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

quarters OF the administration of Brit
ish East Africa Protectorate, city OF
1854 inhabitants, OF whom 579 are
Europeans Nalrobi will be used as
the headquarters and base Of supplies
and from there trips will be made
into the country thereabouts which
abounds with animals OF all kinds. IL
is In this section that Mr. Roosevelt
hopes 10 do most OF his hunting and
collecting Trips. extending from
week to a month in length. Will be
made In all directions Supplies and
camping outfit will be carried by ma
tives and camps established at vari-
GUS points on the trips. IL has been
decided that snowcapped Mount ke-
MIA, $4,000 feet high. an extinct vol
cano near Ndoro, To the north
OF Nairobl, will the the objective
point of one OF these trips On Mount
kenia, al point part way up. one OF
the field naturalists probably will be
stationed for some time In order To-
collect specimens OF all kinds there
The smaller mammals will be caught
in traps. an elaborate outfit OF which
Is being taken by the expedition. In
fact, these form the heaviest part or
party arc packed in tin-llned boxes.
These boxes when they have been
emptied will be used as packing cases
for the various specimens Many val
liable natural history specimens have
been spoiled by ants and other Insects.
II has been found from experience on
other expeditions, and it is to guard
against this that the tin-lined boxes
are being taken along When the spec
linens have been prepared they will
be carefully packed In the boxes and
shipped to Nairobi. where they Will be
forwarded to the United States. One
OF the taxidermists Will always be
with Mr.. Roosevelt and az soon as any
big game is shot by him it Will be
skinned and prepared on the spot
Mr.. Roosevelt will be greatly dis
appointed II he fails to kill several
specimens of the white rhinoceros.
This Is the same as the square.mouth.
ed rhinoceros and is the nearest living
ally to the type of the extinct Itch
orine or woolly rhinoceros which lived
in England at the close OF the Glacial
period.
The outfit which Mr. Cunninghame
haS selected In London consists OF
rot-proof tents, green In color, a good
supply OF mosquito netting camp tools
and cooking utensils. Mr. Roosevelt
and the other members of the party
will sleep on the simplest kind OF light
cots A luxury that Will be taken are
folding baths. A. large quantity OF
preservatives and materials for cur
I'm cir IN
ment home Is being taken Nairobi be-
ing the central station OF the Uganda
Railway 1t will be easy to reach quick
ly the remote parts of the country
where the party can strike off into the
jungle. All the specimens Will be tax.
ell care Of at Nairobi before shipment
to the National Museum, $50, ,1
No definite arrangements have been
made for the six months the party will
spend in the territory about Nairobi
except that short trips in search OF
specimens is TO be made from there
The Presidents expedition Will not
visit Mount KilimanJaro. on the bor-
der between British East Africa and
German East Africa. The reason for
this is that the National Museum has
been receiving a splendid collection OF
specimens from that locality from DR..
Abbott, OF Philadelphia, who has been
there for some time
The altitude OF the Nairobi district
is over 5000 feet above the sea and
further west the country reaches 1000
feet above sea level. Taking the coun-
try as a whole, the climate is distinct
ly favorable to health. The days un-
der the equatorial sun are ho5. but
cool nights amply atone for the heat oil
the day. The rainy season In that sec
tion of Africa occurs from the end OF
January till the end of April. Another
rainy season. but of short duration, oc-
ours about October or November. From
May to February is considered as the
best season for the shooting of big
game.
In October the expedition Will pack
its journey inland over the Uganda
Railway to Port Florence. on Lake
Victoria Nyanza. AT that place a short
stop Will be made and probably trip
Will be made to Mount Elgon, 10 miles
north from there Mount Elgon is
over $4,000 feet in height. When the
party again returns to Port Florence
it Will board a steamer of the railway
service which plies about the lake and
proceed to Entebbe. $50 miles away 1t
is expected that Entebbe Will be
reached early in December At that
point a small caravan will be made
up from animals and natives which
Mr.. Cunninghame has specially en-
gagged for the trip across Uganda to
the Nile The first stop after leaving
Entebbe will be at Mengo Then by
short stages 1t will proceed until
reaching Kibira on Lake Albert Ayan-
"a The journey across Uganda is ex-
pected TO take not more than a month
and the expedition should strike the
White Nile about the first of the year
1910
OF the greatest Importance is the
battery Of guns which Mr. Roosevelt
will carry along with him. Since II
became known that he intended to
make hunting expedition into Africa
many of his friends have presented
him with guns. But he did not select
any OF these to take with him on his
trip. Instead, he had made specially
for him by one of the best American
gun manufacturers four different types
OF rifles. each having a special use
The first OF these Is a powerful rifle
of ,4O5 calibre. carrying a 3OO-grain
bullet, and Is intended for the very
largest type of African game such as
the rhinoceros. hippopotnmus and ele-
phant. Smokeless powder is used and