traversed Africa from Mombasa on the Indian Ocean 
to the Nyanza Lakes, and from Albert Nyanza down 
the White Nile, and the Nile to Khartoum and to 
Cairo. They secured superb specimens of all the 
big game of Africa, including the very rare giant 
rhino of the Lado, and hundreds of small mammals 
—all of which will in time be open to the inspec¬ 
tion of the nation at the Smithsonian Institution. 
The Scientific Purpose of the 
Expedition 
M R. ROOSEVELT’S object was not that of a 
mere sportsman to accumulate personal sou¬ 
venirs of his hunting skill. He planned a serious 
scientific expedition to collect for the Smithsonian 
Institution at Washington as complete a represen¬ 
tation as possible of the large and small game of 
Africa. Skilled naturalists were engaged to accom¬ 
pany the expedition and every arrangement made 
for the preservation and shipment of the trophies 
of the hunt. The extraordinary expenses of the 
scientific side of the expedition were met, not out 
of Government funds, but by private subscriptions 
from several public-spirited men who appreciated 
the value of such a collection to the National 
Museum. Mr. Roosevelt’s personal fitness to lead 
in this enterprise is known to all men interested 
in natural history. He was a close student of 
the subject while in college, and his many books 
of outdoor life have shown his remarkable knowl¬ 
edge and accurate observations, accumulated even 
through the busiest years of his public life. 
