. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals ... found in the course of his travels . FROM NEW YORK TO MOMBASA 87 that it is impossible to discourage him, and that his hopefulness andspirit make things cheerful on every day that otherwise would be ablue day in camp. If preparation, enthusiasm, energy and ability to shoot straight,count as they should count, the Smithsonian African Expedition underthe leadership of Theodore Roosevelt was one that has rarely be
. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals ... found in the course of his travels . FROM NEW YORK TO MOMBASA 87 that it is impossible to discourage him, and that his hopefulness andspirit make things cheerful on every day that otherwise would be ablue day in camp. If preparation, enthusiasm, energy and ability to shoot straight,count as they should count, the Smithsonian African Expedition underthe leadership of Theodore Roosevelt was one that has rarely beensurpassed and its fitness for its work was amply shown by its valuableresults. CHAPTER XI The East African Railroad LANDING at Mombasa the Roosevelt party boarded a train onj the Uganda Railway to begin the long trip of more than fivehundred miles from the east coast of Africa to the great Lakeof Victoria Nyanza. This long journey may be divided into three principal stages: TheJungles, the Plains and the Mountains. The first quarter of an hour isspent in traversing the island on which the city of Mombasa is built,and the train reaches the mainland by a long iron bridge which spansthe separating channel. Westward
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