Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-22

horseman and Il splendid rife shot
Much OF the shooting Of the big game
he hopes 10 share with his father.
TO complete the personnel of the
expedition Mr.. II. j. Cunninghame. an
Englishman. was chosen. He Is q
noted field naturalist and big game
hunter and had guided numerous
hunting parties In Africa. 1t was h,
who was chief hunter and guide OF
the Field Columbian Museum exre-
dition in Central Africa. Mr.. Gun
inghame for some months has been
employed in assembling the materials
for Mr.. Roosevelt's use. He will act
as general manager of the expedi-
tion, guiding the party and taking
charge Of the native porters. Mr..
Cnninghame Is an experienced collect
or OF natural history specimens and
has made collections for the British
Museum in Norway and Africa. No
better manager for the trip could
have been selected because Mr.. Cum
inehame Is thoroughly familiar with
every nook and corner of Central
Africa and Its natives. He spent some
time In London purchasing the outfit
for the expedition and shipping it
to MombasG. After that had been
completed he proceeded to British
Africa ana has been engaged in So
Letting the natives and animals noces-
AIRY for the expedition. He will meet
the party at Mombasa.
Upon reaching Kilindini. April n.
the party viii spend a short time
IN Mombasa ana then proceed by train
on the Uganda railway to Nairobi, the
eapital Of Ukamba province and head
quarters of the administration Of
British East Africa Protectorate. a
'ity of 1854 inhabitants, OF whom
$40 are Europeans. Nairobi will he
used as the headquarters and base
# supplies and from there trips win
," made into the country Whereabouts
which abounds with animals Of al
Kinds. II Is In this section that Mr..
Roosevelt hopes to do most of his
bunting and collecting. Trips. ex-
tending from Il week To n month in
'ongth, Will be made in all directions.
supplies and camping outfit will be
arriod by natives and amp cstab-
llshed at various points or the trips.
Il has been decided that snoWcappcd
Mount Kent. 5000 feet high, an cx-
tinct volcano near Ndoro, to the north
OF Nairobi, VIII be the objective point
Of one of these trips. on Mount Ken
"a, at a point part way up, one of
the field naturalists probably win be
stationed for some time in order to
collect specimens Of all kinds there.
rhe smaller animals will be caught
n traps, an elaborate outfit Of which
y being taken by the expedition. In
act, these form the heaviest part of
'hc equipment. The supplies of the
party are packed IN tin-lined boxes.
hese boxes when they have been
'mptied will be used as packing eases
for the various specimens. Many val
liable natural history specimens have
spoiled by ants and other in
,ects, it has been found from expert
on other expeditions, and it is
70 guard against this that the tim
lined boxes are being taken along.
When the specimens have been pre-
pared they will be carefully packed
n the boxes and shipped TO Nairobi,
where they viii be forwarded to the
United states. one OF the taxider-
i1N VII diNANS Df an MI. hOpSf-
welt. and as soon as any big game
Is shot by him it Will be skinned and
prepared on the spot.
Mr.. Roosevelt VIII be greatly dis
appointed IL he fails to kin several
specimens of the white R%hinoceros.
lhis Is the same as the squarc-mouth-
I'd rhinoccros and Is the nearest Nv
ally to the type OF the extinct
Iichorinc or woolly rhinoccros which
ived ia England at the close Of the
facial period,
The OUTFIT which Mr.. C%uninghame
1as selected in London consists of rot
lroof tents, green in color; a good
'upply of mosquito netting, camp
ools ana cooking utensils. Mr..
Roosevelt and the other members Of
he party viii sleep on the simplest
,ind OF light cots. A luxury that will
'c taken are folding baths. A large !
Iuantity of personalities ana mater !
for curing skins and preparing
hem for shipment home Is being taxi :
N. Nairobi being the central sta q
of the Uganda railway it will be :
asy to reach quickly the remote parts
T the country whore the party can =
trtkc on into the jungle. All the :
pccimcns viii he taken ARE of at y
before shipment to the Ma !
Museum. e
No definite arrangements have been l
nadc for the six months the arty
'ill spend in the territory about Nair- v
hi except that short trips in search of u
prcimons Is to he made from there '
he presidents expedition win not
isit Mount k~ilimanjaro, on the Dor =
or between British East Africa and y
.crman East Africa, The reason for =
ais Is hat the National Museum has ''
cen receiving a splendid collection :
{ specimens from that locality from u
#. Abbott, of Philadelphia. who has W
there for some time. "a
The altitude OF the MARRIOTT district u
over 5000 feet above the sea and n
lrthcr west the country reaches - p'
10 feet above sea level Taking the &
as a whole. the climate is dis =
nelly favorable TO health. The days
ndor the equatorial sun are hot, but :
'ol nights amply atone for the heat =
the day. The rainy season in that
elton of Africa occurs from the end
January till the end OF April An
her rainy season. hut of short dura-
nm occurs nhuut Defph4r pr Nall