The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

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Nt,Ses9Z Nto-sNseSs1g9Z Of East Africa
Hunting i'm America
is sport, something to be played at
hunting In Africa is a trade, almost a
profession. In America one merely
takes rife and goes out to shoot In
Africa, TO hunt la mode, one takes
battery Of arms, usually three and
sometimes four, high power rifles Of
different caliber. ranging from a six
and five-tenths millimeter TO a 600
cordite express. The cartridges for
these rifles are charged with yari-
Gus bullets, solid nickel, steel, soft
nose long, soft nose short and split
Each Of these bullets was designed
by experts for a special use. and on
the way they are used depends the
success Of ones shot Often the use
OF the unsuitable bullet ends in the
hunters death. On small game the
light caliber arm, six five-tenths MILL.
meter, is used, and on large and dan
serous game the nine millimeter Maui
ser and 600 caliber cordite express
give the best results. The last-named
$500 pounds, and has a recoIl of close
on hundred weight. That the man
whose hunting experiences has been
confined to bird shooting with shot
guns, or small game, with, say, a 32-
caliber rife. may understand the
meaning Of these figures. let me state
that the ordinary 32-caliber rifle has
recoil OF perhaps ten to twelve
pounds. The double barTeled shot
gun, which to the ordinary hunter
seems 10 have all the kicking" ca.
pacity any weapon needs. has a re-
soil Of from 25 10 80 pounds
The 500 caIiber cordite express is
the most deadly hand arm made.
Notwithstanding the terrific force
OF this 500 express bullet it must be
placed In the correct part of an ele-
plants or rhinoceros anatomy TO
bring him down. The hunter must
put the shot Into the animals head or
heart or he must face a charge that
VIII probably end in his destruction
Rifles OF various caliber are carried
for economy. 1t is cheaper 10 use a
on small game. a nine millimeter on
medium game. and a 600 express on
big game, than to carry one weapon
for all-round work, which would have
to he big enough at least for the
largest game. Nothing smaller than
a $50 express would do for that, and
il would be distinctly uneconomlcal
In IN
antelope. the size of goat. with a
600 express. 1t would be like using
pile driver to kill a mosquito Again
cartridges become very costly by the
time they reach the interior OF Africa
A cartridge for COO express rife. for
instance, costing siXpence az cents)
in London. reaches an enormous price
by the TIM 1t gets into the hunting
grounds OF Africa. ] have seen them
bring five shillings (s125) each. and
very scarce at that Nor is this such
an extravagant price when one takes
into consideration that every ounce
has TO be carried by porters who plod
for months through swamps. across
rivers, over mountains. traverslng the
parched weld and penetrating the dis
NAL forest, often fighting their way
foot by foot before they reach their
destination. II is easy TO see that
weight is an important factor In cart
ridge economies. Four six five tenths
millimeter cartridges are equal I'm
weight to one 600 express. That Is, it
is four deaths against one, for the
same weight.
These are the things President
Roosevelt must learn before he can
consider himself up on the ways of
safarj@ If the president hunts like
IN Africander and not like the av-
erage European that visits the dark
continent. he will certainly find
danger. danger that tries a hunters
nerve. that requires al alert intelli-
gence ard quick eye to pass through
il and live
Mr. Cunninghame. VINO is organiz-
ing the Roosevelt expedition, is one
of the most experienced and clever or
EAST African torn for m expedition Of
~ Kind, especially a hunting expedition