Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-15

Jaws Of death yawning and oncoming
two o. three seconds away. The re
con Of this gun is utilized scientific
ally to eject the spent shell, cock the
rifle and simultaneously reload 1t.
Forty per cent of the recol is thus
utilized In much the same manner
that the recoil of the sixteen inch dis
appearing gun in forts is used to car
~ b n back to be reloaded and
resighted. "a special autoloading u
with gold sights and mountings has
been manufactured for Mr.. Roose-
velt'S exclusive use.
A more varied itinerary for a vaca-
ton trip than Mr.. Roosevelt'sjs rarely
seen-New York to Naples, the Medi-
| terranean route, the steamers follow
ing which stop at the Azores and
Gibraltar; then al two day run along
the shores Of Spain. passing close to
the Balearic Islands Of Ivica, Mfnorca,
MAJorca and later historic Sardinia;
then open water n~ortheastward to
| the vine covered slopes Of Capri, from
whose lofty heights for years the no
torioRs Tyrrhenian pirate chiefs sp1ed
and swooped down upon the richly
laden craft plying to and from the
neighboring bay of Naples.
Changing at Naples In a few hours
from the North German Lloyd steamer
O one of the German East African
Company, the 1,5Oo mile slant past the
sulphur cliffs OF Sicily and across the
Mediterranean to Alexandra will fur
Their interest the notable American
party. In four days they will be
ashore In the land of the Ptolem1es,
the Egyptian and of mystery. the land
that was old when ancient Rome was
new. But the one time city Of Alex
ander the Great, Pompey's pillar and
the Pharos light must swiftly pass, as
also the interesting Nile delta, dingy,
dirty, degenerate Port Said and the
Suez canal, for southwark and east
ward the course of Mr.. Roosevelt's
empire takes its ~way-down the Red
sea, south through the strait Of Bah
l el-Mandeb. Arabia In view on the left,
Abyssinia on the right-eastward again
through the~gulf Of Alden. Those dark,
: hazy heights on the south shore are
the Ingali mountains of British Somal1
Now comes another shift Of the
courseHsouthward around the hidden
rock rib Of Ras Alula and b treach-
: erous Cape Guardafui, on Somaliland
where full many a gallant ship and heI
gallant men have disappeared. Or
rounding the cape the waters Of the
typhoon swept Indian ocean spread
on every side. It Is now a south an6
q south by west run of 1900 mile:
to one Of the preliminary OBJECTIVE
points Of the expedition, Mombasa, thu
manc clustered capital of the pro
tectorate OF British East Africa, a to
tai If about seventeen days from Ma
plea. 1t is In Kflindfni harbor that thu
party ~disembarkA the port neares
Mombasa. the medieval seaport fort
fed In 1896 by the Portuguese.
Mombasa, on the coral island, cor
nected with the mainland by a bridge
is the terminus Of the celebrate
Uganda railway, built by the BIRTHS
government at a cost of $~24,OOo,OOO t
tap and develop the vast and richl
productive East African protectorate.
Loading their immense bulk Of SUI
plies and equipment on a specially al
ranged train and obtaining a part @
their retinue of native helpers require
In the wilderness, members Of tn
Roosevelt party Will now Jingle wit
excitement, for the magic door of th
big game treasure house Is swingin
open.
Port Florence, 5s4 Males to the we
by north, on Lake Victoria Nyanzi
becomes the second prelinHk&fy objet
tive point, for it Is there fffat the raj
way ends, and a steamer takes tt
party across the majestic queen Of IL
African lakes to the very heart of tt
big game hunting region. to Ugand
on the plateau Of which country II
principal hunting Is to be done. b
III there is much to do before reachir
Port Florence, for en- route along Il
q railway is the Nairobi district, whel
as Mr.. Roosevelt gets his first shot at Ell
plants, lions, hippos n rhinos on Il
as $1,000 acres of William McMilla
5. nephew of the late United States Sc
a ator Mcmillan of Michigan.
ass However, Mr.. Roosevelt will see Il
tai Jungle monsters In their haunt befo
ms he reaches Nairobi, for the Ugant
railway route traverses primordi
a businesses where many OF the spet
Is mems OF game his license allows hi
by to shoot can be seen from the car.
bi. The railway journey to Port Flo
,ut ence Is In itself well worth an Afrtcs