Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
ROOSEVELT LANDS
AND IS WELCOMED
NATIVES OF EAST SOUTH AFRICA
HAIL "FOREIGN KING" WITH
CHEERS AS HE RIDES INTO
QUAINT SEAPORT.

MOMBASA, British East Africa, April
H.-The steamer Admiral. with Theodore
Roosevelt and the members of his party
on board. has just been sighted of this
port
Theodore Roosevelt and his party win
have only few days more of civilization,
and will then step back to view country
whose people lag 1900 years behind the
white man.
Mombasa. black, yellow and white turny
ed out to greet the distinguished visitor,
and cneered him as he disembarked from
the little German African steamer which
had brought him through the Suez canal
from Naples.
If the people were interested in Roose-
Welt he was equally interested in them.
H saw a town which was founded only
seven years after Columbus discovered
America.
A natural harbor, Portuguese explorers
started a colony and built fort here. in
1905
The town now has population OF 10000
-one-tenth European-is the chief city OF
British East Africa, and is important as
shipping point, a seat of government,
and British coaling station.
The rainy season is about over now, and
bright sun holds out it's promise to the
visitors.
Regard Roosevelt as King
great foreign king from over the seas
this was the view the natives took Of
Roosevelt. He was a stoutish, energetic
bronze-colored king in glasses, and with
teeth that cleaned ''Dee-lighted" at the
sight of the people gathered to meet him,
A big Scotchman with a native-made
coat that cleaned in colors like a tropi-
cal snake was the first man to welcome
the ex-president and his party This
was Dick Cunningham, an adopted son
of the jungle, who will guide the party
into the heart of the dark continent
Col. Roosevelt. it is announced, will
stop here only long enough to see that
all his supplies are ready to ship, then
start by rail for Nairobi, 500 miles into
the interior. He will stop for day at
Muchatos, to visit Sir Alfred Pease
who hunted with him in America There
Col. Jas. H. Sadler. governor Of British
East Africa, will meet him.
From the Peace ranch, the party goes
on to Nairobi, which will be headquarters
until fall. VIM. N. Mcmillan, American
millionaire. who will entertain the party
for the first two months, has his place
about 80 miles from Nairobi.
In this journey from Mombasa to Mario
bi-about 800 miles-Col Roosevelt and his
party will travel over one of the most in
teresting railroads In the wrld. The
Uganda railroad Is one connecting link
for the Cape-to-Cairo railroad dreamed
of by Cecil Rhodes and British states
men. 1t is also an unexarnpled combtna-
ton Of civilization and savagery.
The coaches are modern, we'll equipped,
electric lighted, cool. comfortable. A
meal is served which no American hotel
or Pullman need apologize for. Tele-
graph lines run alongside the tracks.
But civilization stops at the railroad
right-of-way. From the car window--or
from the COW catcher, as Winston
Churchill saw IL on a recent trip. and
which Roosevelt may imitate-one may
see lions and hyenas and an occasional
giraffe or rhinoceros.
Animals Growing Civilized
The animals have learned not to be
afraid of this steaming, smoking, pant
ing visitor-unless 1t stops. In the shadow
of the tropical trees an elephant will
calmly watch 1t go past. Wild buffalo
will stalk through the tall grasses along
side the track, unafraid. The moonlight
will show silhouetted on a NIL Of the
veldt lon-still, head erect, like a Bon
heur painting. The bowling Of hyenas
can be heard from the train. The ma
lives, black, naked, painted, spear and
assegal in hand watch the strange visitor
which has invaded their lands. without
alarm.
The scenery jungles, swamps, giant
forests, bleak hills, burned plains. tropi-
cal rivers, occasionally the shadow of
great mountain like Kilimanjaro or Kenia
these furnish the background of the
spectacle from Roosevelt's window.
The stay at the Ju-Ja ranch viii be the
pleasantest part of the whole trip. This
Is McMillan's wonderful place. located
between the Ju and the ia rivers. a bit
Of civilization transported bodily into the
jungle.
On to the Jungle
The Mcmillan home, built of asbestos
and steel, is lighted and heated by fits
own electric plant. has a fine cuisine
and Is furnished like Paris garden.
They keep open house there for hunters
all the year round, and many servants
look after the place and it's guests.
The preserve includes 10000 acres and
is fenced in heavy netting 1t is the best
hunting spot in the world.
From Nairobi the real hunting viii be-
gin. There will be trips in every direc-
ton from there, including one to ascend
the 1S.000-foot slope of Mt. Kenia, IS
miles north of the city. The hunters will
make several trips over Lake Victoria
Nyanzi.
In October, about the beginning of the
fall rainy season, the ex-president win
pack up traps and start by caravan
across Uganda. BY January, 1910. he
hopes to reach the White Nile. from
which place he will cruise leisurely down
to Khartoum, where Mrs. Roosevelt win
meet him for the trip through Europe