The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
OFF F0R GREAT HUNT.
Ex-pREsIDENT ROOSEVELT SAILS FROM NEW YORK FOR
 DARK CONTINENT.
WILL REMl'N IN AFRICA FOR \ YEAH
Then He Will Travel Through Europa
 Delivering Addresses In Various capltaIs-Three Skilled Naturalists And Ills Son, Kermit. Accompany HIm-Many Friends See Them of,

CapitaIs-Threc Skilled Naturaiista
 And His Son, Kermit, Accompany
 hlm--Many Friends See Them oH
 2 Hyork, Mar. 24.-Theodora RS As ex-president of the United Stasas, sailed out of New York harboi Tuesday on the steamer Hamburg oa the way to his much-heralded hunting trip in British East Africa.
 on the dock was large assemblage of Mir. Roosevelt's friends, who had gathered to bid him God-speed, and who cheered him as he stood at tho rail of the steamer waving his hand and smiling with delight. Beside him stood the three men selected from hundreds of applicants to accompany him and assist him in collecting tho specimens of African fauna which he hopes to send back for the enrichment of the Smithsonian institution. These fortunate individuals were Maj. Ed gar A. Mearns. ]. Loring Alden and Edmund Heller. They comprise tho Smithsonian's expedition. The fifth member of the little party, and not to be considered of least importance. waa the ex-president's second son. Kermit. who will be the official photographer of the expedition and, next to his father. the chief hunter.
 To Mombasa Via Naples.
 MT. Roosevelt will go via Gibraltar to Naples, where he will board steamer of the German East African line for Kilindini harbor. the port of Mombasa. At the latter place the party will be joined by R. J. Gun ninghame, an Englishman of long ex' perience in Africa. who has been en- gagged as general manager and guide.
 The party will spend short time in Mombasa and then proceed by train on the Uganda railway to Nairobi, headouarters of the administration of British East Africa Protectorate, city of 1s,514 inhabitants, of whom 57s are Europeans.
 On MacMlllan's Ranch.
 William Northrup MacMillan, for formerly of St. Louis. owns large estate near Nairobi and his big, lux urious farmhouse will be headquarters for about six months while the hunt CTS and scientists make trips of vary ing length in all directions. 1t Is In this section that Mir. Roosevelt hopes to obtain most of his specimens. for 1t abounds with animals of all kinds The smaller mammals will be trapped
 The supplies of the party are packed in t!n-lined boxes. These boxes when they have been emptied will be used as packing eases for the various speci. mems. Many valuable natural history specimens have been spoiled by ants and other insects, 1t has been found from experience on other expeditions and it is to guard against this that the tin-lined boxes are being taken along.
 Caring for Specimens.
 When the specimens have been pre- pared they will be carefully packed in the boxes and shipped to Nairobi, where they will be forwarded to the United States. One of the taxider- mIsts will always be with MT. Roose' welt. and as soon as any big game is shot by him 1t will be skinned and prepared on the spot
 Mir. Roosevelt will be greatly dic- appointed if he falls to kin several specimens of the white rhinoceros. This animal is the same as the square, mouthed-rhlnoceros and is the nearest