The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-22
Plaas Slightly Changed To Per-
init Them TO Camp on
Plains.
Report That Big Game IL Plen
tiful.
RnrNos ARE FEELING FINE.

MomDAhd. ApIll a-- ne Noo1tNtn
party left here this afternoon at 2:s0
on a special train decorated with
American flag. Roosevelt probably
will do his first shooting tomorrow
Changes in the hunting plans by the
Roosevelt party were made today to
allow the party TO spend a week
camping on kapita plains, before
proceeding 20 Nairobl and the ranch
OF Sir Alfred Pease.
Roosevelt received the following
cable today from King Edward: Il
bid YOU hearty welcome to British
East Africa. I trust the expedition
will prove enjoyable and be attended
by every success"
Plenty of Game.
Mombasa. British. East Africa,
April eat Il generally feared here
that the first part OF Mr.. Rooseyelt's
stay IN the protectorate will be In
terfered with by the heavy rains
which this year have not ceased &C
early a. Is customary. but In June an
should be well. The sky then Is bright
and the climate. despite the equator
iai sun. cool and invigoratlng.
The actual route which Mr.. Roose-
welt viii follow has not yet been def
niteiy decided upon. but Il Is probable
several different trails will be taken,
for Nalrobi a. headquarters
Baron Italian de Wick. a famous
Hungarian hunter. who has Just pass
Cd through Mombasa returning home
reports that big game prospects are
good on the route recently taken By
him. His party went from Nairobl TO
the west and travelled acrass the Athi
plains 20 the Athi river, thence 20
Mount Donyo sabuk. and as far as
the upper Taua river He reports
common antelope and zebra plentiful.
but when stalking Glands and gnu on
the plains az the foot OF Mount
Dwlnlnro he was much lnterfered
with by rhlnocerOs. on one ooca-
sion. a fortnight ago. when he at
tempted 10 avoid them on his right
be found another crowd on his left.
and seven IN front. Being anxious
10 secure bull Gland. holding the
finest head he had yet seen In Africa,
the baron had no option but to push
forward. a movement which two old
rhlno bulls resented. They charged
vlciously and gave the hunter no op-
portunity OF evading them. The baron
regrets that he was obliged TO sacri-
flee them as he had ALREADY secured
better heads. Apart from the
rhlnoceros nuisance he recommends
this route especially for Glands.
giraffe and hippopotami. which later
gave him great sport on the Tana
Lions were met on several occasions,
The report Of a record coup OF
lions on the Nandi plateau and ele-
plants In the Elburgon forests Is now
confirmed. II is possible. however.
that before Mr. Roosevelt arrives
other reports will come TO hand of
royal game worthy OF great sports
man being closer 10 hand than Nandi
II Mr.. Roosevelt's party has to take
in the Nandi and Elburgon districts
and the Athi and Tana rivers they
will need to cover many hundreds OF
miles OF stiff marching. including
many weeks during which little
shooting will be obtained.
Roosevelt's Route.
The route when finally mapped out
for Mr.. Roosevelt will be his route
al ri. ~r.,ta afr,. nth.- III. 90, n, =.
sportsmen and inland traders will re-
spect that route as II II were a drive
in a private park.
Klllndini Harbor-the plate OF
deep water--wlll be the port OF de-
barkation, and -Mombasa-the place
of war-will be the place OF residence
where the distinguished visitors will
be able to do the sightseeing of which
he wrote to the Boston League OF
Mercy. He will no doubt visit Frere-
town-the place OF freedom-where
but few years ago the decree OF
the late Sultan OF Zanzibar was read
forbldding the continuance OF slavery
within His Hlghness' dominions. He
will be In a position TO stand on the
very spot where, even in the time OF
his own youth. wretehed slaves
ralded In the flercest manner by the
famous Arab chief. Tippu-Tip, were
put up for auction as goods and
chattels and eagerly purchased by the
old Mombasa Arabs. many of whom
today are living in ease on their ILL.,
gotten gains.
The massive fort commenced by
the Arab conquerors In the seventh
century, and finished By the Portu-
gese IN the days OF vasco De Cana
viii surely be visited; every stone
was laid BY slaves unfer the whips