The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12

position OF Lakes Albert, Tang and Nyassa, us
well as the Victoria Lake. Follow the course of the
Moka,,em range OF mountains through Nubia
Abyssinia, Gala, Nasal and Usaeara trace
the plateau OF Nasal Umyanwczi, Crori
Ubisa south to the Bechuana country, aud
you will perceive that the general lay of almost all
rivers lakes mountains, basins and plateaus Is from
eastcrly southwestcriy On reduced scale i.
is with all the ridges and valleys be-
tween the Lakes Victoria and Albert. 1t seems as #
the hroes which Africa suffered during that grand
vulson which tore her asunder heaved up these stu
pendous ridges and sunk those capacious b sins now
ned with lengthy and broad expanses Of crystal clear
kcenest and severest about these lake re-
gons for here the mountains are higher, the valleys
deeper and narrower. We have no longer the wide,
blowy plateau, whose Successive SWELL make travel
and exploration tedious but lengthy lines of mountains
OF frame, separated from each other by deep
narrow valleys with a hundred and many wonders pre-
scented to the view at glance
NAwARoyGo.
From Mtagata Mountain, while looking toward the
U,umbiro cones there visible three lofty ridges,
separated by as many broad valleys First was the
lshango and Muvarridee west OF the Kagera Lake ana
valley OF this two ridges, with the val
ley OF Muvari between the two eas,ernmost and
valley Of Ruanda between the two western
most The two latter ridges appear to run parallel
with each other from and west OF UfumbIro
Mountains and stu, in the valley OF the NNawarango
or Nawarongo River, which, rising IN UumDro Noun
tans flows south by between Muvari and Ruanaa
and enters ASanyaru Lake, thirty by twenty miles in
extent From AkaDyaru Lake issues Akanyaru River,
between ugufu and Kshak&a, into the kagera The
Kagera proper coming from the southwest, also enters
Akanyaru Lake but the lake south of Ugufu and
taxes curve northeasterly between Cguiu and West
ern UsuL
rus SUPPOSED LAKE WEST
West of Akanyaru could get no certain intelligence
have heard OF another large lake lying west but
connection 1t has with kagcra whether IL has
any. cannot learn definitely. one says that 1t
Of Luia Nzige Lake Albert, another declares II
a separate lake Whatever 1t DO 1 believe viii
bc able to discover at a later period.
PARALyzED FAMINE.
With the best intentions prosecute my explorations
along the Kagcra was parayzed by famine IN Usui
and the hostility OF the warund and was Obliged to
abandon exploration from this side OF the ranganyika
Summing up all the chances remaining for me to do
good work without expending vainy my goods and
bcaih and energy LETT IN me, 1t useless SIT
down and launch iLvectives against the intracabc
iivcs and that II far better and more manly 10
hurry to other regions and try Lake Albert by
another route from the opposite quarter
FOR EXPLORING LAKE ALBERT.
You Will perceive by this letter that attn now In
Western Uny amwcz, about fifteen days journey from
UJuL what propose doing Is 10 proceed quickly
to Ujj, then explore the Tanganyika my boat. aud
from Jzige strike north to the Albert, and II that
road be the Iangauyks and travel
north by TO effect she exploration OF
tho Albert IL may no, be actually necessary TO e.