Adventure Magazine Cover, December 18, 1919 — page 205: what you’re looking at

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Lost Traiis Can you tell me the wages a white boy of seventeen might expect to receive in West Africa? Also, please explain Africa fully to ame, and give me an idea of the proper arms efor hunting there.’—ELswortu Hire, Peters- uiburg, Va. Answer, by Mr. Miller:—You sure have handed me a bunch of questions, Mr. Hite. It is plain that you have very little idea of Africa. Big game hunting is out of the question. It takes money (license to shoot two elephants costs $150) and it takes experience. There are no berths open in Nigeria to young men. Whites do not reside in West Africa, gwing to the unhealthy climate, but go out on time contracts for the large operating companies. About arms: You have to deposit with the collector of customs two hundred dollars before he will issue a permit to take in arms, this being a pre- caution against trading firearms to natives. For all game, except extremely heavy game —elephant, rhino, buffalo—I’d recommend our Springfield army rifle, restocked for practical sporting purposes. Say, then, a modern Spring- field, one double-express and a .405 American ROWE, GLEN S. Last heard of in South America, Write.—Address Tep Dickson, JR., care of Adventure, Woon. BASIL D. Have not heard from you since your transfer to the Aviation Corps. Please write.—Ad- dress Trp DIcKSON, JR., care of Adventure. ROHRBECK, FRANK W. Write to your old pal, Elmer. Want to make trip up North.—Address ELMER ANDER- SON, 1403 Kinnikinnick Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. "TYLER, MRS. Her son was adopted by a*family in Louisville, Ky., and this son would like to hear from her. She was last heard of in Virginia. Has also worked in Ohio. Any one knowing her whereabouts kindly write,— Address U.S. N., care of Adventure. WILLIAMS, JAMES. _ Mayor of Boston about thirty _ years ago. Would like to communicate with him, as he is related to me. Any information will be appreciated. ~—Address EDMUND SUMMERHILL, The Arcade, Milson’s Point, Sidney, New South Wales. . Inquiries will be printed three times, then taken out. In the February issue all un- found names asked for during the past two years will be reprinted alphabetically. ARD, ARTHUR C.* Born in Massachusetts. For ~ eight years a resident of the Republic of Panama. Last heard of in December, 1918, when serving as A. B. on 5.5. Cristobal. Write your old pal, and let’s talk old days over again—Address AaGr R. OLSEN, Box 61, Norwegian Seamen's Church, 111 Pioneer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. f ROUNSLEY, CHARLEY F. Age thirty, fair com- plexion, light hair, blue eyes, height six feet, weighs about one hundred and eighty pounds. Scar over right eye, and one on left wrist. Last heard of at Sipsey, Fla., in 1912 or 1913. Is interested in baseball, a |e aoa mee ny information will be appreciated.—Address W. C. ROouNSLEY, R. 2, Box 180, Bessemer, Ala. ‘\ repeater. That would cover every contingency. Revolvers are practically useless. You ask me to explain Africa in full. Are you aware that there are something like two thousand books on Africa; that it 1s twice as large as the United States; that it has civilized countries and barbarous countries? I can not in a letter detail the trails of a continent, nor yet of Nigeria, as that would take a book, If you want to go adventuring, first serve an apprenticeship with gun and trail right here in America. Rough it in the mountains, learn to make your camp-fire, rustle grub, harden to heat and cold, hunger and fatigue, ‘then allow your fancies to drift over far hori- zons. And don’t be discouraged if you don’t tumble into the experiences you seek right away. Stick it up before your mind that you want to shoot lions and some day you will shoot lions, 1£ you want to hard enough. Anyway that is my experience. I generally got what IO lp I wanted by staying with it and waiting pa- « tiently. desire. - TRAILSLOST Note—We offer this department of the ‘‘Camp-Fire’’ free of charge to those of our readers who wish to get in touch again with old fr i from whom the years have separated them. For the benefit of the friend you seek, give your own name tf possible. All inquiries along this line, unless contain- ing contrary instructions, will be considered as intended for publicatiomin full with inquirer’s name, in this department, at our discretion. right, in case inquirer refuses his name, to substitute any numbers or other names, to reject any item that seems to us unsuitable, and to use our discretion in all matters pertaining to this department. Give also your own full address. We will, however, forward mail through this office, assuming no responsibility therefor. We have arranged with the Montreal Star to give additional publi- cation in their “Missing Relative Column,”’ weekly and daily editions, to any of our inquiries for persons last, heard of in Canada. Except in case of relatives, inquiries from one sex to the other are barred. iends or acquaintances We reserve the MEADOWS, JULIAN H. Please write your sister, as she is very anxious to know where you are.~—-Address Mrs. Dawn STOKES JONES, 72 Fowler St., Atlanta, Ga. Please notify us at once when you have found your man. POLLOCK, GRANVILLE A. Formerly with Lafayette Escadrille. Send your present address, as you evi- dently did not get my reply to your other letter—Address L. J. S., care of Adventure. HOLMES, NORMAN L, Last heard of with the Sixth Aero Squadron at Ford Isiand, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Home is in Philadelphia. Any information will be appre- ciated.—Address L. F. ALEXANDER, care of Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebr. : D°YLE (First Name.) Worked in Alberta, B. C. Has artificial limb and is known as ‘‘Peg" and ‘Chicago Peg,” also known in Chicago as the ‘‘Worm.”’. Last heard orien Seattle, Wash.—Address ‘OVERLAND RED," care of venture. : PRATT, GEORGE B. Last heard of in Los Angeles, Calif. Was in the employ of Wells Fargo Co. in 1887. Any information would be ane orance by his brother.— ee L. Pratt, 4611 St. Catherines St., So. Van- couver, B. C. MURPHY, FLOYD. About eighteen years of age. Lived at Winthrop and later at Westboro, Mass. Now probably an attendant in a hospital. Any one know- ing his whereabouts-please write.—Address FREDERIC R, Brown, 27 Hollis St., Newton, Mass. COLLINS, MICHAEL JAMES. Brother. Age fifty- nine, height five feet five inches, blue eyes, gray hair. Laborer. Last seen in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Au Said he was going to Minnesota. Distribution of his moth- er’s estate waiting him.—Address Mrs. J. H. 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