 4sgc been
made for the six months the party
w.ll spend in Uganda province be-
tween the coast and Port Florehee,
distance of 5S4 miles. on Victoria
Nyanza the party will embark for
Entebbe in Central Africa. one thing
certain is that Roosevelt will not en-
ter the Congo territory.
President Roosevelt has received
an invitation from the nephew of the
late Senator James Mcmillan, of De-
troit. who owns so 900 acres of for
est, mountain, and jungle in the
Nairobi district of Uganda, to shoot
over his estates and use the comfort
able shooting boxes that have been
ei ected in various sections where big
game is to be found.
The president is scheduled to ar
rive at Entebbe early in December,
where his native porters, hunters. and
guides will be in waiting to conduct
him through central Africa exploring
some Of the tributaries of the Nile
and eventually landing him at Con-
dCkoro, the frontier post of the Sou
dan, some time toward the end of
April, 1910.
The number of natives to be en-
ployed on that part of the journey
is not yet settled, but 1t Is estimated
as somewhere around so. Each man
will carry an average load of so
pounds on his head.
1t is stated Mr.. Roosevelt will not
follow the beaten paths OF travellers
and hunters in the East African pro-
tectorate, or any part OF his journey
in Africa, but will strike out on new
lines for himself.
From Entebbe the distance TO be
covered on foot, by boat rivers and
lakes to Khsrtum, where 1t is ex-
pected Hrs. Roosevelt will Join the
party. is about 5000 miles. The jour
ney from Gondokow by steamer will
take eleven days and vessels leave
OF ce a month.
From Khartum the railway Jour-
ney across the desert to Wadi-Halfa,
at the second cataract of the Nile.
takes thirty-six hours. From that
point there is a regular steam boat
service down 10 Assouan at the first
cataract. and to Cairo, a total water
journey OF 900 miles. The time taxi
el. from Wadi-Halfa depends on the
length of the stay the party viii make
at Aboo SmbuL Philae. Luxor and
other points of interest on the banks
OF the river Nile. The usual passage
for tourists down is about two weeks.
From the British government the
president has received permit 10
kill as much game as he likes but
II is understood he will go to Africa
more in the interest OF science than
to kill animals for the mere sport of
IL. 1t is probable ne will conhne
himself TO one specimen OF each kind
lions, elephants rhinoceroses, and
of large and small game including
crocodiles. Lions. II Is said are the
most difficult II get at in Africa be-
cause they have become wary Of the
white man and his deadly gun. The
king of the forest can be heard roar
ing around the camps all night, but
he takes to cover and disa ppears be-
fore the sun rises.