Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
TEDDY'S AFRICAN TRIP.
He is Gone But Not For
cotton.
What May Happen Between Times
and When He Comes Home
Again.

Mr.. Roosevelt, in the language OF the
obituaries, is ''eone. but not forgot
ten," and moreover, wni:e he IS FER
from here he is atill farther from be-
ing dead one"
Practically the civilized world is
watching with close attention every
stage of the trip on which he has
started, and the details CT his itinera
ry possess an absorbing interest.
A few authoritative facts huye been
given out in regard to his trio whicr
may be separated from the MACS of If
responsible speculation. Among these
facts it may be stated that his trip
will cost about fifty thousand dollars.
one-half of which will be borne by
himself and the remainder by the
Smithsonian Institute.
His actual hunting trip Will last
fourteen months, but he has engage
ments to lecture in Europe and his
stay in various countries on The CONT
nent and in England VIII protract h.s
absence from the United Safes to
about twenty-five months, so it will
De the beginning of the soal 19iL he
fore he comes back home
He will touch at Gipraic4 IL within
the next few days, and is expected 20
land at Naples one week from today.
"a steamer of the German East African
line will take him direct tu " ,nlhasa.
by way of the Read Sta. and he IS ex-
pected to make port by April 21
From Mombasa the journey will be
continued over the Ugunda railway to
Nairobi, three hundred and seventy
five miles distant, and this Lla.a will
be the base of supplies for u. least six
months.
Side trips will be made il every Gii
fection for the big galiie O; " hich he
has gone in search.
When he has exhausted that innedi-
ate territory he will proceed b. rail to
Port Florence, on lake Vicsnria Nyan-
ga, thus completing a railway journey
Of five hundred and eighty-four miles.
~ that point a caravan consisting Of
not less than a hundred native carri
ers and guides will be organized for
crossing Ugunda, and this Is regarded
as the most difficult part OF the Whole
journey. This is the fever infested
district against which he has been SO
frequently warned, but It is safe to
assume that he will take every possi-
BILE precaution TO guard against this
danger.
At the northern boundaries OF USun-
da are the headWaters Of the Nile, di>-
covered by Speke, and down the Nile
Mr.. Roosevelt will go in leisurely fash
ion to wards Khartoun, made mer1or-
able by the death of Chinese" Cor
dom.
This point will be reacLed abolt
April 1, 1910, five months after the
Nile journey has commenced. At
Khartoum he will be ioined by mis-
wife and daughter. Ethel, who will ac-
company him to Cairo, where the ex-
pedition will dissolve.
It is said that Mr.. Roosevelt his two
objects in view in making this trip:
First, to serve the Smithsonian Insti-
tute as a faunal naturalist, and sec
Ond, to obtain data for series of mag
aZlQ0 drC1cl0S IOr Wn1cn ne Will De Qlld
one dollar a word.
incidentally it is given out that Mr..
Roosevelt really wishes ia relieve Mr..
raft from any embarrassing suspicion
that he is exercising any influence
over the administration.
Much has been said of the slaughter
he is expected to commit, but we are
tof@ that there will be no killing Of
birds or beasts except for the Slpith-
sonian and to keep up the necessary
supply of fresh food.
Nairobi, which is to be the base of
operations for the greatest length OF
time, is the seat of the British :1ast
Afrfct protectorate 1t has pop:lla-
ton of about fourteen Thousand, OF
which less than six hundred are E.u-
ropeans.
Among the side trips to be l.ade
from this point will be several for the