The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-22
A YEAR IN The
AFRICAN WlLOS
AND ANOTHER YEAR ON CONT
MENTAL EUROPE TO BE
SPENT BY ROOSEVELT.
NEAR MIDDLE OF MARCH
Party viii Leave New York and UT
mateIy Arrive in British East
Africa--Will Secure Speci-
mons fer Museum.

New York, Feb. p. Thccdor
| Roosevelt, fifty years Of age, havmS
on March 4, with his retirement as
twentysixth president of the United
States, completed over twenty-five
years of public service, has decided
to take rest and recreation in two
years trip abroad half of which will
lag as a faunal and naturalist and
he other half in Europe visiting a.
least three Of the big capitals. At the
head Of a scientific expedition outfit
ted by the Smithsonian institution of
Washington, he will, with his son Keg
nit ana three American naturalists
If uote-Major Edward A. Mearns. J..
Loring Alden aud Edmund Heller
make a collection of mammals. birds.
reptiles, insects and botanical spec
mems Of Central Africa, which will re
deposited in the United States Nation
Il Museum at Washington.
The party leave New York CITY
about the middle OF March. going by
he Mediterranean route to Gibraltar
md Naples, AT Naples the memb rs
# the expedition will board a steamer
If the German East African line for
Nilindini harbor, Mombasa Islam.
they will arrive at the East African
BORT toward the end of April proceed
by the Ugandi railway to Narohi.
pend six months there then continu,
~ rail TO Port Florence. Lake Victor
a Nyanza, making a total distance of
jSi miles by rail The expedition will
ross Uganda by caravan, aud finally
Ass down the whole length Of the
Vile, reaching khartoum about April.
$40, Much of the hunting and spec.
men collecting will be done in Brit.
Sh Feast Africa. where the Uganda
ailway will be used as means of
eady transportation from Nairobi.
which will be the base of supplies.
At Khartoum, it is expected. the
PRESIDENT and his son will be joine
ny Mrs. Roosevelt. who will accom-
any them on their trip to Europe.
The naturalists of the party will pro.
eed direct to the United States from
egypt Mr. Roosevelt will probably
emain in Continental Europe and
treat Britain about one year, having
ccepted invitations to deliver tho
tomanes Lecture at Oxford Universe
y, an address at the Sorbonne in
'aris and lecture before the stu.
ents OF the University of Berlin.
To complete the personnel Of the /
Expedition Mr.. r. J. Cunninghame, an !
nElishman, was chosen. He is a /
oted field naturalist and a big game
unter and had guided numerous /
uniting parties in Africa. 1t was he |
.hO was chief hunter and guide of !
he Field Columbian Museum expedi /
ion in Central Africa. Mr.. Cunning |
lame has for some months been EN- /
)loyed in assembling the materials |
or Mr.. Roosevelt's use. He will act |
5 general manager of the expedition |
guiding the party and taking charge |
the native porters.
Upon reaching Ktindini, April q (
he party will spend a short time il |
Iombasa and then proceed by train |.
n the Uganda railway to Nairobi. |
he capital of Ukamba province and |
headquarters of British East Africa |
'rotectorate, a city of 1854 inhabi- !
ants, of whom 579 are Europeans |
(aircbi will be used as the headquar- |
ers and base of supplies and from /
here trips will be made into the |
country Whereabouts which abounds |
With animals of all kinds. It is in |
his section that Mr. Roosevelt hopes
o do most of his hunting and collect
ng. Trips, extending from a week to
month in length, will be made in all
irections. Supplies and camping out
rs will be carried by natives and
amps established at various points
n the trips. II has been decided that
now capped Mount Kenia. $1,000 feet
ign. an extinct volcano near Ndoro, /
the north of Nairo5i, will be the oh
ectlYe point of one of these trips
IN Mount kenia, at a point part way
p, one of the field naturalists prob
bly, viii be stationed for some time
order to collect specimens of all
lnds there. The smaller mammals
i'll be caught in traps, an elaborate
utfit OF which is being taken by the
Npedition. In fact, these form the
eaViest part of the equipment. The
lpplies of the party are packed IN
MINED boxes. These boxes when
ley have been emptied will be used ,
5 packing cases for the varions spec !,
mems. Many valuable natural his :
Try specimens have been spoiled by
ITS and other insects. it has been
und from experience on other expe-
lions. and it is 10 to guard againsl
is that the tin-lined boxes are being
ken along. When the specimens
I've been prepared they will be care