The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-17
ROOSEVELT WRITES
FROM BRAZIL JUNGLE
Offers to Back Fund for Two
New Expeditions
With $4,000.
HAS 1000 SPECIMENS
Tells Of Big Game Collecting in
Letter TO Head Of Amer
lean Museum.
1000 SPECIMENS

From the interior OF central Brasil. near
a branch Of the Paraguay River. news
was received yesterday from the Roose-
field Osborn Of the American Museum OF
Natural History. In a letter to President
Osborn. dated early In January at Saint
Luiz de Caceras. Brasil. Col. Roosevelt
stated that the expedition had begun we'll
and that already the party had collected
more than 1000 specimens Of birds and
mammals for the museum.
Col. Roosevelt himself and Kermit
Roosevelt, his son. according to the let
ter. had been successful In capturing fine
specimens Of large game. including Jag
uars, giant antbears, specimens OF the
peccary and the swamp deer. These
trophies OF the hunt In South America
will be contributed to the museum.
Col Roosevelt praised the work Of
George X. Cherrie and Leo T.. Miller. who
represent the American Museum on the
Roosevelt expedition. and he said that
he was delighted to have such men as
these naturalists and explorers with him.
and that he was also proud OF his con-
action with the museum.
Col. Roosevelt not only expressed his
interest in the work OF the museums ex-
he proposed In his letter to President
Osborn to start fund for two new ex-
petitions and subscribed $1,000 for each
exploration party. stating that he would
also aid in procuring the necessary
amounts.
With reference to the proposed expedl-
lions Col. Roosevelt said:
when l get back 1 am anxious to
help you send Miller to complete his
work around Mount Duida and to ascend
the mountain to the top and thoroughly
work the neighborhood from the stand
point OF the mammalogist and orni-
biologist.
Miller ought to have about 49, 900 for
the expedition. l will subscribe $1,000
and will do my best to help raise the re-
mainder Miller il capital fellow. He
has begun the work around Mount Du!da.
and II he is given the time and the mod
crate amount OF money necessary he can
thoroughly finish the work and do some
thing croditnblc to the museum. As
shall probably take Cherrle down the
River de Duvida / wish to give this as n
kind or conso alton prize to Miller.
Il shall also help with $1,000 in send
ing Cherrie back for the museum to work
thoroughly these Paraguay marshes. They
ofrer a wonderful field
Continuing. Col Roosevelt said: $50 far
We have been favored by the weather.
To-
had begun. and We shall probably have a
good deal OF discomfort during the next
four months.
IAN the specimens not shipped from
Corumba will be shipped from San Luiz
de Caceras, from which point our trans
portation facilities will be greatly dimin.
ished.
"Cherrie and Miller have already had
some rough experiences with mosquitoes
and other insects on their collecting trips
but where / have been SO far there have
been no hardships whatever. / shall prob
ably make up FOR II later on. especially II
we are able to do as | hope and go down
the unknown river Of which Col. Rondor
has come across the head.
"In this case one Of the naturalists
probably Cherrie, will go down the river
with me. and Miller will 20 down the Gy
! Parana and Madeira. 80 that the collec-
; tons will be covering two territories"
! Col. Roosevelt also expressed the wish
/ in his letter that Cherrie and Miller should
be permitted to publish under the auspices
OF the institution volume on the nam
malogy and ornithology OF the Matte
/ Grasso and Amazonas