The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-07-19

,,""1u ana ON the banks Of the Nile did not les.
, IVY regard Tor them as men. perhaps thor
'"h "' '''phahi'pohchors may not have been
'Huur III Tue eyes OF the law, but then there was
t"'h an element ol danger connected vim ucir
WORK that tho ononscs of which th.y ,,,r. ,,,i,,,
I"''d before all other considerations and on,, ~
FORCED TO conccde 10 them tho Possession ~ ma.
"'me OF pluck The freebooter or soldier Of for
,, '"g ~ yer picturesque figure and the Congo
ro1chers amply mn this role
had marched one hundred and sIytv0,e milo.
across the dreary, sweorlngly hot Uganda conn.
IVY ana II was with feelings of cXtrome rolic,
thA J ga" the shlmmoring cxpnnse Of the waters
ol Ne Albert Nyan2a from the rugged bIII,ops
overl0stshs hntlaba the small port ON the sandy
shore Of ~ Jake
pitched camp on a., SIC n tha recent Rooso.
welt cncampmcnt within one hundred Mt ~ ne
lake
had heard IRON natives that one n the Congo
poachers was IN camp AZ Butiaba but none Of
them seemed 20 know his name and ! was at
loss to know who he might he. | remembered that
there were a number OF men whom I knew init
mUtely uoachinc IN this district mud wondered
whether pCrchunce was to be given nm upportu-
nifty Of renewing my acquaintance with one N
them Perhaps II might be John Reyes nick
named King Of the Eikuyu" or "Karomoin"
Rel the mehticst OF Observation-Disclosures; tho Hon.
oruho Rupert Craven, brother OF Earl Craven
Young Quentin Grogan brother Of Captain Ewart
) Grogan NJ CapctoCaIro fame; Pickering
noted elcphanthunter; Bennett, an eXcnglneer ~
the Nile launches. ". Buckley. partner of Pick.
c"lngs. or Pearson. 10 say nothing Of many 9th
ors whom | had mot from time TO time. | men.
ton them by their correct names, for they made
no secret Of their calling and | feel sure that
ann not committing any lndlscrcton by 30 doing
Each ono Of these men has a history, and each
and every on" Of them can toll thrilling tales Of
hiF experiences not only In the Congo but also In
every other part Of Atrica.
q, al Ip mn
ut Rutlaha might be were soon set at rest II Is
the custom for an white men In Africa TO call on
any other white man who may camp In their ".
entity and 10 II was not long before the 'poacher
came 10 my camp TO see me II proved 10 be-
Bennett the cE.cngineor NJ the Uganda Nile feet,
who had abandoned his professional calling for the
more thrilling and lucrative work Of shooting Gle.
phnnts for their ivory. For many years he had
been In charge Of the small steam launch plying
between rutiaha and Nlmue on the Nile and dur
Ing those years he had done much shooting on
the banks Of the river His haul OF ivory added
each year 10 his small income az a launch eng
nccr. so that II was a bad year lndoed when he
did not double, nay treble his paltry salary. He
had been with Winston Churchill, when the lat
ter made his trip MP the Nile on thc government
nOtla when inspecting East Africa and Uganda
In hls official capacity as under secretary Of state
for the coloncs
This "a tho story Of a man, as told 10 mo on
my FIRST nght In camp al Butiaba sitting In my
tori beating on the attack Of greedy mosquitoes
while entertaining Rounottwith the aid Of my linn.
tied supply OF whisky. Tho story was 70 startling
that often 7 had 10 pinch myself during its recital
10 satisfy myself that ! was not dreaming Of the
days Of Tmn Pasha and Stanley ma the result OF
the association Of my surroundings
noticed that his hands were badly laceratod,
in fact 'n a fearful state, and all tho time We
conyers.d about Eeneralitos was wondcrinc
what h9d boon the cause, Presently the CONVEX.
Fatlon turned 10 the subject Of elophnntshootina
and asked him how he was progressing with his
quest for ivory had got him Interested now
and leaned back In my easy camp-chair to listen.