The Washington times., 1922-06-11
MONSTER BEAST is
KILLED BY SINGLE
SHOT FROM RIFLE

Fau An0CKcQ FRNt
came Easy Target.
We could more than surmiss from
their conversation during the
night and morning.
Actually II "a not frssse. II
was Ike northern Wisconsin In
late October. whsn your breath
hangs In Q cold cloud In the air
before you--at breakfast Il was <s.
We had no campfire. for the wood
was wet and smoky. and We had
only IN iron bucket Of wood Goals
to warm the tsnta
Thursday We started out for
more gorilla pictures which It was
the hope to get before adding any
other specimen TO the group.
The guides led UP up the Karis-
simibi slopes--only slopes" 10 too
gentle Q word--and we climbed
and climbed.
We were In Q fairy forest. trees
gray with lichen and green with
cushioning moss, trees dripping
with ferns and garlanded with
vines. When the sun shone
through that forest the moss
cleaned In golden richness.
There were trees with sharp
down.pointed leaves . russet glow
at the leaf stalk that hung like a
jeweled fiiasree against the tropic
blue Of the sky.
There were clouds Of pink,
orchid seeming flowers, that were
not parasites. like orchids, but
grew in silver green bushes. and
everywhere were snowy reaches
of wild carrot and wild parsley,
and the familiar pungency Of
crushed catnip.
SCENE IN THE FOREST
LIKE A MAGIC SPOT.
There are no words to describe
that forest. Pictures can give but
faint clues. 1t was q magic spot.
Arthur Rackham has dreamed
some Of its moods. some of its
wizard trees with long. curved
arms. its crooked. outsprcad
groves. like magicians in. flight:
but its color. its delicacy. the in
finite frailty of its moods. the
seduction Of every line. the subtle
revelation Of its lights, are beyond
dream.
We found no gorilla that day.
We found raspberries instead. en-
ormousiy large and extremely
green: and we found fresh traces
Of buffalo. The guides were tager
about both. They consumed the
berries and pointed out the traces
of meat" eagerly, 90 we conclad-
ed that they had gone upon
replenishing expedition"
After five and a half hours Of
thorough exercise We went back
to camp, having cleaned up that
section and found no gorilla trail.
GITIDES GIVE ULTIMATUM
THAT THEY HAD ENOUGH.
Friday opened with glorious
sunshine and an ultimatum from
the guides. They were going.
The cold nights prevailed over the
passion for francs. They had
enough now, anyway, for several
wives and a long lifetime Of ease.
However. they were prevailed to
wait one more day, and we start.
ed forth in haste before they
changed their minds.
This time we took another trail
up the Karissimbi heights. with
ever more and more glorious
views as we climbed. At last Mr..
Akeley halted.
"This IL the most beautiful
place In the world and I am So
ing to photograph It," he an
nounced with q certain defiance,
knowing the guides viewed any
dallying with the cameras with
distaste. They understood q gun;
the camera was. to them, result
less. ..u..
But he did not. A. he poised
his machine the men pointed. On
the slope to the left the bushes
were waving. giving . glimpse Of
something like q black bear.
Hurriedly we marshaled In line.
and scrambled to the trail, then
In and out the trees and bushes,
Herbert and Mr.. Akeiey first,
then Martha and I, our gun boys.
though relieved Of our guns.
scrambling excitedly after US.