Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-07
are eyldenees Of a prehlstoric glacIAI

are evidences of q prehistoric glacial
period along the equator
nj When travelling at their best speed
the natives Of the safari cover from
ten TO Eighteen miles on a continuous
stretch of from three to four hours,
then a rest Is taken. Intensely violent
tropical thunderstorm frequently in.
terrupt proceedings. and In the regu-
lar rainy season malarial fever per-
sistently attacks the whites. The ter-
rife heat at midday is tempered at
times by clouds which veil the sun,
and the changes of temperature and
weather are strikingly sudden. a blaz
ing sun and a bright sky will in a very
few minutes be obscured. and dark
ness swoops down as black as any
body's midnight. Torrents of rain fall
threatening electrical discharges occur,
smashing down trees and destroying
native huts, and the blazing sun will
as quickly reappear. Many capture
of tempting game is prevented by
these cyclonic outbursts.
Making camp in the hunting field is
diyerting process, the natives erect
ing their huts with remarkable swift
ness. Laughing and singing. they stick
flexible canes into the ground in q cir
Gle, bending the tops to meet in the
middle Of the circle, Interviewing the
ends In the form of bell or dome.
Bundles of elephant grass are then
packed on the frame, small space
loff as l,y,f Two,
minutes a grassy plain Is transformed
into prosperous looking native vii
lage. Should some village be near, wo-
men and swarms of naked children
visit to sell food and fruits, and the
native chieftain and his council put on
clothes and intentionally call on the
hunters to pay their respects, in eX-
change to receive something more tan
gible, like silver trinkets or pistol or
two. Graft is not unknown even in the
jungle. It is unknown only where hui
man beings are unknown.
After the evening meal of elephant
steak, reedbuck, gazelle or francolins
AFRICAN partridges) and sweet pota-
toes or deliciously cool papaw, or egg
fruit, plantains or sugar cane the hunt
ers may partake, If they wish, of the
native beverages, banana wine or
mbisi or mwenge Qhe latter very
strong. Then, lighting their pipes,
they discuss plans for the next days
shooting. The neapara {headman) sees
that the guards are stationed correctly,
and soon the jungle trackers are
asleep.
No late rising human sloth can hunt
big game where shines the Southern
Cross The trailer of the lion and the
ponderous pachyderm must up and
away from his couch before daybreak,
eating his breakfast by candleitght
in the quasi darkness of the early
morning. BY the time the suns rays
concentrate on the jungle he must be
off from camp with his helpers to
sight his quarry when 1t first startss
on its days marauding. Lions and
elephants are his chief desire, and
the latter usually travel in herds.
crushing vcssssatation as they go, tear
ing up frees the roots and making.
~ lion is often
3 round - W. Wy. "a iseu peus
along the ways anu IN peus OF
heaVy green lag ringing tne streams !.
these nag neos cameo tinga-tinga oy
the natives. Again, lion or lioness
ana cubs Will pc found taxing slesta
on some sunny leage OF cro 'is'n1l14es
alarmed rl In mountainous cave OF IN
dor lon nfnor hnyyldera Hinpos or rhiuos
also take kindly to sunny spots when
the glare Is not too great, q.