New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-28
The Great Milo Discovery.

The Great Milo Discovery
Cir Poderick Murchison communicates 10 me
London Tinss q long letter from MI BAKER, .n0 81,
,ycrer Of Albert Nyanzl Lake IN Cehtrn, A.uu man
Roderict Murchson infers from carefuly'drawn mop
sent him by Mr. Baker, and also from passage IA IL
letter that he substantiatos the opinion e1oP. I'd
Spoke that the Nile flowed into the Lula Ely Sir
,b,n emerged from il in its course to Gondokoro. on
Roder,ck also observes that the important an1lioa
knowledge obtained by Baker. showing the e,sencs
OF great eataracts on the ME- sre he next met it,
explains that which has been looked upon as
difficulty 10 the acceptance OF the views OF tnA'
Wy Bakers letter Is dated Khartum April 80 and
or some words Of thanks to Sir Roderck Murchisoo
and stating that he will be in England shortly he goes
on 10 say; - ,,sooyvpv
1h.d tho rood fortune TO meet Capts. Spoke and
Grant At Gondokoro in February 1868 The oo)ect OF
nv expedition being attained by meeting them ana
their discovery Of the s' ;sm hS3 not Capt speio
rroo, ted that he had heard Of a lake called py tue
natives Luta NzigA This he imagined might pe
second source Of the Nile. and at once Determined
attempt its exploration. r>,..n,,
Nv boats departed from Gondokoro for khartum
with CAPTAINS Spoke and Grant. hut when was ABOUT
to start the whole Of my men mutinied ana reiuseu ~
nroceed retaining possession Of my arms and ainnuh
ton The ivory traders Of the place combined 10 pro
vent any European from penetrating the interior gl
ing travellers reports upon the save trsoe. tno
chance OF being able TO proceed appeared hopeiess
Reinq resolved not TO be driven back, and nnding ~
n s,hls ,oead INV men SOUTH at length induced l8
Of my mntneers TO accompany me 10 tne camp VI quo
az the TRADERS E.SE. Of Gondokoro about oo mlies,
Whence hoped TO be able to alter ms course having
loaded nv cames and asses started rt night without
either Interpreter OF guide neither OF whom were Pro
cnrabe all the natives being under the influence Oh te
traders On passing toe station Of an Arab trader sx
DAYS from GOndokoro. my men, VINO nad pFevious,,y
conspired TO desert me at that spot, again mutinea
several absconded with arms and ammnnl'ion ana
Joined the traders party. They, however were Mesa
cred by the Latooka tribe two days after their deser
ton. 49,. ..t r.
Arab trader whose heart gained by presents. per-
sasded him TO supply with porter, aud TO accom-
pany me to the Unyoro country, waero he might
comrncnce q trade with King kamiasi lben
Intended to striAc west In search OF the lake.
Owing to succession Of difficul.ie, and delays.
did not arrive at kamra:is capita Mfoo, n T s.
traders party returned 10 Gondokoro leaving me win
my escort Of 10 10 proceed. After days narch
reached the long wished for lake. about 100 miles west
of Mrooli at Vacovis, IN n. lat. L deg. IA IN. 10
respect for the memory Of amented Prince.
named IL (subject to her Majestys permission) the
ALBERT Nyanss." as the second great source 81 the
Nile--second not In Importance out only III 9rder OF
discovery 10 the Victoria Nile-hesd. The Victoris
and the Albert Lakes the ndubtbe parents OF the
river. -,
Junction Of tho Nile and Kafoor Rivers at an altitude
Of POP feet above the sea level followed the kafoor
to lat deg. l2 min ~ to avoid an impossible morass
thar runs from north 10 south; upon rounding this
continued a direct westerly conrse to the lake The
route throughout Is wooded. interpreted with glades
thinly populated, with no game My ronte lay over
high Rround 10 the north OF swampy valley running
west the greatest elevation was 3to6 feet The rocks
were ali gneiss granite and masses OF iron ore APP
parrnty fused into congomerate with rounded quartz
pebbles.
TIE LAKE AND COURSE or THE NILE SoRruwABD.
The Albert Lake lie a vast basin lying IN an abrupt
depression the cliffs which descended by difficult
pass being 40 feet above its level The lake level Is
2O7O feet being l. 1872 feet lower than tho Nile at
A'r,n no
from east to From the high ground above the
lake land visible to the south and southwest but
north west and west is a large range OF mountains
rising To about 1900 feet above the lake level forming
the western Shore and running southwest parallel To
the course Of the lake. Both King Kamrasi and tne
natives assured me that the lake Is known to extend
into Rnmanikas country to the west Of Karagwe bat
from that point in about 10 80 lat 1t turns suddenly
to the west, In which direction its extent IL unknown
In n. lat 10 A. where reached the lake IL is about
~ miles WIDE but the width increases soubward The
water IL deep and transparent, the shores are
generally clean and free from reeds forming sandy
beach.
Inayiested the lake In canoe formed Of q hollow
tree for Is DAYS from yacovia arriving at Msgungo u.
the Junction OF the Nile with the lake In ~ lat deg
10 min The voyage was long, owing 10 the necessity
Of coa.ng and to the heavy sea, which, with west
erly wind. generally rose at p m. daily.
At the Nile junction the lake bad contracted To
width OF about 20 miles, the shores were no longer
clean bu. vast OF reeds. growing in deep water
prevented the canoe from landing. Mountains had
ceased the eastern shore giving place to bills about
800 feet high, which, instead OF rising uprighuy ron
the lake like the mountains further south were or
miles distant the ground descending in undu atoms 20
the lake. The entrance Of the Nile IL broad channe
Of deep bat dead water bounded Gu either SIDE D vast
banks of reeds From this point the lake extends 70
the northwest for about 40 miles and then turns to The
wes contracting gradually: extent unknown;
About 20 miles north of the Nile Junction az Masunso
the river issues IRON the great reservoir and continues
It's to Gondokoro. This appears TO be the pas
snge referred TO by Sir Roderck Murchson as proving
that Spckes Nile flows into the lake but other state
. shal ftAr m firm t4u
went up the Nile in canoe from the Junction, the
natives would proceed further north. owing to tue
hostile tribes the lake shcros. About 10 miles IRON
the Junction the Nile channel contracted to aJolt 10
yards IN width with little percepbe stream. very
deep and banked usual with high reeds the country
on either sido undulating and wooded. The course
from O. junction up the river being east az about "
miles from Mnguugo, my voyage suddenly terminates
stupendous waterfall Of about 100 feet perpendicular
h ght stopped all further progress Above the great
fall the river il 1Ndenly confined within roeky Nus
and il races through gap, contracted from grand
stream Of perhaps 30 yaids width Ia channel not ex
ceeding 50 yards. Through this gap 1t PUSHES WITH
amazing rapidly, and piunges at ore leap into deep
basin below. This magnificent cataract nave taken
the liberty Of naming the " Mnrchison rails.
From that point l proceeded overland parallel win
the river thr, ugh Chopi and at length l reached
Karuma having been for months completely dis.
abled by fever my quinine long since exhausted
Lake Albert Nyanza forms Al immense basin lar ge
low the level ~ the country and receives III"
entira drainage of extensive mountain ranges on ine
west and Of the Utumb. Uganda and unyoro eoun,
tries on the east. Eventually receiving the Ne nse'i
II ais ira accumulated waters and forms the second
source Of that mighty river The voyage down the
lake is extremely beautiful, the mountains frequently
rising abruptly from the water WINE numerous oata
rcts dow their flrrowed SIDES The oifs on tue
east shore are granite frequently mixed with large
masses OF quartz.
On the eastern borders Of the lake mnch salt Is OBJ
,,si fom the soil this forms the trade Of the misera
bio villages which long intervals are situated on the
uyoro shore The natives extremely inhos syllable,
in many cases refusing TO sell provisions. Malegga,
.Lol. ta Il. f.rr nd non