THE AFRICAN BUFFALO 



The Delights of the Buffalo Hunt as Experienced by Mr. Roosevelt and Other Sports- 

 men — His First Encounter with This Ferocious Animal — The Story of the 

 Buffalo. 



Mr. Roosevelt found the African buffalo to be a much more cunning 

 and dangerous animal than his Rocky Mountain namesake, with whom he 

 formed acquaintance during the early years of his life as a ranchman and 



When pursued the African buffalo 



hunter in the great American West 



From photograph. 



BUFFALO HUNTERS IN EAST AFRICA. 



would run away at a considerable distance and hide behind some huge trunk 

 to suddenly spring on the approaching imsuspecting hunter, whose only salva- 

 tion lies in a sure aim and cool presence of mind. 



The above illustration represents a company of officials and famous hunters 

 in the Kilimanjaro district, through which Roosevelt passed by the Uganda 

 Railroad, on his way from Mombasa to Kapiti Plains. In the foreground 



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