The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-07
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Robert Foran, newspaper CORE
spondent, accompanies the Theodore
Roosevelt expedition into Africa in
1909. They arrive at Mombassa, the
gateway to British East Africa"
and then make the long railroad
journey to their first camp in the
ame-crowded Kapiti Plains.
After 4 wonderfully successful
shooting trip in the Sotik country,
the expedition camps for more hunt
ing at farm called Saigai- SAT- AZ
ter several other trips they invade
the Guaso Nycro elephant country
and meet with some more good
sport. The Roosevelts are given a
royal reception at Moro and En-
tebbe. And now they are at Toima,
the capital of Unyora, on the first
stage of their long journey across
Uganda and into the Sudan. At
Hoima Foran undergoes an opera
ton for relief of an abscess. Roose-
welt assists in the operation.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
On Jan. 4, Colonel Roosevelt led
his expedition off on their march to
Butiaba, the port on the Albert
Nyanza, which is some 80 miles from
Hoima. They left me behind in camp
under the care of DR.. Straithairn
for l was quite unfit to travel.
The expedition camped the first
day at Kajura, ZAP miles from Kam-
pala, where they found the usual
bandas prepared by the local natives
for their comfort. The country
through which they passed was very
uninteresting, and there was not Il
vestige of game to be seen anywhere.
On Jan. 5, they continued their
march to Rutiaba, by road that
wound up hill and down dale until
the summit of the escarpment was
reached from where they obtained a
magnificent view of the Albert Ny
ANA. They looked down on it's PLACID
blue waters from height of some
1900 feet. On reaching the plains
below the escarpment, the road is
difficult for it is a sandy track into
which the feet sank deeply. The
heat was terrific.
Butiaba is nothing more than a
wood and-iron store and couple Of
small bungalows; it's the headquar-
ters of the Nile flotilla of Uganda
the flotilla consisting of small
steam launch, which ought to have
been placed on the scrap heap ages
before this, two steel boats for sail
ing, and few large rowboats and
barges.
The Roosevelt expedition pitche d
camp within a hundred yards of the
edge of the lake, and prepared to
split up their party as the available
boats Of the Nile flotilla could not
accommodate all the panty, portrls
and loads, in one trip.
Roosevelt reached Koba at Md
night, and on the pier found all tn
elephant poachers from the Lado
Enclavc, or "No Mans Land" as 1t
was called locally.
They all had travelled in from many
miles away in order to greet the dis
tinguished American hunter. AS he
stepped ashore they broke into lusty
cheering, and then led Roosevelt and
the whole Of the party to grass,
matched banda, where they had
spread out u very creditable banquet.
This moonlight and midnight vel
come to Colonel Roosevelt was a re-
markable tribute. Never before had
the Congo poachers ever assembled
together to do honor to anyone.
Among these daring and adventur-
Gus spirits were many men whose
names were historic in East Africa.
Uganda, the Congo and Central
Africa generally.
Each man carried his life in his
hands, for if he was captured it
meant 10 years in Belgian chain
gang-%hich was nothing more nor
less than being tortured to death
while chained to a gang of African
cOnvicts.
About 2 o'clock in the morning the
expedition resumed the voyage down
the Nile to Wadelai, where it was to
cross over into the Congo for the
"Rhino Camp
CHAPTER XVII
ROOsevcIt's Luck at "Rhino Camp"
On the 18th of January, started
off in my riekshaw. Icamped the
first night on the banks Of the