Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-04-02
ROOSEVELT and PARTY GIVE
Big DINNER ENROUTE.
Newspaper Correspondents Who Came
Aboard Returning Ship on the Mile
Health-Told of Incidents of His
Hunt-Would Not Discuss Politics.

special STEAMER on the upper Nultc
Nile, via Rabak, March 14.-One sell
dom sees such picturesque background
as that furnished for the dinner given
by Colonel Roosevelt for correspondents
aboard the Dial, the Sudan government
steamer, on which he is returning to
civilization.
The table was set on the deck of a
barge dashed to the Dial, the nose of
which was run into the reedy bank Of /
the Nile. Leaping flames from fire
in the papyrus grass driven by a north !
gale lighted up the fat country bor-
dering the shallow stream.
The colonel looked picture Of health
and rugged strength. His race is burned
to a nut brown by exposure. His eyes
are bright and clear and his hair has
been slightly bleached by the hot sun.
The colonel 8 costume was the hunt
ing clothes he has worn throughout his
trip in the African wilds, khaki
breeches with leather knees and tight
calves. He wore pigskin shoes and
snuff -colored flannel shirt open at the
neck.
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told innumerable humorous and enter
tanning stories Of his trip, such as the
gunbearers' struggles with English and
their great pride when discovering Os-
trich chickens as they blurted out,
- Look at the bully COW pups.
The colonel chaffed Colonel Cunning
ham about his enormous beard, declar-
ing that he would have TO make his
acquaintance over again when il was
removed. lie promised the hunter the
freedom Of New York, provided he had
sufficient influence with the police
authorities.
Colonel Roosevelt talked amusedly Of
the letters which penetrated even 10
mid Africa from strangers desiring him
TO send such trifes as a water baby,
lOO-pound live snake, tigers claws for
shrines, and pink baby elephants, not
too old 10 train on too young 10
bring up.
Tie colonel received many letters Of
criticism one man asking how be had
the heart 10 KIN the poor, unoifending
lhinoceros. lie suggested that prob
ably the writer never had been charged
by AN angry rhinoeeros la long grass.
Interest la Missionaries.
The distinguished traveller manifested
the keenest interest Ia the work Of the
missionaries, whose stations he visited
throughout bis long line of march. lie
declared De found them whole hearted
men and women sacrificing themselves
40 Christianity
The station the colonel visited near
Gondokoro be- described as buf trans.
planted Empolia, KAN zone in ebony
Al the missionaries met nefe es
prcially keen in legald to American
politics, buf tAc colonel declined, as or
all occasions, io discuss iAe subject
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