Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-02
EAGER FOR NEXT HUNT
President RooSeveIt's Plans For
His African Trip.
NOT TO STOP IN EUROPE.
Will Sail For the Mediterranean and
Proceed Direct to Cairo - Little
Equipment to Be Taken From Ameri-
ea-kermit to Accompany Him.


President Roosevelt, who will go to
Africa next April on a hunt for, big
game, accompanied by his son Kermit.
has had this expedition in contempla.
ton for some time. The president has
hunted all sorts of game, big and lit
tie, in the United States, and it has
been his ardent wish that he might at
some time hunt the bigger wild ami
mails in the African jungles. He con
siders himself entirely out of the
presidential race and has determined
that he will crafty his ambition next
year, starting for the east almost i'm
mediately after his successor has been
installed.
President Roosevelt plans to be gone
a year and perhaps year and half.
On his return to the United States the
president viii devote six months, year
or such time as may be necessary to
writing book describing his African
hunt, says a Washington special dis
patch to the Philadelphia Press. The
president for the past few weeks has
been in active correspondence with
men in the United States, Germany
and England who have made a spe.
cialty of hunting big game in Africa
He wants to get suggestions from
them as to itinerary, cOmmissary and
general equipment. Half a dozen let
ters by way of reply have already been
received, and others are expected daily.
Before he sails from New York the
president will have all his plans laid
out. He will arrange to have equip.
ment meet him at various stages of the
trip, all the way from Cairo, where he
will enter Africa, to the points along
the upper Nile and Lakes Albert and
Victoria NyanZa, across to Mombaso,
a port of entry in British East Africa
1t is q part of his plan to make Il
thorough inspection of the Cape to
Cairo railway.
Very little of the presidents equip
ment will be taken from the United
States. He will have expert guides
meet him at Cairo with such equip
ment as will be necessary for the ear
lier stages of the trip. After this he
will be met by other guides, with
equipment, at points along the route to
be hereafter agreed upon. No photog
raphers or newspaper men will be with
the party. ---7g,---~--,-
One or two stenographers will be in
attendance to take down notes while
the subject matter to which they relate
is fresh in the presidents mind. There
is Just a possibility that one or two dis
tinguished hunters from the United
States or Europe will be in the party
but this is still an open question.
1t is announced that the presilou,
will not on this trip make any stops il
Europe He will sail from New York
in a vessel for the Mediterranean and
proceed direct to Cairo whore he will
re-embark for Il trip up the Nile. At
some convenient point up that river he
will take the Cape to Cairo railway for
the interior, and, leaving that railway
ut some point to be agreed upon, he
will then plunge into the heart of the
continent. it being his aim to be away
from civilization perhaps for months at
n time, going north aud south, as the
season may dictate.
This will be the greatest hunting trip
ever taken by the president and the
longest in duration. He is very enthu-
siastic in talking 10 his friends about
it and is planning TO bring home with
him enough lion skins to make all
kinds of rugs for the floors of. Saga
more Hill. There will likewise be nu-
merous elephant tusks among the tro-
phies-if the president gets the game
he is figuring on.