El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-10
Edgar Beecher Bronson Has
Killed Game in the Same
Territory Traversed by
Mr.. Roosevelt in the Dark
Continent.

Sufficiently timely TO be known as
the book of the hour. an Ell Pasoan
will, on March 26, publish the story OF
his experiences in big game shooting
in the wilds of Africa at time when
the subject is of vital human interest
er hero, Theodore Roosevelt
Instead of the native name, ''Bwana
Tumbo," appearing on the title page
Of the new wild game book, I'm Closed
Territory" a name as well known to Ell
Paso business men as the other hunt
er'S is to the world of politics, will or
nament the fly leaf of the volume. 1t
Is Edgar Beecher Bronson, ranchman.
banker, author, who might be called
"Bwana Bronson" after the style of
nomenclature used by the natives of
the closed territory.
Former EI Paso Banker.
The Ell Pasoan's book will appear
from the press of A. c. McClurg & Co..
Of Chicago. on March &c, and already
he IS receiving a number of compli-
mcntary advance notices from scien-
fists and sportsmen in the United
States and England. The author was
formerly president of the FL Paso Ma
tional bank. and was one of the best
known financiers of the southwest,
while he was engaged in the banking
business in Ell Paso. He was also a
New Mexico ranchman, having owned
large cattle ranch in the Panhandle.
One of his first published books was
"reminiscences of Ranchman." He is
now located in New York. where he
has been doing extensive literary work
for the magazines and other current
literature.
Preceded Roosevelt Party.
Preceding the Roosevelt hunting par
ty by 10 months, Bronson spent four
months treking over the same unchart-
Cd territory as the former president
Gi6 on the hunting trip which recently
ended and which attracted worldwide
attention. The ship upon which Mr..
Bronson sailed for New York passed
The Admiral" upon which Roosevelt
afld his party Of faunal naturalists were
being carried to the happy hunting
grounds of south and east Africa
While in east Africa the southwest
ern ranchman and banker was enter
tanned at the Julia ranch made famous
as the place where Col Roosevelt was
q guest on The first leg of his hunting
expedition, and drove the famous white
mules afterwards used by Roosevelt.
He was the guest of William North
to the former strenuous president. and
the new book. Pm Closed Territory"
bears on the dedication page the fol-
lowing Significant statement:
ITO the stanchest friend and stead
lest shot, William Northrup Mcmillan,
this book is affectionately dedicated
by the author
Beautiful Illustrations.
Following a preface by the author is
an Introduction by W. T. Hornaday, OF
New York. The book, which contains
2S4 pages, is profusely illustrated in
sepia half tones made from photo
graphs which the author made while
tramping through the bush of tie Afri-
can wilderness. A number of these
illustrations are masterpieces, and the
collection of pelts made in Africa dur
ing the 10 months hunt are artistical-
" arranged in one of the pictures. and
are said TO DE the finest collection of
wild game trophies yet exhibited in
this country, and second only 10 the
remarkable collection prepared by Col.
Roosevelt and his party for the Smith
sonian institute.
Bronson's bag contained all tie spe-
cies of big game 10 be found in Africa,
except the bongo, his rhino kill being
one of the record kills of the year; n
elephant was also slain by the Ell Paso-
an which was II feet four inches in
height and q feet eight inches from
the tip of the trunk to the tip of the
tail. The details of these kills are
graphically described by the big game
hunter N his book, and at times his
descriptions Of the experiences he had