The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-21
ROOSEVELT DECIDES
TO VISIT MOMBASA
Original plans Changed and He will Permit the
Mombasa Club to Entertain Him-Route Through
Africa May be Changed-0ld Hunters Say the
Prospects for Big Game Very Flatterng
and They Predict Successful Hunt.

NIombasa, British East Africa,
April n "A cablegram has been re-
ceived here from Theodore Roosevelt
changing his origlnni plan not to
stop i'm Mombasa on his way to the
ranch of Sir Alfred Pease on the
Ath river. Mr.. Roosevelt has ac-
cepted the invitation to dinner ex-
tended by the AIombasa club and
will stay two days on the coast be-
fore going up country. The new
house on Sir Alfred's ranch has been
completed, and Mr.. Roosevelt will
be entertained in N.
The manager Of the railroad has
come down from Nairobi. The sup
erintendent of traffic also is here
and both of them win so on the spe-
cial train that is to take Mr.. Roose-
welt and his party inland. Mr..
Roosevelt will be accompanied on
this journey by the governor Of the
protectorate.
Natives are coming into Mombasa
from all parts Of the country to wit
ness the Decentralization Of 'the
great white chief" The rains are
ceasing and there has been a de-
crease in the scmallpox cases in the
interior.
1t is generally feared here that
the first part Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
stay in the protectorate will be in
terfered with by the heavy rains,
which this year have not ceased as
early as Is customary, but in June
all should be well. Then the sky is
clear and the climate, despite the
equatorial sun, cool and invigorating.
The actual route which Mr.. Roose-
welt will follow has not yet been
definitely decided upon, but It is
probable several different trails will
be taken, for Nairobi as headquart-
| ers.
Baron Italian De Wick, a famous
Hungarian hunter who has just
passed through Mombasa returning
home, reports that big game pros
poets are very good on the route re-
] Gently taken by him. His party went
from Nairobi to the west and trav-
eled across the Athi plains to the
| Athi river thence to Mount Donyo
Sabuk and as far as the upper Tana
river. He reports common ante
lope and zebra plentiful, but when
stalking Glands and gnu on the
plains at the foot of Mount Dwini-
arc he was much interrered with by
| lrhinoceri. On one OCCASION, a fort
I night ago, when he attempted to
avoid them on his right, he found
| another crowd on his left, and sew
EN- in front. Being anxious to Sc
cure a bull eland, holding the nm
est head he had yet seen in Africa,
the baron had no option but TO push
forward, a movement which two old
rhino bulls resented. They charged
viciously and gave the hunter no
opportunity of evading them. The
baron regrets he was obliged TO sale
rifice them, as he had already Sc
cured better heads. Apart from the
rhinoceros nuisance, he recommends
this route, especially for Glands,
giraffe and hippOtami, while the lat
ter gave him great sport on the
Tana. Lions were met on several
occasions.
The report of record gro0p of
lions on the Nandi plateau and ele-
plants in the Elburgon forests is
now confirmed. 1t is possible, how
ever, that before Mr.. Roosevelt ar
rlves other reports win come TO hand
of royal game worthy OF great
sportsman being closer at hand thar
Nandi, If Mr.. Roosevelts party
has to take in the Nandi and El