La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01

Jaws Of death yawntng aod oncoming
two OF three seconds away. The re-
coil Of this gun il utilized scientific
ally to eject the spent shell, cock tbs
rine and simultaneously reload Il
Forty per cent OF the recoil Is thus
utilized In much the same manner
that the recoil Of the sixteen inch dis
appearing gun In forts II used to cnr-
| ry the cannon back to be reloaded aud
eesighted. A special autoloading gun
with gold sights and mountings has
been manufactured for Ar. Roose-
veit's exclusive use.
A more varied itinerary for q vaca-
tion trip than Mr. Roosevelt's n rarely
seen-New York to Naples. til Medi-
terrapean route, the steamers follow
ing which stop At the Azores and
Gibraltar; then a two day run along
the shores Of Spain. passing close to
the Baiearic islands Of lvtca. Ainorca.
Majorca and later historic Sardinia;
then open water northeastward to
the vine covered slopes Of Capri. from
whose lofty heights for years the no
torious Tyrrhenian pirate chiefs spied
and swooped down upon the richly
laden craft plying to and from the
neighboring bay Of Naples.
Changing at Naples In Q few hours
from the North German Lloyd steamer
to one Of the German East African
company, the 1890 mile slant past the
sulphur cliffs Of Sicily and across the
Mediterranean to Alexandra will fur
ther interest the notable American
marty. In four days they will be
ashore In the land Of the Ptolemies.
the Egyptian land OF mystery. the land
that was old when ancient Rome was
new. But the one time city Of Alex
ander the Great. Pompey's pillar and
the Pharos light must swiftly pass. as
also the interesting Nile delta. dingy.
dirty, degenerate Port Said and the
Suez canal, for southwark and east
ward the course of Mr.. Rocseveit's
empire takes Its way-down the Red
sea. south through the strait OF Bah
eI-Mandeb. Arabia In view on the left,
Abyss!nia on the right-eastward gain
through the gulf of Alden. Those dark.
haxy heights on the south shore are
the Ingnli mountains OF British Somali-
Now comes another shift Of the
course-southward around the hidden
rock ribs of Ras Alula and the treach-
erous Cape Guardafui. on somaIlland.
where full many gallant ship and her
gallant men have disappeared On
rounding the cape the waters of the
typhoon swept Indian ocean spread
on every side II is now . south and
q south by west run Of 1,50o miles
to one Of the preliminary objective
points OF the expedition. Mombasa, the
romance clustered capital Of the pro-
tectorate Of British East Africa. a to-
tai Of about seventeen days from Ma
Piles. 1t Ii In Kiiindini harbor that the
party disembarks. the port nearest
Mombasa, the medineval seaport forti-
ned In 1896 by the Portuguese.
Mombasa. on the coral island, con-
nected with the mainland by 4 bridge.
il the terminus Of the celebrated
Uganda railway. built BY the British
government at q cost Of s24.0000OO to
tap and develop the vast and richly
productive East African protectorste.
Loading their immense bulk of.snp-
plies and equipment on specially n.
ranged train and obtaining . part Of
their retinue of native helpers required
in the wilderness. members Of the
Roosevelt party will now tingie with
excitement. for the magic door Of the
big game treasure house 10 swinging
open
Port Florence. 5s4 miles to the west
by north on Lake Victoria Nyanxa.
becomes the second preliminary objec-
tive point. for 1t Is there that the rail
way ends. and steamer takes the
party across the majestic queen Of the
African lakes TO the very heart Of the
big game hunting region. to L "a nda
on the plateau of which country the
principal hunting is to be done But
there IS much 10 do before reae hing
Port Florence. for en- route along the
railway is the Nalrobi district, where
Mr.. Roosevelt gets his first shot ri ele-
plants. lions. hippos and rhinos on the
10000 acres of William Mcmillan.
nephew Of the late United States Sen.
ator Mcmillan OF Michigan.
However. Mr.. Roosevelt will see the
jungle monsters in their haunt before
he reaches Nairobi. for the uga nda
railway route trayerSes primprdial
Businesses where many Of the speci-
mems OF game his license allows him
to shoe, can be seen from the car.
The railway journey to Port Flor
ence 10 In itself well worth an African