The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
headquarters of the administration
of British East Africa Protectorate,

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supplies and from there trips viii
be made into the country Whereabouts
which abounds with animals of al
kinds. 1t is in this section that Mr.
Roosevelt expects to do most Of his
hunting and collecting. Trips, ex.
tending from week to a month in
length, will be made in all directions
Supplies and camping outfits will
be carried by natives and camps es.
tablished at various points on the
trips. 1t has been decided that snow
capped Mount Kenia, $4,000 feet
high, an extinct volcano near Ndoro
to the north of Nairobi, will be the
objective point Of one of these trips
In October the expedition will
pack its outfit at Nairobi and contin-
ne its journey inland over the Ugan-
da railway to Port Florence, on Lake
Victoria Nyanza. At that place a
short stop will be made and prob
ably a trip will be made to Mount
Elgon, rs miles north from there.
Mount Elgon is over $4,000 feet in
height. When the party again re-
turns to Port Florence it will board
steamer of the railway service
which plies about the lake and pro-
coed to Entebbe, $50 miles away.
1t is expected that Entebbe will be
reached early in December. At that
point small caravan will be made
up from animals and natives which
Mr.. Cuninghame has specially en-
gagged for the trip across Uganda to
the Nile. The first stop after leav-
ing Entebbe will be at Mengo. Then
by short stages it will proceed until
reaching Kibira on Lake Alberta Ay-
ANA, to take not more than a month
and the expedition should strike the
White Nile about the first of the year
1910.
OF the greatest Importance is the
battery of guns which Mr.. Roosevelt
will carry along with him. Since it
became known that he intended to
make hunting expedition into AZ
RIGA many of his friends have pre-
sented him with guns, but he did
not select any of these to take with
him on his trip. Instead he had
made especially for him by one Of
the best American gun manufacture
ers four different types of rifles, each
having a special use. The first is of
the powerful .405 calibre, carrying
a 300-grain bullet, and is intended
for the very large type of African
game such as the rhinoceros, Hippo
potamus and elephant. Smokeless
powder is used and its power can be
measured by the fact that the bullet
at the time of impact has an energy
of 3,500-foot pounds. The second
rifle is known as the new 80 United
States Government rimless cartridge
type carrying 22O-grain bullet,
and is fitted to kill very large game
at range of from 500 to 1000
yards. This will be the lion gun.
The third rifle Is an extra light wea-
pom carrying 45.70 cartridge with
its most effective range at 500 yards.
1t is of .4O5 calibre. This is the
weapon Mr.. Roosevelt used consid-
erably in his excursions for big game
in Western United States. The
fourth rifle is 400 gun for moder-
ate sized game, carrying smokeless
powder cartridge with bullet of
10 grains. 1t is also of a very high
power type and has been used by
the president on some of his trips.
The other members of the party
also will be armed with similar
guns and will carry revolvers. The
weapon which will be car
ried by the naturalists will be q
bore gun.
There is not member of the par
ty who Is not an excellent rifle shot
and assurances have been given that
not the least fear need be entertain
ed for MT. Roosevelt's safety while
he is away. 1t is pointed out that
the party will be accompanied by
native gun bearers who are experts
with rifles and should any beast be
missed by Mr.. Roosevelt, which is
it is declared, the animal
will not travel far before it is
brought down.
Regarding the second year OF Mr..
Roosevelt's tour abroad little of his
plans are known. In fact he has
not definitely decided upon them.
Friends of the president, however,
expect to see him return to the Uni
ted States at the end of two years
with added laurels and popularity.
1t is not alone for the shooting of
collection of mammals that Mr..
Roosevelt goes across the water, but
he will also have an opportunity to
do and say something that will bring
him into prominence before the
entire world. After he has finished
his hunting tour he will be Joined
by Mrs. Roosevelt at Khartoum and
proceed down the Nile to Cairo,
visits to places of interest
while on the way, and then proceed
to Europe. At Berlin he will de-
liver an address upon the one hun
dreth anniversary of the founding
of the University of Berlin. 1t is re-
ported that he will go to Berlin up
on the special invitation of the Ger
man Emperor, and while there will
9a g guest at different times Of the
aisTr From Germany he will go
deliver an address at
IKE, probably taking as
he life work of the Mar
IA ayette. 1t has not been
how long Mr.. Roosevelt in
TO stay in Berlin and Paris.
ar g lit in France Mr.. Roose-
20 to England, where a re-
III Of great warmth will I'M
ubiedlY be accorded him. He has