The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-16

for their healing properties. Two Gays
severe marching toward the north
brought Us to . deep wooded gorge
wherein the hot springs are situated. q!
discovered most astonishing variety oil
plants, herbs, trees and bushes; for here
Nature was in her most proiifc MOOD.
She shot forth her products with such
vigor that each plant seemed TO strangle
the others for lack of room. They so
clambered over one another that small
hills of brush were formed, the lowest in
the heap stifled by the uppermost, and
through the heaps thus formed tall my.
ules shot forth an arrows fight into the
upper air, with globes of radiant, green
foliage upon their stem-like crowns.
The springs were visited at this time
by numbers of diseased persons. Male
and female were seen lying proniscuous-
ly in the hot pools half asleep, while
their itchy and ulcerous bodies were
being half cooked. The hottest issued
from streams from the base of a rocky
hill, and when Fahrenheits'sl thermom.
eter was placed in the water the mercury
rose to l29 degrees. Four springs bub-
bled upward from the ground through q
depth of dark, muddy sediment, and had
temperature of ITO degrees. These
we're the most favoredby thesnatives, and
the euritive reputation of the springs was
based on the properties of this water.
Now have not only seen the country OF
these white people, but several specimens
of themselves at different periods and in
different places. Were it not for the
negroid hair I should say they were
Europeans or some light co]ored Aslatics,
such as Syrians or Armenisns.
Apropos of these singular people, L
have heard that the first King Of Kisbak-
ka, a country southwest of Karagwe, was
an Arab, whose sclmetar is still preserved
with great reverence by the present reign
ing family of Kisbakka.
The geographical knowledge we have
been able to acquire by our forcible push
TO the Albert Nlyanza is considerable.
The lay Of the plateau separating the
great reservoirs Of the Nile, the Victoria
and Albert Niyanzas, the structure ofthe
mountains and ridges, and the course Of
the water sheds and the course of the
Rivers Kstonga and Rusango have been
revealed. The great mountain GAMBIA
rsgara and its singular people have been
discovered, besides portion of a gulf OF
the Albert, which l have taken the liber-
ty to call, IN honor of Her Royal High
ness Princess Beatrice, Beatrice Gulf.
BEATRICE GULF.
The gulf, almost lake OF itself, is
formed by the promomtory of Usongora,
which runs southwest some thirty miles
from point ten geographical miles north
of Unyampaka. The eastern coast of the
guilt is formed blythe countries of Iran
CARA, Uuyampaka, Buhuju and Mpororo,
which coast line runs nearly SOUTH
southwest course. Between Mpororo and
Unsongora extend the islands of the mar
thine State of Utumbi. West of Uson-
CORA is Ukoniu, on the western coast Of
Lake Albert, reputed to be peopled by
cannibals. North of Ukonju is the great
country of Uleggs.
Usongora is the great salt fields whence
all the surrounding countries obtain their
salt. 1t IS, from all accounts, a very land
of wonders, but the travellers DESTROYS OF
exploring it should have thousand Sny-
ders 10 protect him, for the natives, like
those of Ankori, care for nothing but
milk and goat skins. Among the won.
ders credited to il are mountain emitting
sire and stones" q salt lake of consideIa.
BILE extent, several hills OF rock salt, a
large plain encrusted thickly with salt
and slkali, a breed of very large dogs OF
extraordinary ferocity, and race of such
long-legged natives that ordinary mortals
regard them with surprise and awe. The
Waganda, who have invaded their coun-
try for the sake of bootp, ascribe cool
courage to them, against whibh all their
numbers and well known experiences with
shield and spear were of little avail. They
are, besides, extremely clannish, and al.
low none of their tribe to intermarry
with strangers, and their diet consists
solely of milk Their sole occupations
consists in watching their cows, of wAich
they have an immense number; and it
was TO capture some of those herds that
the Emperor of Uganda sent 100 600 men
under his Prime Minister to UsoDgors.
The expedition was successful, for by all
accounts the Waganda returned to their
country with about 10000; but so dearly
weae they purchased with the loss of hui
man life that it is doubtful whether such
u RAID will again be attempted to Uson-
CORA.