Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-01

'CORD--PRESS.
from his position as assistant cura-
tor OF the Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology of the University OF Cali.
fornia was secured by the Smithson-
Ian Institution. Mr.. Heller has had
large experience in animal collect
ing In Alaska, British Columbia.
United States. Mexico, Central Amer
lea and South America.
Official Photographer.
Kermit Roosevelt, the Presidents
second son, young man of nineteen
years. Is to be the official photog-
rapher of the expedition. His col
lection of photographs of animals
and scenes will be made use of in
scientific way and as illustrations for
books and articles which his father
Will write. Young Mr. Roosevelt is
student at Harvard University and
a great favorite of his father. lie
has spent considerable time in pro-
pairing himself for the work he is
10 undertake. During his summer
vacation he made a study OF the
camera and Photographic methods.
He also experimental in taking
pictures OF the animals at the Too
ogical Gardens in New York. II is
his first "trip abroad. and he looks
forward to II with the keenest in
terest He is tall and slender. a
cool horseman and splendid rifle
shot. Much of the shooting OF the
big game he hopes to share with
is father.
TO complete the personnel OF the
expedition Mr.. X. J. Cuninghame. an
Englishman. was chosen. He is a
noted field naturalist and big game
hunter. and has guided numerous
hunting parties I'm Africa. II was
he who was chief hunter and guide
of the Field Columbian Museum ex-
petition In Central Africa. Mr.. Cum
inghame for some months has been
employed in assembling the mater
ials for Mr. Roosevelt's use.
He will act as general manager Of
the expedition. guiding the party
and taking charge OF the native
porters. No bettcr manager for tn,
trip could have been selected. be-
cause Mr.. Cuninghame is thorough
ly familiar with every nook and
corner OF Central Africa and its ma
tives. He spent some time in Lon
don purchasing the outfit for the ex-
petition and shipping IL to Mombasa.
After that had been completed he
proceeded to British Africa and has
)een engaged In selecting the natives
and animals necessary for the exped-
ition. He will meet the party at
Mombasa.
Upon reaching Kilindini, April 81
the party will spend a short time In
Mombasa and then proceed by train
on the Uganda railway to Nairobi.
the capital of Ukamba province, and
headquarters of the administration
OF British East Africa Protectorate,
a city of 1854 Inhabitants. of whom
$40 are Europeans.
only short Expeditions.
Nairobi will be used as the head
quarters and base OF supplies and
from there trips will be made into
the country Whereabouts, which
abounds with animals of all kinds |
IL is in this section that Mr.. Roose-
Welt hopes to do most OF his hunt
ing and collecting. Trips. extending |
from a week to a month In length. |
will be made In all directions. Sup |
plies and camping outfit will be-
carried by natives and camps es-
tablished at various points on the
trips. II has been decided that |
snow-capped Mount Kenia. $4,000
feet high. an extinct volcano near
to the north OF Rairobi, will
be the objective point of one of these
trips. On Mount Kenia. at a point
part way up. one of the field natural
lists probably will be stationed for
some time in order to collect speci-
mems OF all kinds there. The smaller
will be caught In traps,
an elaborate outfit OF which 10 being
taken by the expedition. In fact.
.hese form the heaviest part OF the
equipment.
As Packing Cases.
The supplies of the party are pack
ID In tin-lined boxes. These boxes
when they have been emptied will
De used as packing cases for the
Tarious specimens. Many valuable
,atural history specimens have been
'poiled by ants and other insects.
Z has been found from experience
IN other expeditions. and II is to
guard against this that the tin-lined
,oxee are being taken along. When
he specimens have been prepared
hey will be carefully packed in the
,oxes and shipped to Nairobi. where
hey Will be forwarded to the United
states. One Of the taxidermists
will always be with Mr.. Roosevelt,
md as soon as any big game is shot
" him II will be skinned and pre-
JARED on the spot.
t5O-Nlile Journey.
In October the expedition will
'ack its outfit at Nairobi and con-
inue its journey inland over the !
lganda railway to Port Florence,
IN Lake Victoria Nyanza. At that :
lace short stop will be made and
'r- badly trip will be made to
lount Eigon, seventy-fve miles I
Iorth from there, Mount Eigon is !
yer $4,000 feet in height When
he party again returns TO Port Flor c
nee II will board steamer OF the
ailway service which plies about
he lake, and proceed to Entebbe ,
so miles. II is expected that En- .
ebbe will be reached early In De-
ember. At that point small cara
an Will he made nm fran, nj I