The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-10-21
spEKR,s LATITUDES.

SPEKR'S LATITUDES.
VOYAGE OF THE LADY ALICE ON THE WATERS
OF AN UNKNOWN sEA-NEw DISCOVERIES
AND OLD INACCURACIES CORRECTED.
The Herald OF Tuesday publishes another
letter from Stanley, dated at village OF
Ksgehyi, district of Uchsmbi, country of
Usukuma, May 15, 1875. In it the young
journalistic explorer gives graphic descrip-
ton of the country in connection with a
map. Between the district Of Uchambi,
which is in Usukuna, and the Shimeeyu
river, the principal affiuent Of the Niyanza,
lie the pretty districts of Sima and Msgu,
governed by independent chiefs. On the
eastern side of the Shimeeyu is Masanzs, a
rugged and billy country, thinly populated
and the resort of the elephant
hunters. Beyond Masanza the coast is
formed by Manasa and the country is
similar in feature to Masanza, abounding in
elephants. This extends to the eastern ex-
tremity of Spoke Gulf, when we behold
complete change in the lanscape. The land
suddenly sinks down into fiat, msrshy
country, as if Spoke Gulf formerly had ex-
tended many miles inland, as / havs no
O0uDt, DQJ TaCH6I 1901 COuVlncSO, IL u1O.
This country is called Wirigedi, peopled
by savages, who have little or nointercourse
with Usukums, but are mostly exclusive
and disposed to take advantage of their
strength to rob strangers who visit them.
Urrigedi is drained by the Ruana, which
discharges itself into Speke Cult by two
mouths. It is powerful stream, conveying
a vast quantity of water to Speke Gulf, but
Il m imnOrtaUea not tn hA mantiOna6 in fh0
same category as the Shimeeyu and the
Kagera, the two principal sffluents of Lake
Victoria.
sPEKE GULF AT IT'S EASTERN EXTREMITY
is about II miles in width. Opposed to the
billy ranges of Msnasa and Masanza are the
sterile, naked mountains and plains of Sha-
shi, Uramba and Urirwi. The plains which
separate each country from the other are as
devoid OF vegetation as the Isthmus of SueZ
A thin line only, bordering the lake, is
green with bush and cane. The gulf, as we
proceed west from Urirwi, is shored by the
great island OF Ukerewe, a country blessed
| with verdure and plenty, and rich
in herds of cattle and ivory. A narrow
straight. called the Rugeshi, separates Uke-
rewe from Urirwi. The Wakereweh are an
enterprisiDg and commercial people, and
the king. Lukougeh, Is most amiable man.
The Wakereweh possess numerous islands
-Nifuah, Wezi, Iraugsra, Kamassi, ETC., are
all Inhabited by them. Their canoes are
seen in Ugeyeya Usongors and UzuiZa; and
to the tribes in the far interior they have
given, by their activity and commercial fell
| lowship, their name to the Victoria Nj
yanzs Rounding Ukerewe, we pass on
our left the island of Uksra, and sail
ing past Shizn and Kiveru come
to the northern end of Rugeshi
Strait, from where we see the towering table
mountain of Malta little to the northeast
of US, the mountains of Urimi and Ursmbs
In our front. l mentioned to you in one of
| my letters that Speke described Malta as an
island, and that 1, standing on the sapsespot,
would do so likewise il had no other pIooi
/ than my own eyes. As We approach Malta
we see the reason of this delusion. The table
mountain of Malta is about ), 900 feet in alti-
tude above the lake, while on all sides of it.,
| except the lake side at its base, are
Low BROWN PLAINS,
which rise but a few feet above the lake. 1t
is the came case with Urirwi, Tramba ant.
Shashi. AT distance / thought them
islands, until I arrived close to them. On
the henouhsrn side OF Malta the brown plain
extends far inland, and do believe great
plain or series of plains bounds the lake
countries east, for we have views distant or
near everywhere. In en6eavoring to meas
ure the extent of this plain L am compelled
TO think of Ug0go, for, as we traversed its
northern frontier we saw each day stretch
ing north the barren, thorn-covered
plain of Chumba. On leaving Iramba we
came again in view of portion of it, more
recently covered with water, under the name
of the Luwam berri Plain. AS we Journey
through Usmaow We saw from many a
ridge the plain extending north. That part
i of the plain lying between Urimi and the
lake is, OF course, drained by the Luwanl-
berri, the Mwsru and the Duma rivers, end
discharged into the Nivanza under the name
the Snimeevu. But northeast of the Shi-
meeyu's mouth imagine the land heaved into
a low, broad and lengthy ridge, forming an
other basin drained by the Ruana, and still
another drained by the Mara. and again an
other by the Mori, etc. II we ask the
natives what lies beyond the immediate lake
! lands we are assured briefly, "Mbulga tu,"
"Only plain" From Malta north we sail
along the coast OF Ururi. country remark
able for its wealth of cattle and fine pastoral
lands. 1t is divided into several districts
whose names you will find marked on the
map.
THE Ell DORADO OF IVORY SEEKERS.
Molunu and Shirati, low, fiat and wooded
districts of Ururi. separate this country
from Ugeyeya, the land of so many fables
and wonders, the FL Dorado of ivory seek
ers, and the source Of wealth fro . hun