African Traveler Tells of Game Reserves, French Somaliland
(Editor's note: This is an- I euide with a bie came cun.nnrt hj af., h.,j i. ..-.si i, . . . W
ether in a series of articles
by Luke Lange. former
Medford resident who is on
an around the world cruise
aboard the freighter, SS
Friesland. Today's article
concerns Kenya and a visit
lo the famous Tree Top
hotel; and a visit to Djibuti.
in Somaliland.)
By LUKE LANGE
Kenya lies between Ethiopa
and Tanganyika on the east
African coast. It is a British
Protectorate and is now in
the process of being given in
dependence. Many of the British have
gone, and they are leaving as
fast as they can train replace
ments. Mombassa Is the big port
... for the country, and Nairobi
Is the capital. The area from
Mombassa to Nairobi to Kil
imanjaro probably has more
game than any other place in
Africa.
Near Nairobi thev havi th
famous Tree Top hotel. This
place has rooms, bar and
dining facilities built up in
the air on sturdy concrete.
It overlooks a water hole and
at dawn and dusk every spe
cies of wildlife in Africa
shows up for a drink. The
construction is a replacement
of the original, in the trees,
because the Mau Maus, while
on a rampage, burned the
first one.
Furnishes Guide
This is the only reserve in
Africa that furnishes the
guide with a big game sun
From the parking area to the
tree top is a distance of about
two hundred yards, and you
are escorted there in safety.
The present guide has been
there two years, and has only
had to kill one elephant to
protect a tourist.
We rented a car in Mom
bassa and went to the Tsavo
reserve. This reserve, next to
Kruger park, is the largest
in Africa, and consists of
about 8,000 square miles. We
were lucky to reach it thi:
time of the month because
it is ready to close down for
the rainy season.
The port authorities gave
me a permit to take a shot
gun along for protection.
but with strict orders not to
shoot any animals or birds,
especially lions, because they
were getting scarce. I told
the Englishman not to worrv
since I was not crazy enough
to shoot a lion with a 20
gauge shot gun. He told me
that most Americans he came
in contact with in Africa were
crazy enough to do anything.
Typical Englishman
He was a typical English
man, and not too pleased with
Americans. Apparently he
he had forgotten about the
50 destroyers we traded his
country for a Navel bafe in
Trinidad.
Our guide in the reserve
was from the Masai tribe
proudly dressed in a uniform.
You can hardly drive a mile
without seeing some kind of
animal. They were all there.
Zebra, rhino, wart hoes. etc..
and herd -after herd of ele
phants.
The first herd of elephants
we saw was about 300 yards
from the road and coming our
way. I thought that by keep
ing the car in gear and all
until it started to rain. In
the tropics the water comes
down in sheets and in a
short time the narrow road
was a mass of mud. The soil
is red clay similar to the
Eagle Point gumbo and gets
ready to go. one of us could j sllck- I stuck the car in a
get out and safely take a 1 b'S mud nole and we all had
picture when they got real
close, but the euide would
hear none of this. i
Slays With Rules
He stayed strictly with the
rules and would not allow
anyone out of the car. He
had a healthy respect for the
elephants and did not take
any chances. He went on to
tell us of the numerous ac
cidents in the park to people
passing through without
guides and getting out of
their cars.
The highway to Nairobi
runs through part of the park,
and while on the highway
a guide is not needed so mo?t
of the accidents happen on
the main road to people who
don't seem to realize the ani
mals are wild, even the pro
tected.
We had not gone 10 miles
to get out to push. There were
six people including the guide,
and all of them up to their
knees in mud. Then a herd
of elephants showed up.
Get In Car
We all got in the car and
stayed absolutely quiet. The
herd of about 50 passed by
in single file and everyone
of them had to stop and take
a look. By the time they got
out of sight we were a pretty
scared bunch of people, anfl
pushed the car out of the mud
in jig time.
The guide, like all natives,
was real proud of his uniform
and he, like the rest of us.
was covered with mud. He felt
so bad I thought he was going
to cry.
We stayed in a tourist lodge
near Nairobi and drove the
rest of the reserve the next
morning. The owner of the
lodge had a large boxer dog
and it was pretty badly scar
red up. A herd of marauding
baboons had invaded the
grounds the night before and
the boxer tied into one of
them. He killed the baboon
by breaking its neck, but look
ed like he had a tough time
doing it.
Cancel Hunting Trip
We were going into Nairobi
to make arrangements to go
hunting, but after seeing all
the animals in the reserve
and on the main road we de
cided to cancel.
After taking pictures of
nearly every species from
within a few feet to a hun
dred yards, we couldn't see
wnere mere would be any
sport in hunting them with
a gun. It just would not be
a contest. You can drive
about any direction and take
your pick of rhino or ele
phant, climb out of the car
crack him with a gun of
large enough caliber to re
move any element of danger
and there really isn't any
hunting to it.
MEDFORDfflTRIBUNE
SECTION C MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14,
1962
PAGES 1 to 8
But if anyone wishes to
hunt in Africa, arrangements
should be made at Mombassa
or Nairobi, Kenya, East Afri
ca. This can be done by ad
dressing a letter to the Gov
ernment Tourist Agency De
partment.
French Run Djibuti
Our next stop in Africa is
Djibuti, in Somililand. The
French run this port and it
is uieir lasi ioomoid since
giving up Algeria.
It is easy to see the French
do not expect to be here much
longer. The buildings are fall
ing apart and so is equipment.
They expect to give the place
its independence shortly so
they are just letting thines
wear out. It is hard to blame
them for this attitude since
they will not receive any com
pensation when they are kick
ed out. This might be the
one place in Africa that would
be just as well off under
their management.
Have No Worries
The harbor is full of ships
that cannot get unloaded, and
the French authorities could
not care less. Djibuti has one
air conditioned bar and the
Frenchmen spend part of the
days and most of the nights
there and really live things
up. If they run France the
same way they do their Afri
can territory, they could
wind up losing it too.
You must give them credit
Now at
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HARD TO BELIEVE-Mr. George Absh
iarry A. Abshier, 18, reported to have Hf.i n
munist North Korea from his post, finds it hard to believe
his son did so. Pyongyang radio reported the soldier de
fected because of his "humiliating life" in the Army. (UPI)
Oregon Laying Out
Greenest Welcome
For State Visitors
Big, green slicing
CUCUMBERS
Oregon is laying out the
greenest welcome mat in the
U.S., Phil Hunt, coordinator
of the "Oregon Welcome Pro
gram," said in an address
here Tuesday at the Rogue
Valley Country club.
Speaking at a luncheon
meeting of the Medford Ro
tary club, the Portland pub
lic relations representative ex
plained the economic impor
tance of the tourist business
In the state, now Oregon's
third most important indus
try. The $186 million "tab" paid
by vacationists visiting Ore
gon means a hundred dollars
to every man, woman and
child of this state. Per capita
statistics show that it brings
$7 million to Jackson county,
yet with this area in the heart
of a vast vacationland and
with Crater Lake and the
Police Clear 97.1
Per Cent of Cases
.The Medford city police de
partment cleared 97.1 per
cent of 2.928 cases reported
during May, according to the
monthly report.
This is slightly over the
94.2 per cent closed during
the same month in 1961, when
2.346 cases were reported.
Of the 125 major offenses
investigated during May, 27.8
per cent were elided. These
included aggravated assault,
burglary, larceny, and auto
theft. This category is up sub
stantially from May, 1961,
when 83 major crimes were
reported.
During the month, 3,668
parking meter and 434 traffic
citations were issued.
Local Men Elected
To Phi Beta Kappa
Elected to the Harvard
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at
the opening of Commence
ment week there was David
L- Mack. Gold Hill, and Da
vid B. Frohnmayer Mack is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert A Mack, and Frohn
maycr's parents are Mr. and
Mr?. Ot'o Frohnmayer, 1656
Spring st.
The two were anKing 87
undergraduate students elect
ed to membership in the so-
Oregon Caves in this region,
the importance of tourism
here is probably much more.
Former Chamber Official
Hunt, former secretary of
the Oregon Chamber Execu
tives and long associated with
chamber of commerce activi
ties in Oregon, is now assist
ing the Travel Information
Division of the Oregon high
way department in expediting
Gov. Mark Hatfield's hospi
tality program.
Lewis and Clark were the
first tourists to visit Oregon,
the , speaker recalled. They
are the forerunner of many
thousands of people traveling ;
Oregon's new highways en
route to the Seattle World's ,
Fair and many other North-'
west tourist attractions. I
People these days are tak
ing longer vacations and trav
eling many more miles than
previously. Hunt told Rotar
ians. Scenery is Oregon's
great asset that cannot be i
dissipated and has an unlimit
ed potential. It is likely that '
tourism will some day exceed
lumber and agriculture as a
contributor lo the state's
economy.
Local community coopera
tion with the Travel Informa
tion Division's S400.000 an-1
nual advertising campaign
was outlined.
Don McNeil, manager of
the Medford Chamber of
Commerce, introduced the
speaker.
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for one thing. They sure have
a good time for themselves
and have no worries. The
French also have been much
easier to get acquainted with
and are friendlier than the
Dutch, English and Portugese
people we have met in Africa.
Before leaving any of the
African ports, our ship is
searched from one end to the
other. The natives will do
almost anything to get out of
the country and given the
least opportunity will hide
out on any ship they can, no
matter where it is going, but
prefer one going to America
if they can get on it.
When we arrived in Assab,
Ethiopia, after a two-day run
from Djibuti, one of our crew
heard a tapping in Hatch No.
1, and we had a sure-enough
Somali stow away. The hole
was loaded with coffee, and
would not have been opened
until arrival in New York 30
days later if his signals had
not been heard.
Creates Headache
A stow away creates quite
a headache for the shipping
company, and the captain was
having a fit. He is a man
without a country and it is
up to the shipping company
to get him home. Last year
they had one from Zanzibar,
and took him all the way to
New York and flew him back
to Africa from there at their
own expense.
The Ethiopian custom of
ficials were cooperative. The
man was kept aboard until
plane lime the next morning
and flown back to Djibuti.
For a native making 80 cents
a day, the man had a pretty
nice week end, consisting of
a two-day boat cruise and a
plane ride, all expenses paid.
Assab is a small, dirty port
town, and is the outlet for
most of the coffee of Ethiopa,
the country' largest crop.
We met one bright little Ethi
opian fellow, 14 years old,
who guided us around the
town and knew quite a bit of
English. He had hidden on
two different American boats
and made it clear to Ellis is
land both times. He had been
flown back to Ethiopia both
limes, and was quite well
traveled.
Liked Americans
He said he liked Americans
better than anybody as the
ship crews had treated him
nice and taught him some
English.
This town is full of Ethi
opian Army men and they
are getting ready for a hassle
with Somaliland, their next
door neighbor, over a piece of
ground given away after the
war by the United Nations.
Both countries claim it and
both are preparing for
trouble, so maybe this will be
the next spot in Africa to
have a brush fire war.
Next stop is Cairo and th
Suez.
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