New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-23

which .ne Peace Rs.ver flowed from east TO we'' ~
o,. nv s>,;,.able character than any explored oy
Capt. Psli's.r. .,,.d
Aa.r lear the mouth Of the Red Sea, was declared
r,r, IN 1850. It's statistics siuce that time tx-
,:,, ox,,ao,dinary pcrea,e IN commercial activity.
To- ,h vssr lsII45 tic value Of its trade amounted TO
-. IN $3.50 900; in thirteen years IL has increased
,,h,foa reaching in the year 1888 70 s570o wv.
One Of the most important elements IN this trsne "
coal Alden tsyipg been made the coalng station tor
the ,tesmers which ply between Suez and india naa
r;ns and Australia. Next in vaIue ss an article OF
muerce ia coffee, which is brought by water IRON
the Red Sea to Aden and thence exported to indi''
France, and America. Cotton from inoia Is a'so
largely imported at Alden, and is mostly SAINT 70 tue
interior. The trade Of Adsn with Africa, which lew
wears back amounted nothing, rsachsdin 10
nearly hsh million Of dollars. The chief African
nor, in connection with Alden is Berbsra, where
great am usl Fair has lately been established contnu-
iae f,om October to April. The number OF vessels,
not including steamers, which visited the harbor Of
Aeon in 1888 was l6l Of there l2l were British,
70 Aut rican, IA French Arabic Prussian, Hafa-
burg Dotch, Swedish, and Sandman.
Mr.. Petherick, the British Consul at Chsrtum has
conmur icaied 10 the scientific world Of Great Britain
three diff, rept schemes, varying in accordance WIN
the amour, Of subscriptions received, for carrying on
biz proposed ex plorations up the Nie The hrst one,
" hicb would require f2 600, would be conducted oy
himself, acc mpsnied by 20 armed men, with whom
ie wopld proceed 10 Lake Nyanza, where he expects
to meet Capt Spoke. II he cid not meet with Spoke
he uld proceed TO explore the sources Of tho Nile.
Sl 600 ould ,ufRce for the second project which
merely contemplated the sending out Of party Of
armed men for the purpose Of aordng protection 70
Cao Speke, and conducting him in safety through the
ards of the hostile tribes the north Of Nyanza The
tbro Plan !, on much larger scale, involving great
expenditure Of money, and q series OF explorations
which would continue until the Spring of 1863 IL is
probable hat the Royal Geographical Society will give
s support 10 the first Of Consul Pethericks proscte.
The MN Der Of pilgrims which arrived at Jsddah,
the port Of Mecca in the year 1859, was $1,000, OF
which 81 $50 tame by sea, and 81 $50 by caravans.
The humber in the previous year was l6O,OOO. Inc
large decrease 10 ascrbed to the troubles which arose
At Jeodsh in 1853 and 10 dread of the cholera which
carried of thou apds OF the pilgrims of tina, year.
from Jeldah 10 Mecca the distance il % hours jour.
ney by caravan.
DIR Bochstetter, whofe extensive surveys and ex-
p)orstiop. in New Zealand are well known, at late
slit De Of the Imperial Geographical Society OF Vienna,
1,ained ,lan Of the large map Of the important
South Pacific Colony Of Great Britain which he is
about to publih. The Northern island, where tas
Government Survey o have met with constant oppoii-
,ol FRI the native chief carefully explored BY
Dr. Hocb.etter. Beside this, he had been enabled 10
add many cor sctions to the best maps Of the two
s. uthein i-lands His maps will exhibit both the
geology and the topography of New Zealand.
Sir Richard Macdonald the Governor OF South
Australia, made a tour in October, November, and
December 1859 10 that portion Of the colony lying to
j DoIth and northwest Of Lake Gregory, first ex-
tlor.d by Stuart He penetrated to 2S0 10y s. lat, and
1859 5O E. lop Tie party were 5elled 10 eacodn-
ter the usual venience incident to travel 10 the
Au.tr allan interior They suffered much from lack of
wafer, from lea, and hot sand storms, and passed
through dreary region where stony plains aeraated
With hills Of sand Several mineral springs were dis
covered TO one of which, Of very strong flavor ania
Loddep Spa. Farther to the north the explorers
foul betrer country with considerable supply of
water and extensive meadows.
The natives Of the interior Of Western Africa man.
ufacue, in immense quantities kind of butter from
The 81 "a ,res the Bassia Pa,k,i). Specimens have
teen Sen. to London by the Niger Exploring EIpe.
dition ard its marketable vsue foundto be five pouads
greatr per tun than palm-oil which from the
same vicinity TIE outer shell of the nut lie torn away
and eaten the taste molng that of an overripo
cherry. The Lut is then dried by b-ins subjected to
.epe heat in clay pots after which the meat is easily
detached from the she'll These meats then ground,
ard TIE butter resembles in this stage Of its PREPARATION
a black dough. Afrer thorough washing in cold
~.tsr il il finally boiled and the pure butter raising
40 The top il skinned of. When wel-prepsred il is
ole asan. to the ta.te remains hard and never becomes
avoid.
The new work by Captain Burton on "The Lake
Resions of Central Africa" is meeting with large
-ale in England, and il to be Immediately republshsd