Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-18

nish outfits and guides for the no.
bility and millionaires of England,
France, Germany and other countries
who have gone out there to hunt big
game. He has organized and con-
Quoted several expeditions for the
British Museum, and has had larger
experience in the mountains and jun
giles of Africa than any other man.
Selected the Outfit.
Mr.. Cunningham was engaged for
several months selecting and ship
ping from London the outfit for the
Roosevelt expedition. He went on
in advance to collect native porters
and pack bearers, and has had
charge of all the details, to the thor
ough satisfaction Of the ex-president
and the other members OF the party.
Mr.. Cunningham has superintended
the shipment of the trophies, and the
fact that everything has arrived in
good order, is testimony to his eff
cheney.
Lieut.. Col. Mearns, who Is on the
retired list Of the army, has been an
agent of the Smithsonian Institution
for many years in making collections
of natural history in different parts
Of the world, but this Is his first ap-
pearance in Africa. He has also done
a good deal of work for the Museum
of Natural History in New York, and
is generally recognized as one OF the
most successful and competent col
lectors in the country. His speciality
Is birds; he Is also botanist Of note,
and member Of all the great scien-
tific societies in this and other coun-
tries. On this expedition he Is the
disbursing officer, the medical au-
thority and the business representa-
tive Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Heller a Californian.
Edmund Heller is a young Califor-
nian, a graduate of Sanford Universe
ty, and thirty-six years old. At the
time Of his appointment he was as
sistant curator Of zoology in the Uni
versity of California. He was a MEM
ber of the expedition sent to Africa
by the Field Museum Of Chicago, in
1900, under Prof Carl E. Akeley, and
traversed a large part Of the same
section through which the Roosevelt
party has been working. Mr.. Hell
ler, like Mr. Cunningham, is, there
fore familiar with the topography as
we'll as the work. He has also had
considerable experience as a collector
of mammals, birds, fishes and other
objects of natural history in British
Columbia, Mexico, Alaska and Gen.
trail America.
]. Loring Alden of Oswego, N. Y,
is- thirty-eight years old, and has par
ticipated in several explorations in
various parts Of America as collector
and naturalist. He has a great rep
utation as a field naturalist, and for his
genius in catching animals and birds
alive. This is his special work in con-
nection with the Roosevelt expedition,
and he has already demonstrated the
wisdom Of his choice.
Contributions to National Zoo.
In addition to the 5000 inanimate
objects that have been sent home, a
collection Of fourteen wild beasts has
arrived safely at the geological park
in Washington, where they are now
happy and contented. These include
a male and female lion, each about
two years old: male and two female
lions, each about eighteen months
old, which DR.. Baker says are as fine
specimens Of the king Of beasts as
were ever brought to this country.
There are also leopards, cheetahs,
wart-hogs, gaZelles, a large eagle Of
unusual species, a small vulture and
a huge bueo, all of which, except the
lion and leopards, are strangers to
the people of Washington. Nearly
all of these are presented by w. w.
Mcmillan, formerly Of st. Louis, who
lives in Juja farm, near Nairobi,
British East Africa, and acted as host
for the ex-president during his stay
in that vicinity.
In the summer of 1908 Col. Roose-
welt, still president, laid his plans for
a years hunt in Africa, before the
secretary of Smithsonian Institution,
and offered to give the National Mu-
scum all of the trophies of his rifle
"save a few of little scientific value,
which, for some reason, 1 might like
to keep" provided lone or two pro-
fessional field taxidermists. field natur-
alists, go with me who should pre-
pare and send back the specimens
we collect"
Action of Regents Favorable.
At the next meeting of the board
of regents the proposition was ac-
cepted, and arrangements were final
ly perfected under which the official
title of the party is 'The Smithson-
ian African Expedition" and a divis-
ion of expenses was made so that the
ex-president contributes two-fifths and
the remaining three -fifths are paid
from a special fund contributed by
friends of the institution. No part OF
the money expended for the outfit or
for any purpose thus far was de-
rived from the government appropria-
tions or from the regular income Of
the institution, although it will de-
rive the entire benefit.-Wm. E. Cur
tiS, in Chicago Record-Herald.