The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-22

OF the Smithsonian portion OF the
party His professional services as
physician to the expedition undoubt-
edly will be of the greatest value. not
to speak of his ability as a well-known
naturalist and collector OF natural his
tory specimens. IA an ornithologist,
Major Mearns probably is one OF the
highest authorities. having made
specially Of bird study for many years.
The major was one OF the founders
of the American Ornithologists' Union
and has written widely on bird sub
tects- He Is q member OF the I.inncan
Society OF Natural History of New
York. of the National Geographical
Society. of the Biological Society OF
Washington, OF the American Associn-
ton for the Advancement of Science
and patron OF the American Muse
um OF Natural History OF New York.
He is fifty-three years OF age.
AS field naturalist, Mr.. j..
Loring Alden Is probably the
most efficient and experienced
man in the party. He has
made specially OF the smaller mani
mails and 1t is said of him that. where
olnci ttoPo Ddll ltil- hN No'i ~
wise trap and select a bait that Will
lure any OF the smaller wild creatures
into captivity His training comprises
service in The biological survey OF the
United States department of agricul-
ture and In the New York geological
gardens In Bronx park. New York City,
as well as on numerous collecting trips
through British America. Mexico and
the United States. He Is about thirty
eight years old, OF ardent tempera-
ment and intensely energetic. In Au-
gust. September and October, 1898. he
made the highest record for travel
Ing collector. having sent to the
United States national museum 9oO
well prepared specimens of small
mammals in the three months journey
from London; through Swe.len, Ger
many, Switzerland and Belgium. His
home is In Owego, n. Y.
or the party, the only one who has
had previous experience In that sec
tion of Africa through which the ex'
pedition will journey, is Mr.. Edmund
Heller He was associated with Pro-
fessor Carl E. Akeley and Mr.. K. ID. u.
Elio In the expedition of the Field
Columbian museum of Chicago, which,
in 1900. visited the same portions OF
Africa that the Rooevelt' expedition
will cover. Mr.. Heller is graduate
OF Stanford university of California
and Is a thoroughly trained naturalist,
whose special work with this eXpe-
dition will be the preparation and pres
eryation of the specimens of large an
imals. Having gone over the ground
once he is a valuable asset TO the ex'
pedition. In order that he might ac-
company Mr.. Roosevelt, his release
from his position as assistant curator
of the museum Of vertebrate zoology
OF the University Of California was Sc
cured by the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr.. Heller has had large experience
in animal collecting In Alaska, British
Columbia, United States, Mexico, Cen.
trail America and South America. In
1898 he made a collection trip of
eleven months TO the Galapagos Is
lands, starting from San Francisco.
He Is an enthusiastic collector as well
as a natively equipped naturalist. OF
numerous scientific papers on nam
mails. birds. reptiles and fishes he Is
the author Mr. Hellers home is at
Los Gatos. Cal.
Kermit Roosevelt, the presidents
second son, a young man of nine
teen years, is to be the official pho
tographer of the expedition. His col
lection of photographs of animals and
scenes will be made use of in a sci
entific way and as illustrations for
books and articles which his father
will write. Young Mr Roosevelt is "a
student at Harvard university and is
a great fayorite with his father. He
has. spent considerable time in pre-
pairing himself for the work he is to
undertake During his summer yaca'
tion he made study OF the camera
and Photographic methods He also
experimental In taking pictures of the
animals at the geological gardens in
New York 1t Is his first trip abroad
and he looks forward to 1t with the
keenest interest He is tall and slen.
der, good horseman and splendid
rifle shot Much of the shooting OF
the big game he hopes to share with
his father
To complete the personnel of the
expedition, Mr.. r. j. Cunninghame. an
Englishman. was chosen. He is a
note, field naturalist and big game
hunter and has guided numerous hunt
ing parties in Africa II was he who
was chief hunter and guide OF the
Field Columbian expedition in Central
Africa Mr. Cunninghame for some
months has been employed In assem-
bling the materials for Mr.. Roosevelt S
use. He will act as general manager
of the expedition, guiding the party
and taking charge OF the native por
ters. Mr.. Cuninghame is an expert
enced collector of natural history spec
linens and has made collections for
the British museum. in Norway and
Africa No better manager for the
trip could have been selected. because
Mr.. Cuninghame is thoroughly famil
lar with every nook and corner oi
Central Africa and Its natives. He
spent some time in London purchas
ing the outfit for the expedition and
shipping 1t TO Mombasa After thai
| had been completed he proceeded tC
I British Africa and has been engaged
| in selecting the natives and animals
necessary Tor the expedition. He viii
meet the party at Mombasa-
Upon reaching Killndini. April II
the party will spend a short time In
Mombasa and then, proceed by trair
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