Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-21

Dr. William NJ. Mann, head Of the
Smithsonian-Ch rysler wild animal ex-
petition to South Africa, has pene-
trated through the jungles to the land
of the koodoo, the dik-dik and the
galago and has established base at
Dodoma, where balloons are yellow
and fish have lungs.
In a letter to the Smithsonian In
stitution here, made public today, DIR.
Mann indicated that the Washington
Zoo is destined before long to receive
the largest stock Of rare and ferocious
animals ever captured by one expe-
dition.
Beset by many hazards. from the
dangerous tsetse fly TO man-eatlng
lions and charging rhinoceroses, Dr.
Mann's party has succeeded already
in capturing alive a number OF Inter-
esting specimens, including the mon
key-like, cat size galago of ZANZIBAR
and baby crowned crane.
Feared Tsetse Fly.
The fear OF the tsetse fly, whose
sting often causes sleeping sickness,
led the party to abandon its plans for
establishing camp at Tabora, mid
way between Dar-eS-Salaam and Lake
Tanganyilka, and the small village of
Dodon1a, located in the arid belt was
selected instead.
The expedition, which left New YORK
last March. spent nearly two months
getting to Zanzibar, on the east coast
Of Africa. From Zanzibar the party
proceeded by small boat to Dar-es-
Salaam and then entrained for
Dodoma. Passing along the Makato
plains the party saw more than 80
eiraffes, prime objective of the eXpe-
dition, feeding near the tracks.
DIR. Mann writes that at Morogoro,
a station near Dodoma, just 10 days
before his sending the letters. lion
came right to the station PLATFORM,
which was crowded with people, seized
a native boy and carried him away.
New Yorker Joins Party.
AT Dodoma the expedition is housed
| in a large frame building. A walled
yard has been constructed TO take
care of the animals.
DR.. Mann writes that the party has
| been joined by Lyman n. Hine Oh
New York, who knows Tanganylka
well and is an experienced hunter.
Here are excerpts from DIR. Mann,s
| letter:
little before noon and headed for
village called Kondoa Lrange. The
| first 80 miles was pretty fiat, with
much arid thorn scrub. Then we
climbed a few hundred feet and the
vegetation changed completely with
! baobab trees and large. umbrella
shaped mimosas. Along the road we
| frequently flushed tiny dik-dik ante
| lopes that galloped along the road in
front and then finally into the SCRUB.
Next day, curiously, natives, espe-
cially children, would also dart IN
/ front of the car running so close that
we had difficulty keeping out or their
way They would see how close they
could get to the car and then would
| dart into the scrub. -
| ION the same day / took stroll
+. 200 yards away from a camp we
established for the day and found
myself in the middle of a big troop
lof yellow balloons in trees and among
the rocks. They ran away from me
! slowly and the biggest male in the
! troop kept well behind the others
and barked at me furiously as ne
went along.
Nights Very Cold.
Might time was surprisingly cold
and two heavy blankets each OF US
had were scarcely enough. We
reached Kondoa Irapge at noon and
the second day rested a time in the
house of the absent district officer,
| who had some wonderful koodoo
horns on the wall, and then kept on
up the hills. Near Kondoa Irange we
stopped to Interview the local sultan.
We were impressed with the idea OF
meeting sultan, but since then have
met a number and are losing the inn
pressed feeling They are native
rulers under the local government