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ROOSEVELTS THRILLING EXPERIENCES. 
THE LAST STAGE OF THE HTJNT. 
In January 1910 the “Smithsonian African Scientific Expedition” 
started for Wadelai in Belgian Kongo. Camp was pitched and named 
“Rhino Camp” as it was for the purpose of getting good specimens 
of the white rhinoceros that they selected this place. A few days after 
their arrival Col. Roosevelt succeeded in getting three good bulls and 
two cows of the white rhinoceros family as well as considerable lesser 
game. The naturalists collected many species of birds and mammals, 
insects as well as plants, flowers, etc. 
CAMP RHINO HAS NARROW ESCAPE. 
The second day at Camp Rhino furnished the party with an in¬ 
teresting experience which came nearly proving very disastrous. The 
camp on account of the number requires considerable space, and near 
the cooking tent a grass fire was accidently started. It burned with 
amazing rapidity and soon threatened the entire camp and its outfit. 
Col. Roosevelt’s experience on the western plains of America stood 
him in good stead and he quickly had all hands working at beating 
and backfiring and clearing the grass immediately surrounding the 
camp, and by energetic work the camp was saved. 
On February 2nd, 1910, a collection of moths that live on antelope 
horns was received at the Smithsonian Institution from the Former 
President Roosevelt. The donation came in the form of a pair of 
horns on which the larvae were snugly imbedded. The authorities are 
taking good care of the horns, so that the larvae may hatch. 
Up to February 4th, 1910, Col. Roosevelt had the following trophies 
to his credit: 
Lions . . .. 
. 7 
Leopard ___ 
. 1 
Rhinoceroses . 
.. ... .16 
Hartebeest . 
. i 
Giraffes .. .i .1 . 
.10 
Bohor . 
.. i 
Wildebeests . 
.8 
Imp alia . . 
.. 1 
Thompson’s gazelle . 
. 1 
Waterbuck ... 
. 1 
Hippopotami . 
. 4 
Buffaloes . 
. 7 
Python ..... 
. 1 
Elands . 
. 2 
Ostrich ... 
. 1 
Topi . 
. 4 
