TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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Tarn Desert and Old Caravan Route. Old road viewed from Roosevelt’s speeding 
train—A desert, but not destitute of animal life... 
Glorious Mount Kilimanjaro. Highest peak in Africa, 19,21)0 above sea—Government 
road—Bungalow for tourists—Climbing the mountain from a heat of 110°, to 
snow and glaciers at the top. 
How the Game is Killed in Reserves. Safe from human hunters, but a slaughter pen 
for small and peaceable game by big and ferocious animals—Antelopes, zebras, 
ostriches and giraffes swarm here, but great numbers are required to satisfy the 
bloodthirsty appetites of lions, leopards, hyenas and jackals. 
The Run from Voi to Kapiti Plains. Great hunt started April 22nd on Ranch of Sir 
Alfred Pease on the Athi River—Guard of honor at station—Personnel of the 
party—His camp in the Mau Hills—First lion hunt—Roosevelt’s joy over his first 
killing—Kermit a good second—Animals killed by the party in this region—Her¬ 
mit and his camera also effective—Off for the Juja Ranch of W. N. McMillan, 
east of Nairobi.... 
Country from Kapiti Plains to Nairobi. Up toward the great hunting grounds near 
headwaters of the Athi River—The spill-over of game from the reserves. 
Nairobi, Chicago of East Africa. Headquarters of the Uganda Railroad—Shops, iron 
works and native w r orkers, also military and political headquarters—Telegraph and 
telephone center—Automobiles and good hotels—Electric lights glitter in the eyes 
of wild lions and jackals—A hospitable city to African travelers. 
ROOSEVELT HUNTING GROUNDS. 
Nairobi, the Great Outfitting Point. Hunting expeditions or caravan parties arrive 
and depart daily—Porters loaded with trophies of the chase—European and 
Hindu merchants ... .. .. 
Hospitable Planters of the Hunter’s Paradise. Great estates—Juja farm, 20,000 acres 
—E. W. Jackson, Sir Alfred Pease, William N. McMillan royal entertainers— 
Roosevelt pleased with their kindness and help. 
Beauties of the Mount Kenia Region, Eastern Limits of the Hunt. Gorgeous colors 
in blossoms, groves of wild olives—Granite spires swarming with little gray mon¬ 
keys—'Safe from the wild beasts—Glorious cloud effects —-A land of surprises— 
Chosen home of the rhinoceros—The shy and pretty Colobus monkey. 
Tracking, Attacking and Killing the Big Game. Distinguishing the spoor, or tracks, of 
lion, ’ elephant, buffalo, rhino, hippo and antelope. 
Tracking Big Game by Their Droppings and Browsings. These, with the stofy of the 
spoor, lead the hunter to his quarry—-Different signs on trees and shrubbery left 
by the elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo and antelope... 
Charms of the Lion Chase. Human wit against animal instinct—Usually minds his 
own business unless attacked, but most wise and uncertain of big beasts— 
Comparative advantages of riding the lion, or hunting him afoot—His whirlwind 
rush pronounced by hunters the “swiftest thing on earth”. 
Blind Charge of the Black Rhinoceros. Does not wait to be attacked—Tears through 
whole caravans—Almost blind, but among the first to scent “ tainted air”— 
Loves to lurk in dark places.. 
Terrific Onslaught of the Buffalo. The hereditary foe of the lion—Knows he is favored 
meat for the king of beasts—One of the most tenacious of life among the beasts. . 
Sable Antelope. The great dog killer—Also sometimes drives his spear-like horns 
through the hunter’s body.,. y .... 
Hartbeests and Gnus. Their wonderful staying qualities—No horse can compare with 
them—Shot through the lungs, they still gallop out of sight—White bearded 
wildebeest—Jackson’s hartbeest—Coke’s hartbeest and other varieties common 
to the Roosevelt hunting grounds. 
