The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

the game, the skins and skeletons OF
which will be prepared and shipped
TO the United States by other mera
hers OF the party, Kermit Roosevelt
is To be the orieial photographer Of
the expedition.
THE national collections are very
deficient In natural history materials
from the dark continent, aud an
effort Nilll be made los the smith.
sonian Institution to supply some OF
It's deficiencies, but the main effort
will be made to collect the large aud
vanishing African animals.
"R. g. Cunningham. who is nov
engaged In assembling The material,
for Mr.. RooSeyelt's use, has been en-.
psoyed 10 act as guide and manager
Of the caravan, Mr.. Cunningham is
also an experienced collector uf natur.
al history specimens. having made
collections for the British museum
IN Nova aud Africa, lie is aa Eng
ishnan who has gaided numerous
hunting parties 10 sirlca aud who
sas chief hunter for the Field Colum
blan museum.
Edmund Heller, graduate oi
stanford university, class Of 1901, Is
"a thoroughly trained naturalist,
whose special work will be the pfepay.
| alton and preservation ot specimens
OF large animals. Mr. Heller Is
about 80 years OF age. Ills former
experience when associated With u,
6. Eliot and Mr. Ackley OF the Field
Columbia museum, In collecting hi.
game animals Ia tine same portions oi
Africa which Mr.. Roosevelt will vis.
IL, will be valuable asset TO the eA-
pedition. Mr.. Heller has had laree
experience In large animal collecting
In Alaska, British Columbia, United
States, Mexico, Central aud Soutli
America. La the year 1885 he naat
"A collecting trip OF II months "a
Galapagos island, starting from sau
Francisco. He Is born aud enthu
siastic collector, as we'll as a well
equipped naturalist, lie Is also tht
author of scientific papers on AMI.
mails, birds, reptiles and fishes. Al
present he Is assistant curator of IN,
museum of vertebrate zoology OF th,
University OF California.
-. Alden Loring Is a ileld natural
ist whose training comprises seryic,
in the biological survey Of the dc,
partment OF agriculture aud in tht
Bronx geological PARK, New Yori
City, as Nell AS on numerous collect
log trips through British Columbia
Mexico and the United States. H.
is about 81 years OF age. Of ardeG
temperament and intensely energetic
In August, September and Oetuber
1905, he ma 10 the first record for
travelling collector, having sent iu &
: the United States 500 Woi-pfeparc
specimens Of small mammals in
' three months journey from I.Undc
= through Sweden, Germany, Saitzei
e land and Belgium
Z MAJ, Edgar 4. Mearns, a retire
! otlicer OF the medica corps VI "a
army, about 90 years OF age, will o
g the physician OF the ttip ana has
u charge Of the Smithsonian portion q
the party. lie has had % years a
perience as an army doctor, aud
also well known as A naturalist an
a collector OF natural history spec
mems.
NO fears need be entertained Il
| the presidents safety from the a
tacks Of man or beast, as every men
. Der OF the party Is an excellent ria
shot.
The party will reach MombaS,
In April, 1909. No detailed itlnefar
J. has been decided upon, but the geI
eral route will be up the Uganda raj
way TO Nairodi aud Victoria NyauA
a distance Of about 800 miles boy raj
shence crossing into Uganda au
1 finally passing down the Nile
J. Cairo Much OF the bunting viii (
e done In British East Afiica. Whet
IS the Uganda railroad can be used as
4 base Of supplies and means of read
b transportation. At least one gre.
y mountain, possibly. Mount Kent
will be visited.
d "khartoum Will be reached II a
e goes we'll, about April, 1910 n
4 expedition may he expected 10 sper
y about one Knar on Alricnn enll.