The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-11
RoosEvELTs HUNTING TRIP.
Will Sail for Africa Few Days After
Retiring for Moro Than u Years
Journey.

h"S icaiucu that TIcSiucHt hOOSeVelt
plans to leave New York March Is,
| nine dAys after the inauguration, by
| the North German Lloyd liner Koenig
Albert. for Naples. via Gibraltar.
where liner is due March 25. His cx-
| pressed desire Is to get away as soon
| as possible. SD as not 10 embarrass Mr.
Taft In his new office.
Besides his son Kermit who will
take photographs Of big game in At
rica. he will be accompanied by a pro-
fessor from the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and an official from the Navy De-
partment. They have not yet been
chosen. but several are under consid-
Grafton. One will have q knowledge
Of medicine. so that when the party
leaves the Uganda railroad and plunges
into the unbeaten paths Of the East
ern African forests members of the
expedition may be properly cared
for
From Naples Mr.. Roosevelt and his
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
will spend In Uganda province, be-
tween the coast and Port Florence, a
distance of 5s4 miles. On Lake victo-
ria Nyanza the party will embark for
Entebbe. in Central Africa. One thing
certain Is that Mr.. Roosevelt will not
enter the Congo territory.
President Roosevelt has received an
invitation from Mr.. Mcmillan. nephew
Of the late Senator James Mcmillan.
of Detroit. who owns $4,000 acres OF
forest. mountain and jungle In the
Nairobi district Of Uganda. to shoot
over his estates and use the comforta-
BILE shooting boxes that have baen
erected In various sections where big
game Is to be found.
The President Is scheduled to arrive
at Entebbe early In December. where
his native porters. hunters and guides
will be waiting to conduct him
through Central Africa. exploring
some OF tho tributaries OF the Nile
and eventually landing him at Con-
dokoro. the frontier post Of the Su-
dan. some time toward the end of
April. 1910.
The number Of natives to be en-
ployed on that part Of the journey has
not yet been settled. but 1t is estimat-
ed that somewhere around fifty will
be needed. Each man will carry on
an average q load OF nifty pounds on
his head
While no fixed plan has been made
for the hunting trips. 1t was stated
yesterday that the President will not
follow the beaten paths of travellers
and hunters In the East African pro-
tectorate. or on any part Of his jour
ney In Africa. but will strike out On
new tracks for himself
From Entebbe the distance to be
covered on foot and by boat on the
rivers and lakes to Khartoum, where
1t is expected that Mrs. Roosevelt will
probably join the party. will be about
5000 miles. The journey from Con-
dokow by steamer will take eleven
days and the vessels leave once
month.
From Khartoum the railway Jour
ney across the desert to wadi-Halfa.
on the second cataract Of the Nile,
takes 36 hours. and from that point
there Is a regular steamboat service
lown to Assouan on the first cataract
and Cairo. total water journey of
900 miles. The time taken from Wa
di-Halfa depends on the length Of the
stay the party will make at Aboo Sir,-
bull. 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 a permit to
Kill as much game as he likes. but it IS
understood that he will go to Africa
more In the interest Of science than
to Kill animals for the mere sport of
II. 1t Is probable tina: he will confine
himself to one specimen IL each kind
OF large and small game. including
lions. elephants. rhinoceroses and
crocodiles.
Lions. II Is said. are the most diff
cut to- get ut in Africa because they
have become wary OF the white man
and his deadly gun. The kings OF the