The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-03-10
ALL READY FOR
AFRICAN HUNT
President Roosevelt VIII
Leave In Few Days.
TRIP NOT SOLELY FOR SPORT
The Great Hunter May Be
Away From the United
States Two Years.

| New York, aMr. 6.-Theodore Roose-
welt, fifty years Of age. having on
March 4, with his retirement as TWEEN
ty-sixth President of the United States
completed over twenty-five years Of
public service, has decided to take
rest and recreation in a two years
trip abroad, half Of which win be
spent in Africa under the British flag
as a faunal naturalist, and the other
half in Europe. visiting at least three
of the big capitals. At the head OF
scientific expedition outfittsd by the
Smithsonian institution o. Washing
ton, he will, with his son, Kermit, and
three American naturalists Of note
Major Edgar A Means, ]. Loring Al
den and Edmund Heller-make col
lection OF mammals, birds. reptiles,
insects and botanical specimens Of cen
trail Africa, which will be deposited in
the United States national museum at
Washington.
The party leaves New York City
about the middle OF March, going by
the Mediterranean route to Gibral-
tar and Naples. At Naples the mem
bers Of the expedition will board a
steamer Of the German East African
line for Kilindina hlrbor, Mombasa
Island. They will arrive at the East
African port toward the end Of APP
I'll, proceed by the Uganda railway to
Nairobi, spend six months there, then
continue by rail to Port Florence, LAX
Victoria Nyanza, making a total dis
lance Of 5s4 miles by rail. The ex-
petition will cross Uganda by caravan,
and finally pass down the whole
length Of the Nile, reaching Khsrtoum
about April, 1910. Much of the hunt
ing and specimen collecting will be
done in British East Africa, where
the Uganda railway will be used as a
means Of ready transportation from
Nairobi, which will be the base of
supplies.
At Khartoum, it is expected the
President and his son will be Joined
by Mrs. Roosevelt, who will accom-
pany them on their trip to Europe.
The naturalists of OF the party will
proceed direct to the United States
from Egypt Mr. Roosevelt probab-
ly will remain in continental Eu-
rope and Great Britain about one
year, having accepted invitations to
deliver the Romanes lecture at Ok
ford university, an address at the
Sorbonne in Paris and a lecture be-
fore the students of the University
of Berlin.
Upon reaching Kilindino, April q,
the party will spend a short time in
Mombasa, and then proceed by train
on the Uganda railway to Nairobi, the
capital OF Ukamba province and head
quarters Of the administration Of Brit
ish East Africa protectorate, city
Of 1854 inhabitants, Of whom 579
are Europeans. Nairobi will be used
as the headquarters and base OF sup
plies, and from there trips will be
made into the country thereabouts,
which abounds with animals of all
kinds. 1t is In this section that Mr.
Roosevelt hopes to do most Of his
hunting and collecting. Trips, extend
ing from a week to a month in length,
will be made in all directions. Sup
plies and camping outfit will be car
ried by natives and camps establish
ed at various points on the trips. 1t
has been decided that snowcapped Mt.
Kenia, $4,000 feet high, an extinct
volcano near Nidoro, to the north of
Nairobi, will be the objective point
Of one Of these trips.
Regarding the second year of Mr..
Roosevelt's tour abroad little of his
plans is known, in fact he has not
definitely decided upon them.