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The expedition left Hoima January 4, for Butiaba, on the 

 '^astern shore of Lake Albert, which is twenty-seven miles distant, 

 arriving the following day. 



After a forced march the expedition arrived at Rhino Camp, 

 the basis for the hunt of the eagerly-sought white rhino, early un 

 Januar}^ 8. This was the wildest section the expedition had en- 

 countered. Rhino Camp is on the Congo side of the Bar-Eljabel 

 river. The expedition made good progress, and arrived at Rhino 

 Camp one da^^ ahead of schedule. 



The hunting party left Butiaba at 10 o'clock in the morning, 

 and reached Keba at ten minutes before midnight. Forty minutes 

 later the journey was continued to Wadelai and thence to the camp, 

 which was reached at daybreak. The trip from Butiaba across the 

 northern end of Lake Albert and up the Bar-El-Jabel river was 

 made in a steam launch which had in tow tM'o steel boats loaded 

 with equipment. 



A WELL-EQUIPPED EXPEDITION. 



The expedition, as made up in the hunt, consisted of Colonel 

 Roosevelt, Kermit, Mearns, Heller, Loring, Cunningham, thirty 

 porters and boys. They had 200 leads of supplies. 



Our ex-President frankly admitted that he had learned some- 

 thing by his travel in Africa. This information was furnished by 

 a Government official who had returned from Nairobi, where he 

 met the Colonel. The official was A. B. Baker, assistant director 

 of the National Zoological Park, who assembled a fine collection of 

 animals. 



When questioned concerning Colonel Roosevelt, Mr, Baker 

 said : "The day I got to Nairobi I was standing in the street when 

 all of a sudden I saw a carriage drive by. In it was a man wear- 

 ing a well-worn khaki suit and a wide-brimmed felt hat. There 

 ^•as something familiar about the figure, and as the carriage passed 

 me I recognized Colonel Roosevelt. Later I was told he had come 

 in from the wilds to rest. 



*'Thac afternoon I met Kermit Roosevelt and he told me his 

 father wanted me tc take tea v/itli him. Of course I went. I 



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