Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07
UNTWITHCAMERA
A. r. Dugmore Describes Ex-
periences He Had in Jungles
of Africa.
LIONS BARELY MISSED HIM
Party Often Attacked by buffalo
Penetrated WiIds Roosevelt
Could Not Visit.

| benefit or lions that never heard or
| the vegetarian theory, but are strong
/ on fietcherism, and trying to get a
| peevish rhinoceros to hold a pose
when he is charging head-on at top
six cylinder speed may sound simple
| that is, it may sound so in a phono-
graph-but when a person is at the
mechanical end Of a camera and the
aforementioned models never did be-
lieve in procrastination it sounds 9th
erwlse. At least A. Radcliffe Dug
more. who returned recently to New
York from a 1000 mile trip through
the African wilds, says that it is likely
to make person nervous.
Mr.. Dugmore has returned with a
collection of nearly a thousand pho
tographs of many varieties of Afri-
can animals. He traversed the same
ground that former President Roose-
welt has been over, besides many side
trips where the Roosevelt party could
not go owing to their heavy baggage.
Uses Rifle Only When Necessary.
Mr.. Dugmore is not like the ordinary
hunter. He hunts with a camera
alone and uses his rife only when it
is to protect his life or to get food
for the camp. The only trophies he
brought back from Africa were photo
graphs. In speaking Of his trip Mr..
Dugmore said:
There was lots of adventure dur
ing the trip, but there was so much
to do that we didn't have time to
think that we were in danger. There
was more fun taking the pictures in
the jungle than there ever could have
been shooting with a rifle. There were
only two white men in our party-NIr.
James L. Clark of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History and myself.
We had fifty carriers and hunters, but
relied on our own knowledge for gen
eral guiding. We went from Nom
hasa to the heart Of the jungle by the
Uganda railroad. but before we got
to the real starting point of our trip
we saw plenty Of game.
I'm the protected districts it was a
common sight to see scores of hoof
animals, like antelope and deer, with
a couple of herds of zebras and gil
AdhCSs luuli1llS away lIOLl the LTJChS,
and once a bull buffalo disputed the
right Of way with the engine. but final
" decided to move when we got with
in twenty feet of him. Warthogs and
various other animals stood along the
tracks and paid no attention to the
train save to run after it had passed
them. Our first real camera hunting
began in the Yato plains, and from
there to the region along the Tana and
Thika rivers we had all the work we
could do. There were lions a-plenty
and all other kinds of game.
One Narrow Escape.
zone Of the narrowest escapes 1 had
was while camping near the Tana riv-
er. One afternoon I was writing
letter to my publishers when suddenly
1 happened TO look up and saw two
full grown lions coming toward me-
Ny nrst thought was to get my cam
era, but they were too near to be com
Portable, and when 1 took hold Of my
rife 1 remembered that my cartridge |
belt was in the tent.
Il fred two shots, but both went too
high. and then in my dismay L saw
that the gun bearer had changed the |
sights to 30 yards. 1t was only the /.
work of a minute TO lower them. and /
1 fired the two remaining shots from .
the gun as fast as / could. l got .
both the lions. but they nearly got me. /
Later I found that 4 lioness had been /
waiting for them and was only cOU-
pie of dozen yards away when I fired"
Rhinoceros Very Dangerous.
several hundred autelopes. zebTas, gi-
RATES. and smaller mammals eating to-
gether on the same plain. Several
times the DuCmOre party was attack
I'd by Infatuated buffaloes for no 9th
ar reason than that the buTaloes had
gone BAD and were on the warpath.
The only thing 20 do under these con-
he said. was to climb Il tree
unless You wanted to kill the animal.
Il don't know whether the buffalo,
the lion or the rhinOceros is the ugli-
EST animal in Africa" said Mr.. Dug
more, but they are all very nasty
The lion will attack a
man without prOvOcation if he feels
ike it, and so will a buffalo, but Il
'hinoceros always will. He just
charges on general principles
81 never was in favor of using the
gun as an aid to nature study, but the
sooner the lions and rhinoceroses of
Africa are thinned out little the bet
er it will be for the travellers. Rhi-
locCroses do not know what fear
s. l got some pictures of them charg
ng, but when l did 1 had to be ready
o make a quick getaway when l made
he snap"
After his book. Camera Adventures
n the African Wilds." has been pub
ished Mr. Dugmore will prepare for
,Dothor trim to 4 fr.No