Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-17

transformed the city Of his death into
q memorial to his glory that car
laugh at time.
Reviewing the Trip.
A chronological history OF Mr.. Hoose-
velt's wonderful journey. n a par
tial list of the animals killed ID as
follows:
March 23-sailed from New York
for Naples, 4,176 miles.
March 3O-Arrived at the Azores.
April 2-Arrived at Gibraltar.
April 5-Arrived at Naples.
April 6-After being received by
King Victor Emmanuel, sailed for
| Mombasa, British East Africa. 4.121
miles.
April 15-Arrived at Alden. Arabia.
April 21-Arrived at Mombasa and
received with honors by the provincial
governor.
April 22-Left Mombasa by rail for
Kapiti plains and the ranch OF Sir
Alfred Pease on the Athi river for
short shooting expeditions. About 270
miles. Secured two w~ildebeests, two
g~azelle, five other antelope, six lions.
three giraffe, one zebra, one rhino. a
warthog and a hartebeest.
May 15-Rode to w. II. McMillan's
"Juja farm" a full days journey, for
short expeditions. Secured two i'm
pala, several antelope. a water buck,
q. leopard, a rhino and a hippopotamus.
More Big Game Killed.
May 2O-Rode from McMillan's to
the adjoining Heatley ranch for buff
falo hunting among the papyrus
swamps. Twelve miles. Secured four
buffalo, four hartebeest, two zebra. two
gazelle and a warthog.
May 26-Rode from the Heatley
ranch to McMillan's town house at
Nairobi. A days jaunt.
June 3-Left by rail for Kijabe. A
miles.
June ARRIVED at Kijabe.
June 5-Left Kijabe on march for
the Sotik district. The route was over
a waterless tract, and although the
distance %traversed was only 60 miles,
1t entailed a three-day trip. Secured
six rhinos. a hippopotamus. two Gland,
two ~wildebeest. several antelope. two
zebras. a hyena. a warthog and three
lions.
July 12-Arrived at Lake Naivasha
on return trip. Secured two hippos
and some smaller game.
July 22-Arrived at Naivasha from
the lake.
July 24-Returned to Nairobi by rail.
IS miles.
Aug. 4--Left Nairobi for Naivasha.
Aug. Cleft Naivasha on march to
Nyeri and the Kenya province. 80
miles. Secured five lions. three buf.
falo. a hippo. a giraffe and his first
elephant.
Oct. 30-Returned to Naivasha.
At Guaso Nguisho Plateau.
Oct. 25-Left by rail for Londiani
for a three weeks shoot on the Guaso
Nguisho plateau. about 80 miles. Sc.
cured five giraffe, three lions and sew
eral antelope and smaller game.
Dec. 7-Returned to Nairobi by rail
Dec. 1S-Left Nairobi by rail for
Port Kisuma. on Lake Victoria Ny
ANA. about $50 miles.
Dec. 2O-Arrive at Entebbe, Uganda
from Kisuma, via lake steamer, about
1876 miles. On this trip the American
flag was flown for the first time or
Africa's inland sea-.
Dec. 21-Left on 23-mile auto trip tc
Kampala.
Dec. 23-Left Kampala for Kinsingo
10 miles. Secured two elephants.
Jan. 3-Arrived at Hoima, Uganda
after a 57-mile trip from Kisingo.
Jan. 4-Left for Butiaba. 81 miles
Jan. left on steam launch 70,
Wadelai and Rhino camp. Belgian
Kongo. about ~ miles. Secured sew
eral white rhinos and a buffalo.
Feb. 3--Left Wadelai for Minute
kabout 81 miles.
Feb. ARRIVED at Minute. Uganda
Feb. left Minute for Gondokorc
Ma 1O8-mile march through almost uu
broken jungle.
Feb. 17-Arrived at Gondokoro. Ur
lper Sudan.
Greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt.
; Feb. 26-EApedition broke up an
porters returned to Uganda.
I Feb. 2S-Roosevelt left Gondokor
! via steamboat for Khartum. NOR
!. than 500 miles to the north.
March 11-Arrived at Renk. abou
I two days journey by boat. south G
IKhartum.
! March 14-Reached Khartum, tn
end Of his journey on the Nile. an
0 was greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt an