New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-05
TR4TELS IN MOROCCO.

LECTURE BY DIR. GERHARD ROHItS ON HIS AFRICAN
EXPERIENCE.
DR.. Gerhard ROhlfs. the celebrated explorer,
delivered his first lecture on his African travels last
evening at sieinwsy Hail. The hall was well Tiled with
inelligentlookng and apprecatIvc audience As the
lecture delivered in German, most OF those present
were Germans. The lecture delivered in pleasant
conversational manner and throughout the lecturer
gagged the earnest attention OF his hearers The subject
Of his lecture yesterday his travels through That po
ton of the Atlas range that runs westerly through
Morocco.
Africa he said although ii might he called the cradle
Of culture, is less known than any other continent This
il the fault Of s geographical formation, for though IT
covers an immense area. the formation Of It's coast
line is unfayOrabo to bar the advance Of civil
zaton It's interior The religions fanaticisn OF the IN
habants OF the northern shores and The extreme hosn
iy 10 Christianity also obstacles to civilization Mo
rocco through which the lecturer Travelled rs aiohaln
medsn convent and physician Is about the came size az
Germany and The Atlas range there atains The hight Of
10000 1900 feet 4 Traveller crossing these noun
taBs gines himself suddenly taken back 10 some Of
the mountainous districts in Italy. Streams that take
their rise in snowcapped neaks are seen flowing in all
drecons the sides are covered with groves Of myrtle
orange aud other tropical trees; higher the sides are
seen oak and pine forests, and still further up
is the cedar. In fact, the whole Med
itcrIancan coast there il nOwhere such a
fertile and luxurant mountain region the Atlas. ON
the southern the mountain ridge the aspect and
scenery change The vegetation purely African. Here
is first seen the palm Beside The lion, tiger, and
panther found the ostrich though this bird j. rot IN
dgerous 10 part tho country. III this country
found two distinct rac-s-the aboriginal Inhabitants
called by the Greeks NunidaDs. and D. the Arabs
Rcybers aDl tho Arabs. These tno as distinct
their ply sognOmy they are in character ana RABBITS
Here the lecturer also found jewish coonsts some or
whom dad iumigraed here after the dispersion from
Palestine and The ~ egs came over WIN tAe Moor. IRON
Spain and s speak The Spanish language. Dr. ROh'fs
started from TaneIers and proceeded 10 Fez. accom-
panied by native Who or The way stole his baggage
and escaped Though the hospitality OF The natives ne
arrived safely at fez.
on bis way southwark he looked upon ~ spy At
Uozzsn, tho Holy City of Morocco which lies between
TangieTs aud FeZ he very hospitality received NJ
Great snereef the nigh priest descendant of Mohsn-
med This far superior 10 The rest OF tho pop
ulsOD ard Aad. while on pilgrimage 10 Mecca, visited
several European cities. The day after his arrival az
FeZ he was appointed ny the Sultan PhysciaG or
the army. Hero he lived for six months and was kindly
treated bat constantly watched and not allowed 10 leave
the city, IL only at the intercessi"n of ne BRUSH
Minister that he permitted 10 continue M. UdVel.
southwark The Architectural ornaments Of fcl con
sisted OF mosques that made little petesiOn to eie
gsnoe of design. In one were numerous columns
some had Corinthian, Others Doric capitals,
which had been picked up among The
order which they had been found. Leaving Fec, he
Travelled southwark where the vegetation became scarce
and reached Tarudant. Here The people were the most
fanatical no had and he accused Of beng
a French spy South OF the Atlas In the sahara Is on
oasis aud here the lecturer nearly met with hi death
Kindly received by the clef, and accompanied by MN
to te iescrt ne was shot and plunGere@l aud left
dead BY this false friend. party of Marabous, who
came DAYS later 10 bury him and take wba tho cnei
they nuIsed him untl he was cured Inc sinAit h9rt
time have presented the lecturer Thought DIT
ferent appearance The dry bed OF the lvcr lhafha Is
are found in many places. Petrifed palm trees
abound. by geological revolution the rivers dried
and tho surface changed to "a sandy waste