Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-01
w RfT1NG OF his experiences
XAf during a six months trip
WV through South and East Al
rsca undertaken for expiora-
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WV through South and East Al
rica undertaken for expiora-
ton and hunting purposes.
Sir Henry Seton-Kar. In Country Life,
says:
After a two months stay In the
Mozambique district OF Portuguese
East Africa, where | had two nun
bred miles trek. with native carriers.
through some little-known country.
Union Castle liner took me up the
coast past Zanzibar TO the fine harbor
OF Mombasa, or rather Kilindini
tMombasa being the town.. which is
the port OF debarkation for the Ugan-
da railway and the doorway TO the
highlands OF British East Africa. My
immediate object In visiting the new
est colony was game-hunting SO
| left Mombasa by the first available
train, and in twenty-four hours had
assembled six thousand feet. through
palm grove. tropical Jungle, thorn and
grasscoyered plain and mountain
ranges to the high tableland whose
altitude makes British East Africa
possible az a white mans colony and
another cradle Tor our race Oh this
tableland Nairobi is the capital. and
the social. commercial and political
center. Never have ! seen anything
like the quantity OF big-game In any
part OF the world such as now exist
In their thousands in British East Al
rica. Even western America thirty
years ago had nothing like this
wealth OF wild fauna. rather doubt
II South Africa. In It's pioneer days. |
equalled II In this respect. For some |
hours before reaching Nairobi thou
sands of zebra. hartebeeste tkon-
gonil. gazelie OF various kinds
f"Grants" and '-rommies'') can be
seen from the railway carriage win
dows dotting the plains and grass-cov-
cred. tree-sprinkled hillsides through
which the railway runs. Herds OF
wildebeeste are almost always In
sight: also other varieties OF buck or
antelope. such as lmpaia and oribi;
likewise an occasional rhino. and fire.
quently a herd OF giraffe. ! saw all
these varieties from the train A large
portion OF the country south OF the
to the German border is main
tanned as game reserve. as well as
the southern Nasal native reserve.
and so abonnds In game.
One has heard so much OF hunting
parties visiting Nairobi OF late years.
and returning In every case laden
with spells and trophies OF the chase.
that / had sort OF feeling. before
hand. that the game would soon be all
killed unless one hurried up and went
soon. But now the mystery was
solved The country Is so fertile. pas
oral and extensive. and the climate
10 equahle. that IL Is capable OF main
aiming an almost incredible amount
u game. In addition to a great native
population and a white settlers pop
llation. The game are there. and
ave not been recklessly slaughtered
nd squandered In the past They are
low only shot In sportsmanlike
manner. under strict regulation as TO
numbers and iocality-some rarer u
fnds being absolutely protected--and u
My on payment OF substantial H. 9
ense fee and the consequence is u
bat. II anything. the game is sncreas- $
ag In numbers. not diminishing In e
act. the boot is on the other leg The G
uestion Is whether. in some dis
-iets. the commoner kinds OF game a
re not TOO numerous. and should not. 10
, the interest OF settlers and their p
-ncing and crops. be greatly reduced ~
numbers. or even altogether killed Ct
4. SO far ms my own hunting ex- 20
ersencss are concerned. enjoyed a "
lost delightful and productive three u
seks' safari. during the course OF or
hitch / skot about forty head OF big pi
anne either for meat or for trophies, ~
lctuding eighteen different varieties.
mong thcm a great python sixteen
,et long am bound to confess. In
" view. that there Is no great sport To
X merit IN obtaining the ordinary ey
,mrou biggnme trophies OF East be
frics. such as wiIdebeeste. harte- VI
eeste. TIE vsrious kinds of gaxelle "a
I'd smaller antelope. zebra and vart- ha
~. all Of which kre to be found on &c
10 open plains and outside long grass SO
ID Jungle Il IL msrely question In
huv hong one stays out and how eli
any cartridges one uses There are. in
3wsvsf. 0thsr veszetiee Of bisnEame du
uch hartsr 70 find End thoot. and In he
. hunting Of which Eoms woodcrart su
ID Intelligence. - well ~ straight Dc