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program of travel the expedition would have arrived at Gondokoro a day 

 earlier. 



Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit were accompanied in the Congo by E. B. 

 Haddon, the British district commissioner stationed at Uganda. Mr. Haddon 

 met the expedition at Kiriba camp, sixteen miles to the south of Gondokoro. 



February 17, Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit and the other members of the 

 Smithsonian African scientific expedition arrived at Gondokoro in Sudan. 

 All were well and enthusiastic over their experience and the scientific results 

 of their explorations. The appearance of the party was a surprise however, 

 for all, including Kermit, wore beards, which had been allowed to grow while 

 in the jungles of Uganda. 



The entrance of the Americans in the Sudanese city was picturesque 

 and nothing that British and native hospitaliy could suggest was lacking in 

 the welcome. The arrival of the expedition in the outskirts of the town was 

 heralded with bugle blasts by Chief Keriba's band, which was in the van. 

 Keriba accompanied his musicians. As soon as the nine runners in the van 

 of the expedition had arrived the native party had marched out to meet the 

 hunters sixteen miles to the south and on the way to the town did them all the 

 honor that could be got out of their instruments of brass and Indian drums. 



Reaching the town the band struck up "America," which, being also the 

 British national air, suited the occasion. Belgian marches were interspersed. 

 Following the musicians a native porter carried a large American fllag; then 

 came the caravan proper — Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit, the other American 

 hunters and scientists and the body of native porters, who have had an impor- 

 tant part in the work of exploration. 



Waiting on the Bar-el-Jebel was the launch of Gen. Sir Reginald Win- 

 gate, sirdar of the Egyptian army, and from the vessel were flying the stars 

 and stripes. ]\Ir. Roosevelt boarded the launch at once and after a brief rest 

 began the reading of his mail. Many communications awaited him. 



A commodious brick house was placed at his disposal. The day after 

 their arrival at Gondokoro, Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit and Edmund Heller 

 left on a steamer for a final week of shooting along the river bank. Mean- 

 while R. J. Cunninghame, the field naturalist, Maj. Edgar A. Mearns and J. 

 Alden Loring remained in Gondokoro to pack the specimens, dismiss the 

 porters and others who had accompanied the Americans as helpers and wind 

 up the affairs of the expedition. 



Kermit Roosevelt and Mr. Loring won fame and popularity among the 



