The Caucasian., 1910-04-12
ROPINC RHINOS
ALIVE IN AFRICA
Exploits Of Buffalo" Jones With
LaSSO and FiTecFaCkeFS.
EXPECTS TO TACKLE LIONS.

Leopards, Giraffes and Other Beasts
Also 5agsed by Famous Old Time
cowhoy-uses Lassos Made to Hold
Up Weight of Two Tons-To Bring
Back Live Trophies.
Buffalo" Jones &C. J. jones', old time
cowboy and still youthful at sixty-five,
has gone Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
one better In the African jungle. While
the former president, who delights to
be called "a great faunaI naturalist" !"
has been Staying wild beasts, Buffalo"
Jones has been roping the critters in
true wild western style, and he will
bring the animals alive to the United
States
Here is a cablegram dated Nairobi,
Africa, which was received the other
day from Jones by F. T. Bird, a law
yer Of New York city:
Have roped and tied rhinos, giraffes,
leopards, cheetahs and variety of other
wild animals One immense rhino bull
made trouble. He charged all of our
party close to a hundred times and
smashed the tripod of the photographers
camera. The operator escaped, and all
his plates were uninjured. We are going
after lions and African buffaloes next
Men. horses and dogs are in splendid con-
dition.
Hunting Lions With Firecrackers.
There can be no doubt that Buffalo"
Jones has been "going some" When
he first announced to the world that
he intended to get into the jungle
with some good strong rope and some
trustworthy firecrackers and gather in
some wild animals many persons
laughed at him.
Whoever heard of hunting lions
with fireerackers?" asked one Of his
friends in derision.
Nobody as yet," Jones replied. But
If lion gets into thicket where we
can't get at him | guess a tirecracker
or two will make him think it's
mighty unhealthy locality, and he'll
change his base of operations mighty
fast
Just before he left the United States
Jones was guest of the Campfire
club of New York at banquet given
In his honor The next day he slipped
quietly aboard his steamer. 1t was
not until he reached London in the
middle of February that the mission
OF Jones was entirely known.
TO a London newspaper man who
interviewed him about roping lions he
said:
well, the African lion is difficult
problem. It's got to be solved Pll
catch him, all right. bat what will
happen after that don't pretend to
know, being hunter and not proph-
ct | am taking my branding irons,
and the lions don't want I'll brand
aud turn loose to fight another day.
81 shall try the rbinoceros. and the
buffalo, too. if can get him out of
the bush My lassos are of Russian
hemp, hard twisted so that they will
go through the air with the least pos
sible resistance. Though no thicker
than little finger. my lasso will hold
up weight Of two tons When
have made capture / tie it with
rope through which runs steel wire
81 believe in giving these wild things
fair sporting chance and I'll make
good or know the reason why Other
men may bring trophies of the hunt
In the form of skins and skeletons.
but yours truly will bring the real
live article back to the United States
of America or miss his guess entirely .
Personnel of the Hunting Party.
One OF the most interesting features
OF the trip of the Buffalo" Jones
party to Africa IL the personnel of the
party itself. Besides Jones himself.
the party is made up of four men
Arthur A. Fowler, the manager Of the
party, is a member of firm of iron
merchants. He Is great sportsman
and had arranged for q trip to Africa
and was prevailed upon to take the
management Of the Buffalo Jones
party. He accepted on condition that
be pay all his own expenses, but was
to have full share Of the sport. Mr..
Fowler has a country house at Pea
pack, N. j., where he hunts regularly
with the Essex hounds
Guy 81. Scull is a Harvard man who
has been a newspaper correspondent
In two ars-in Manchuria and South
Africa and he also led the party of
Harvard men who went to the BAHIA
mas on the Mayflower little more
than a year ago in search of hidden
treasure The other members of the
party are Marshall D. Loveless of Ros-
well, n. NJ, and Ambrose /. Means Of
southern New Mexico Both are ex-
pert cow punchers.
Naturally the most interesting per-
sonality in the party is Buffalo"
Jones himself, because he is the last
Of the great plainsmen In active life.
To be sure, Buffalo Bill and Pawnee
Bill are still alive. but they no longer
trail big game over the prairies as
means Of livelihood This Jones does.
For years Jones was government
game warden of Yellowstone park,
and while there he made numerous
captures of full grown mountain Hons