The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23
ON HALF RATIONS.
Colonel Roosevelt Finds Both Food
and Water Scarce.

| Naivashi, Aug. 23.- Theodore
Roosevelt and his party had not been
expected to reach Saigai-Sai before the
| Goth instant, but having had success
| greater than they anticipated in the
Sotik and Guaso Nyiro county, they
decided to come to the lake and try
! for hippo with Captain Attenborough.
r. N, retired, owner of the Saigai-Sai
farm.
The last few days the party had to
make long marches over a practically
waterless country and once when they
reached a waterhole they had been
lutely dry. Therefore the party had
to go into camp without water. 1t was
found here also that the food supply
had almost given out and Europeans
and natives alike had to go on half
rations.
The party reached the farm on the
morning of July 81, but found that
Commander Attenborough had gone
over to Naivasha for supplies. Mr..
Roosevelt, however, was not disturbed
by this and the scientists were soon
busy with their guns collecting birds
and mammals.
The camp was very sandy and
dusty.
on the 14th the correspondent rode
25 miles on a bicycle to the camp. Mr..
Roosevelt and Kermit were out in a
maDder Attenborough, his brother and
Mr.. Cunningham. The following day
Mr.. Roosevelt Kermit. the Atten-
boroughs and Mr. Cunningham went
out in the launch after hippo. Mr.
Roosevelt did fine shooting and bagged
a large hippo in most sportSmanllke
manner, shooting it from a fra1l row.
boat at close quarters at the moment
the beast was charging.
The scientists have bagged some
fine mammals. monkeys and birds, ana
Kermit also has secured his hippo.
Saigai-Sai has consequently proved a
SllnH0SSfnl place,
Mr.. Tariton rode into Naivashi by
moonlight a few nights later and was
followed for some miles by fVe mons;
The route around the lake is infested
with lions and there is every chance
of the party having some sport When
they come in
Mr.. Tarlton has gone down to Mai
robi to arrange for the expeditions
"safsri," out to Kenia and Nyeri. The
party expects to be away six weeks.
Place for His Trophies.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The largest
and most ornate exposition building IN
the United States has been compIeteo
Just in time to receive the unique
trophies of the hunt gathered by ex-
President Roosevelt in Africa and now
about to be unpacked in this city.
The building of granite with moor
snace of approximately nine and one
half acres and costing II million dol
lars has been erected by congress for
the national museum and Is To-Day pc
ing put OrOeT lOT tHS PlOPCA
hi6itfon Of various objects that have
been collected, chief among which are
the Roosevelt trophies.
1t is likely that. rooms on the first
floor will be the future nome OF the
pooseve1t snecimens. AS soon as the
So pelts gathered by Mr.. Roosevelt
are taken from the casks they VIII pc
tanned as the best process for their
preservation, for all time.
THE snIendid show case will give
ample opportunity for an arrangement
in effective style of even the largest
animal The greatest care will be
taken to make this exhibition one of
tbe most unioue and attra ctive that is |
nossessed by any government.