Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-03-12
OUTFIT FOR BIC HUNT
Novel Equipment Of President
Rooseyelt's African Expedition.
COMPACT AND EASILY CARRIED
Remarkable Tent Provides In Minis.
ture All tuSuries Of . Summer Home.
Vsranda q Fsaturs--eathtub,F Fielding
Bed and Hanging Wardrobe.

Bed and Hanging Wardrobe.
"A remarkable tent which in minia.
ture will provide almost all Of the
luxuries Of summer home will be
part of the equipment Of President
Roosevelt's African hunting trip. The
entire outfit for the expedition was
purchased in London, where details Of
the paraphernalia we're recently made
public
The tent il provided with a hath.
room, veranda, q folding bed,
wardrobe aud all the appurtenances Of
comfortable residence. 1t is remark.
able in the fact that in entirety il
might be inclosed in steamer trunk.
The equipment has been gathered
under the supervision of F. c. Seious.
a famous pioneer ia big game shooting.
The tent. which will accommodate two
persons, is IL by 10 feet and feet 8
inches high III the center. II is lined in
side with turkey red twill AID has all
sorts Of pockets to hold odde and ends.
1t is double ridged, which provides for
a second canvas affordine greater pro
lection from the elements and in the
heat Of the day keeping the interior
cooler. Under this second canvas,
known as the "ay," the ''boys" sleep.
sharing the space with their loads.
The bath is of canvas on folding
frame, which by the simplest possible
readjustment becomes a wsshstsnd
Outside the tent there hangs a can
vas water cooler There are also can
vas buckets for carrying the water
from the nearest spring
First III Importance Inside the tent is
the folding bed. fitted with rods for
the mosquito curtains. Quickly dis
mounted the bed can be neatly packed
in bag. something like that used for
carrying golf clubs. aud the whole
package weighs only about twenty-five
pounds. BY way Of covering there are
usually two jaeger sheets and two
came!'s hair blankets, as In the high
altitude it is frequently cold at night.
The mattress aud pillow are OF horse
hair and canvas, and the former folds
up Ike window blind.
Other features of the interior are a
folding table weighing about four
pounds. canvas hanging wardrobe,
folding mirror. dressing roll. replac-
Ing the conventional hand dressing
case. and the green canvas ground
sheet. To the tent poles are attached
leather straps. fitted WITH brass hooks
for guns. coats and other articles
which it Is desirable to hang up.
For lighting II Is usual to take sew
eral windprnof hurricane" lamps. a
mechanical oil lamp requiring no chin
ney. collapsible candle lamp and per
haps one or two reading lamps
Two persons On a three nonths' big
game hunting expedition would want
between firty and sixty native bearers
to carry their outfit and provisions.
The boys are directly under the
command Of a headnan.e who acts as
guide. Many Of the natives are clever
cooks. and, with their own ovens plac-
ed in a hole In the ground, they will
speedily bake bread or roast small
game or joints.
For other foods and methods Of cook.
ing the hunter takes with him what is
called the cooks box" in the makeup
Of which great ingenuity Is displayed.
The box is only about two feet six
inches long and fifteen inches wide
and is divisi0ned. In addition to sup
plies of groceries for the day up to
twenty.eight pounds, it contains
large kettle. frying pan with folding
handle. grill With telescoplng handle
and saucepan capable Of boiling a
large pudding or round Of meat.
In big game hunting 1t may often
arise that death is only to be avoided
by having TO hand good weapon, alb.
soutely reliable. The greatest possible
care has therefore 10 be given to the
selection Of ones guns, rides, revoly-
ers and ntl.cr weapons.
For birtf aud o,hcr small game the
hunter wants good English ejector
II bore double barreled shotgun; for
lions and deer the most serviceable
weapon is a 1903 bore English single
barrel rifle or Mauser or Mannlicher
Of similar bore-i. e., carrying car
fridge about three inches long. For
really big game, such as elephant, rhi
noceros and hippopotamus, be must
have first class double barreled, high
velocity cordite rife Of 4O0500 bore,
which carries a cartridge from four
and a half to are inches long Besides
these a zeed snxliah aAsssr3 ssyalysr
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