, 1875-10-14
etanley's Story Of His Explo-
ration Of the Victoria
Niyanza.
Voyage Of the "Lady Alice" on th6
Waters Of an Unknown Sea.
Ans Thousand Miles Of tho Lakes
shores Surveyed In Fifty
eight Days
Ffiqhtened Natives, and Hippopotami
that We're Not Frightened.

Htrs 1Fort Nersd.
Vntaaz or NAdEurI, DIFTRior or ucnANDr.
couNzRY or UauKuMA. May 10, 1815.-Isetwoon
tha District Of Uollamhi, which h in Uaukau1a,
nd tho shlmecyu Nivor, the principal afliuent Of
tls; Nlysnza, Io tho petty districts of ahna and
Mt9u, royotned by independent chiefs. On tho
aaeta1n sade Of the bhmeoya Ia haaepxn,
rugged md hilly country. ulnty populated. and
th4 rosprt Of Tho ocpLant-hun Beyond
stasauzs tho coast Ia formed by Manasa, and tho
cesty II airr,llar In feature 10 Maaanza. abounl-
Inn ia elephants. This extends to tho oastorn
extremity Of spoke Gulf, when ~u behold COM
uiu.o change In the landscape. Tho land sud-
dsu}y sinks down into q fiat, fnarnhy country, Al
ngpets Gulf formerly bad extended many miles
in]snd % | have no doubt, but rather feel coh-
yincad4 1t dbl. ....-.... -...-
This country iB called Witigedi pcoplcd by
as,asss, who have little or no intorconrso With
Usniums hut a1o mostly exclusive, and dis
uosed 10 take advantage Of their strength to
rob strangers wl,o visit them. Urrigedi ia
dnlncd by tho 1luhna, which discharges itsolf
into gpeke Gulf by two mouths. It ia power
ful stream, conveying vast quantity Of water
to8peke Gulf but In Importance not to bo men-
hopcl in tho Haule category na tho 6himooyu
nd tho Kagora, tho two principal ailuontu Of
axe Yirto1ia.
gpETE GULF.
speke Gulf at its oasteru extremity Is about
q milcB In width. Opposed 10 the Ai1ly
fspges of lEanasn nnd Masnnza nrc tho
nsrils, naked uspuntains mud plaina Of
Bhuhl, Urambn, aid Urirwi. TITO plains
Which separate each country from the other
trs n dovoia Of vegetation a. tho Isshnns Of
ades. thin limo only, bordering tia lako, ia
greeu With bush aud emo. Tue gull, as no
proceed westward from urirwi7 IL shored by tho
Rrtls iaispd Of Ukorewet eoAntfy blossed with
1sniuIo and plontY, aud rich IN hurtls Of cattle
sadixory. A narrow Atrait, called tho 1ugeslli,
separates Ukcrewe frotn UrirwI. Tho Wahe-
sseh aro IN enterpfiAing aud commercial poo
pe, snd Tho King, Lnkopgch, Is most nnallo
n4n. The Wakerkwoh POSSESS numerous
rs.l, tnh.btss by ts,ein. Thor eaneea nro ssea III
Usersya, uaongora anu Uzuixa: aild to The tribes tn
esnaatfsial CONT fslosship. ner naio 70 tns Vs.oaa
Roaaatng uaeqeue wo par. On o,r ett tho i.lnna Of
E,Es md, sailing puBt Bulzh aud Kixs, t4me to tho
northern Ind Of NugrAhi Strait from. whess the
towering tahe-1nontaiI VI Majtta uttls b tho north
t 4 us taa mountains Of ur1n and ura1hba in our
f!uut. .-....
AAtrTA NOT AN INLAND.
1nsnt!onaM T. u you in one Of ry is|tern tlat Rpcke
tba ame tpos, would do 10 ltsN1ss II had ether
pet tA.a ny oHn syos a. W. sprGasa Milf. y,
ofAt. Z about coo feet III a1tude abovp tho laac.
shs III a!ucs Of It. e1cart lhe Like sido II tta baae
ae s ssns s, iii tew I .fS Trsars
nj sasshl. At distance Thought tLvln lalsuds,
unt11 arrived closa to tLcm.
ssadsiss t,,.and. anil d. hea.vs arsas 1san er .
fa d paius bounds Ito lake countries east Tor WI
is ne.are .he q e1ss.,t @ Of III ylai. lam III eo,elsa
ahtnt Il bxogo. for, - va traTbtsed liz northern
s,,s.s ~ Ell dE asa a9 70
sseams again in stow Of portion OF It. recently
es.s.. sath rater. Under tic na!no q .hs Lavast-
IT. A. pr Of tha plain ly1nR het.uen UE1mi and
r., the ,l1sru, and tic Dnn,s Rivers, aud
discharged tpo tho Nlyanza under tIle uatns
sa s1ssst L.. a .s q as s ssa s
snath1 Hage, forming another h.4n dtslued W the
aa.aa snd sln auother drained by tha ltAsa, aud
shAt ies beJoad III naodaso i.to-iands Wo ars AZ +
'assa et,.ay, "M1u'ga tu." .Only platn:'
sss.e.I iauds,
the E1.DonADo or rvonY-sErxEna.
avsas separate th!s country from ugeysya, 10 land
r. naoy fables aud wonders. the Eliorado Of Ivory,
1s o1ss ytaw Of It, Wills 10 croaa tho Hay Of Kavi.
.aa2 .n y o. sss1es Of ~ mountains, and of uaun-
a. a1a' ft01sson whc =, .ter ,, from ai.snce e
STns eut to ~ su lsi.ua. bearing tall mountain on
~ 9ek S the neEsl!ea4ern extremity of this bay
e. S.'s9 70 !aFge breadth and depth. Far ea4t bayond
nsas eoatipuons plaia.-low bills. rts{ng here Ind
~ a.tsa r. p..safs nd sstc. q Wilt tao "a,
IT. hAFo rat heris About nf.eeu dAyp' msrctl cast
s esapa report Lard vaero1n low hills spout smoke
, IT, 'onsumss Hse. THIS wonderful district i called
~ !as taat 20 stream Tuus uoftA, buk that al wu.
,s st9 laso taa hiyanza, for - ieast twenty days
@a eaasaln. '~'' '''1'' " ''ts'"' A'"A's 'S""'o
rr,x,, oosNa No01 OF REFUox.
,sa usaeo .nd ths gigantic mountains u Use,eys
IN ~ hsss as Lady Ahoe aee1na 10 crawl ilk.
ssss ma Wonasr se s e e ae,tT ssne, ,a.
aSa Sa psssas " thi so|!tuds whsre she boatorouI
s ~ hushcd and Tho tusLu1en wavea are ~ tran
~ ~ spot with 4urerstiton, a. we'll tbey might
M,rM Meal majesty Of thsae dumb, tall mounts wsi
y 8sy III q tho spseious main ocyo1a tss cape, l.
q r. snsSas sheltered BY tall ugngo a1a md lofty dosh
uss shisn hste;ua a.s, tnsy ,nstss no fear. Il L t
xa.a sn asssea 10 aa.s i assi
sss ,as = et,.een snd ont from .nopg thu clustering
III, ss isaya Waea bcnd and sall towards vi
~. halalsa rest: aud, uutcr tAe oysrspreadiu,
rss,. 20 a anausroysttpu, We dream Vt uuauic
taa .s!yss sns,y S sa.1s sna threatening soeks,
@'asA IT. aativa mama Is Kihwa. s4 DS'1S' ''"u'
w,r NATURAL BaIpaK or nAsALr.
b+tr4ass ssetiaS FeaA 10 aneond thu island to tak
nits Il uMS q n.tura! hsidss Of basalt abou
va fatoss eomfastably and from one .]ds 20 II
aasbaFas saea y f9.y sna sixa htir .l1snXa On il
sas f,on ~ xnea form the iounda!ion Of tue arch
III s@s,e Ms ke Of ho Llsu4 re.ups oa sers1se IN
}vn ths bat e., saa ~ shsded by lnungroyebsauc
heas eols tos snail ease. Tho h.ult Vi hshe,
ssd m ,t na aumsn!t Of Bridge Island tbs view chi,
ntss IN III aasari a. fsr a. Nakidimo. and st.u
Ist.,ssIy! ~ aud sligttly wooded district varis
&sssnss - Y Y Isolated c4uss an4 northwsr1. at III
I'd leSe =" =. ~ miles or TO- Finds tNe lapd m1kes boil
hnsass ,hst ea e. elst3asa Knowing, howoyer, by ..
sScjs s ~ apsarancs OF tho As,l u luesI,tiyy
ts.ts hual ~ .'l1 scud ,nerrlly before ffesLrnju
ss,5 D. ths cosAt, lcst Il shoull rob u ii so