Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-22
EAST AFRICA
The Region Where Mr..
Roosevelt Will Hunt.
The Uganda Railroad Trav-
erses the Whole Section.
American Party Will Spend Six
Months Along the Line.

Washington, March o1-British East
Africa-that part of the Dark Cont
nent in which former President Roose-
vct with the Smithsonian African EIX
petition will hunt for wild animals in
the interest of science for the next six
months before pushing nOrthWard to
tie Mediterranean tide Water-takes OF
its greatest charm With the coming of
spring ana will tender 4 rare tropical
welcome when the party disembarks in
the latter part OF April.
The Roosevelt party will make its way
through Il country wonderful in its
moods and phases, strange commlng-
ling of widest jungle and strip of
modern civilizatlon-thc Uganda Rail
way. 1t is along the line of this rail-
road. which penetrates the jungle,
plains and mountains. that Mr.. Roose
welt and his party will seek the game
OF the region for specimens for the
Smithsonian Institution at Washing
ton. His route has not been definitely
determined, for though game abounds
pientfullV, it shifts constantly. chang
ing it's locality because of drough or
scarcity of food. Enough has been
learned of Mr.. Rooscvolt's itinerary i'll
the African wilds practically to trace
today his cours" in the six months
hunt along the Uganda Railway.
ON April p. on the steamer Admiral,
of the German East African Line. Mr..
Roosevelt and party Will reach Nom
hasa squat island city the largest
seapcrt IF British East Africa. basliinS
in a hot, tropical sun, it's Moorish walls
reflect ting the light and contrasting
brilliantly with the stately palms ana
the gold mohur tree, with its rare red
blossoms Nesting in this tropical lux
uriancc are the European bunga oWS.
,or native villages. Mombasa has two
hotels, ard in the public gardens
stands Il statue of Sir William Mackin-
non. one of the greatest benefactors of
East Africa.
Leaving Mombasa. the Uganda Rall-
way runs past Kilindini and dips down
to Salisbury bridge, fine viaduct L.
700 feet long, connecting the island of
MombaSa with the mainland, and then
begins the steep climb to the small
station of thangalnWs. The first leg
INFO the wilderness will be made by the
Roosevelt hunters by train to Macha-
kcs. some TWO hundred miles from
Monibassi, where Mr.. Roosevelt will he
made by train to Machakos, some two
hundred miles from Mombasa, where
Mir Roosevelt will visit for Il fortnight
with Sir Alfred Peasc, who has hunted
with him in America. Sir Alfred lives
twenty miles from the railroad
Fruit wonders swarm about the tram
ot Changamwe selling the produce Of
the plantations. With which the coun-
fry IS thio xiv covered. Here also Is OBJ
tanned q magnificent view of the arms
of the sea that enfold Mombasa. Port
Reitz. stretching three miles inland
from kilindin, looks like beautiful
lake. with it's vcrdurc clad banks and
ttc Shi,nba Hills in the background.
The ascent is sharp and. though the
distance is still short from the coast.
tho traveller can observe game from the
car windows At Vol, which is 1,So0
feet above sea level. the American par
~ will have an opportunity to see
Mount Kilmanjaro one of the highest
peaks in Africa rearing its mighty
crest 1900 feet into the clouds. This
huge sugar loaf mountain. clothed in
eternal snow, will not be visited by the
Roosevelt party unless the present
MANS are changed,