The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
Wild Animal Niaht.


at Dodges theatre will be shown the
famous Buffalo Zones pictures Of las
soing wild animals in Africa.
Everybody has heard of Buffalo
JONES' now famous the world over for
his ability to capture wild and dan
gerous animals with a lasso Colonel
Jones began his unique exploits in the
wilds Of the great west several years
ago and many stories have been writ
ten about the way he caught the
American lion, or puma, and other
dangerous beasts. After having caught
alive with lasso every wild animal
in this country, Colonel Jones decided
to go to Africa, where the real wild
ones are and see what he could do
with regular lions, rhinos and such.
After due preparation, not forgetting
a good motion picture camera and
competent OPERATOR Buffalo Jones and
his two western cowboys, accompan-
led by a retinue of black boys, set
out from Nairobi, British East Africa,
for the game country. Their equip
ment included several OF the best COW
ponies that ever bucked under a
saddle and plenty of good rope The
magazines have told the story over
and over again and shown a hundred
still pictures of the extraordinary
OF Buffalo Jones and his cowboys in
throwing and 'hog-tying almost
every kind of wild animal they met up
with. but it remained for the motion
picture camera to tell the story as it
should be told; and that brings us to
the subject of this story.
When Buffalo Jones returned to
America he sought to dispose or his
motion picture views to the best adj
vantage This meant an arrangement
with licensed manufacturers, and the
deal was eventually closed with those
interests. Colonel Jones had 5000
feet of negative, varying in quality.
but mostly good. This was turned
over to Pathe Freres Bound Brook
factory and finally trimmed down TO
1000 feet Of corking scenes.
The pictures are Of fine photo,
graphic quality from start to finish.
and most OF the work is done close up
to the camera, so that every movement
can be seen. Beginning with the start
Of the expedition from Nairobi the
pictures take us for miles across the
veldt and jungles to the game coun-
try. The big OK carts. loaded with
in,pedimentia, are shown crossing
DRIFT or small stream; the camp OF
the expedition enroute and fording
streams form interesting views.
Arriving at the scene of action Col
onel Jones and his cowboys get busy.
The first victim is an ugly wart hog.
There is a lively chase. but his hog
ship is coon tangled hopelessly In the
lariats. thrown and tied. The next
victim of the .plainsman's skill is the
hartebeast OF which they make easy
work. An Gland comes next, and here
one Of the COW ponies adds to the fun
by giving an exhibition OF bucking.
He got frightened at the Gland, which
was new to him. and declined to
stand while his rider was tying up
the beast
When the ropers got after giraffe
there vas some tall riding. Those
big ungainly creatures can go some
when they get started, and this one
led his pursuers merry chase before
he was finally roped and tied.
Probably one Of the most sensation
al scenes conferred about the capture
Of a particularly ugly rhinoceros. It
was one OF the two-horned variety,
ana one of the horns is particularly