Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-14
ROPlNC RHlNOS
Alive IN AFRICA
Exploits Of "5uffaIO" Jones With
LaSSO and FireCraCkerS.
EXPECTS TO TACKLE LIONS.
teopards, Gireffes and Other Beasts
Also Baaqed by Famous Old Time
Cowboy--Uses Lassos Made to Hold
Up a Weight CT Two Tons-To Bring
Back Live Trophies.


Back Live Trophies.
Buffalo" Jones C.. J. jones', Old time
cowboy and still youthful ut siXty-five,
has gone Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
one better in the African jungle. While
the former president, who delights to
be called "a great faunal 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 cablegram dated Nairobi,
Africa. which was received the other
day from Jones by f. L. Bird, law
yer of New York city:
Have roped and tied rhinos, CRATES,
Ieopards, cheetahs and variety of other
wild animals. one immense rhino bull
made trouble He charged all Of our
party close to hundred times and
smashed the tripod Of the photographer
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 firecrackers" asked one Of his
friends In derision.
''Nobody as yet" Jones replied. But
If :. lion gets into a thicket where we
ean't get at him l guess firecracker
or two will make him think it's
Hignty unhealthy locality, and he'll
chnuce his base Of operations mighty
fast"
Just before he left the United States
Jones VS. Il guest Of the Campfire
club of New York at a banquet given
in his homer. The next day he slipped
quietly aboard his steamer. 1t was
not until lie reached London in the
Of Jones was entirely known.
To London newspaper man who
interviewed him about roping lions he
said:
"Well the African lion Is difficult
problem. It's got to be solved. I'll
catch him, all right, but what will
happen after that l don't pretend to
know, being a hunter and not proph-
ct. l am taking my branding irons,
and the lions l don't want I'll brand
aud turn loose to fight another day.
Il shall try the rhinoceros and the
buffalo. too. If l 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 I
have made capture l tie 1t with a
cope through which runs steel WIRE
Il 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
I'm 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 tho Hunting Party.
One Of the most interesting features
of the trip of the Buffalo" Jones
party to Africa Is 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 member Of firm Of iron
merchants. lie is a great sportsman
and had arranged for a trip to Africa
and was prevailed upon to take the
management Of the Buffalo" Jones
party. He accepted on condition that
he pay all his own expenses, but was
to have full share Of the sport. Mr..
Fowler has country house at Pea
pack, N. j., where he hunts regularly
with the Essex hounds.
Guy II. Soul is a Harvard man who
has been a newspaper correspondent
In two wars-in Manchuria and South
Africa-and he also led the party Of
III u lIlcIl W NJ Will W lAC
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 l. 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 thare he made numerous
captures OF ful! grown mountain lions
BY roping them. \lso his feat Of man.
touring the grizzly bears Of the park
made him known al over the country.
One Of the cvc'tinr incidents of his
career was ihr whipping of the bad
bears Of tho YELLOWSTONE park Ito put
Tho foor ~ ,,r ipto <ho1r hon rtc