The Man Eaters of Africa II Ended the Lion's Life A Safari Tale
In this installment ER Shelley recounts the Uganda railway frontier hunt for man-eaters near Nairobi. Shelley's party shoots a black mane lion after a dramatic chase, with detailed ballistics and rifle specs. A side tale describes a cave man in Sylwa crater, his steam jet water supply, wild bee honey trade, and a clan life that foreshadows future tales.
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Shelley
ER. Shelley
Mr. Shelley
Uganda
Nairobi
Derobo
Syswa
Sylwa
Leaching Copper Prowess at Bingham Utah Site
Leaching of low grade ore near Bingham Utah by Theo Ohio Copper Co. at Lark shows copper dissolving from broken cave material. Water percolation over mass yields copper enriched solution. recovery near 80 percent, sent to smelter. Plant economics project at least $10,000 monthly as operations scale, with costs between 7 and 4 cents per pound.
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TheoOhio Copper Company
Lark
Bingham
Utah
Eee
Breinegraentiimate
Ohio
A Kittie
Drainage Canal Reclaims Land in Everglades
Fort Pierce Florida Two thirds of the North St. Lucie river drainage project is complete. The work will reclaim 75 000 acres by moving 6 000 000 cubic yards of material. Walking dredge completes by March 1. Floating dredge within a year.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
North St. Lucie River
Everglades District
Angler Recovers Lost Rod From Ice Caught Bass
Syracuse New York Floyd Hoyt of Central Square near here recovered a fishing rod he had lost last August. While fishing through the ice on Oneids lake he hooked a large bass that bore a second hook in its mouth. Hoyt pulled the line and drew from the water the missing rod at a spot five miles from where it was lost.
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Mr. Woosman
King's
Mr. Bowker
Nairobi
Lumm
Syracuse
Anglers’ Club
Floyd
Hoyt
Central Square
Here
Oneids Lake
Anniversary of First Steam Navigation Up Mississippi River
ST LOUIS Jan 6 a report on the upcoming anniversary of the Virginia s maiden voyage in 1823 marking the rise of steam navigation on the upper Mississippi The account notes the journey from St Louis to Fort Snelling and the Dakota reaction while contrasting early difficulties with modern progress.
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Upper
Mississippi River
W. F. Sullivan
Virginia
St. Louis
Fort St. Anthony
Rock Island
St. Peter
Minnesota
Mississippi
Bills
Record Size Sawfish Hooked by Mitchell-Hedges
F A Mitchell Hedges, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and famed explorer, set a world record for catching 35000 pounds of fish in one week in the Pacific off Panama. He handled a 26 foot sawfish, 17 foot girth, tied 3240 pounds, after a 32-man haul ashore following a lengthy battle.
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F. A. Mitchell-Hedges
Royal Geographical Society
Pacific
Panama
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Africa
Honesses
Tall Wat
Stewart
Dig Gbick
Muane
Lord Stafford
Duke of Sutherland
Herono Wunter
Syena
Kijabe
Tie
The
Bell Syndicate, Incorporated
Lord and Lady Stafford
Wilds
Ee Shelley
the Standard
Er Shelley and A Lie
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Hans
Everglades
Edward D. Neill
Missis
Pasenger
TPA
Mitchells Hedgeaian
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