River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-08-24

/ hhNNhNt NheHhNA VI Fhi"hrN NNHhANi AiAl'Ni
History.
Not long since the New York Herald
received from Stanley, the correspond
ent who discovered Livingstone, an,
| for more than three years has.been ex
ploring the wonderful country at tn,
source of the Nile, five lengthy letters
from one Of which we make liberia
! extract
kAwASGA, FEOSIIRR, VILLAGE
Between URyoro and Uganda,
| CENrRAL AFRfcA, Jan. IS, 1876.
Six days ago the Anglo-American ex
! petition, under my command, and
! 2 900 choice spearmen of Uganda, un.
der command of Gen" Samboozi,
were encamped at Unyampaka UnyOro,
on the shore of the Albert Niyanza.
Mtesa, emperor Of Uganda, faithfully
fulfilled his promise TO me 80 far as to
| furnish me with force sufficient TO
| pierce the hostile country OF Kaboa
Rega and to penetrate to the Albert
! NiyanLa, near which we were en-.
camped three days. Bat though we
were successful SO far as 10 reach the
lake, drink of its waters, take a couple
of astronomical observations and pro.
cure much information respecting the
contiguous countries, ! soon perceived
that exploration of the lake was out of
the question, unless then and there
resolved to terminate my journey with
the exploration OF che Albert. For
having penetrated by force through
kabba Rega's country, it would have
been folly TO expect that 1900 men
could long occupy Unyampaka in the
face of the thousands kabba Rega,
king of Unyoro, and Mtambuko, king
Of Ankori, would array against them.
Ever since Sir Samuel Baker and his
Egyptian force provoked the hostility
OF the successor to Kamrasi, Unyoro is
closed country TO any man of pale
complexion, be he Arab. Turk, or En-.
rUpedn. Besides, GordOns officers in
tie north frequently engage the
Wangoro wherever they are met, and
thus the hate which kabba Rega bears
the Europeans is not diminishing.
South Of Unyoro extends the country
of Aukuri, inhabited by powerful
tribe, whose numbers have generally
been found sufficient to give Mtesa
measure for measure and blow for
blow, and whose ferocity and singular
aversion TO strangers have compelled
all trading caravans to keep clear OF
them.
Upon considering the chances of sue.
cess along the various routes to Lake
Albert it became too evident to me
that, unaided by a force of Waganda,
| could not 50 much as reach the lake,
and that even with the Waganda, un-
less the emperor aided me with 81, 700
or 10000, IL would be almost hopeless
to expect that we could hold our
ground long enough TO enable me to
set out on two months voyage of ex.
| plorati0n, and find on my return the
/ expedition still intact and safe. On
| representing these ideas TO the emper.
| or he and his chiefs assured me that
1000 men were amply sufficient, as
| kabba Rega would not dare 10 lift q
| spear against the Waganda, because il
was he tMtesa)who had seated kabba
Rega on the throne of Kamrasi. Al
though not fully convinced with the
assurances Mtesa gave me that there
would be no trouble, | entreated him
no further, but accepted thankfully
/ General SambOoZi and 1000 men as es
cort.
Our march across Uganda, west ant
northwest, was uninterrupted hy any
event TO mar the secret joy | felt il
being once more on the move TO new
fields of exploration. Wemadc a bray,
show of spears and guns while march
ing across the tasy swells of pastora
western Uganda. Game was ais,
abundant, and - hart-beests fell vie
Tins To my love Of hunting and on
necessities Of life,
Having arrived al the frontier d
! Unyoro we made al warlike prepare
tions, and on Jan. 5th, entered kahb.
Rega's tcrrltoy The people fell be
tolc ms leaving their provisions II
their haste behind them, of which ",
made free use. On the 9th we campet
az the foot ut the tremendous mount
ain called kabuga, at an altitude o
| $500 feet above the sea. East of tn,
low ridge on which We Camped tn,
katOnga river was rounding from In,
north 90 the east ON its course TOWARD
| Lake Victoria, and west of the cam
| the RuSango river hoomed hoars,
! thunder from its many cataacts ard
falls as IL rushed westward 60 Lake
/ Albert From one Of ,he many spur,
OF kabuga, we obtained passing
ghmses OF the king Of mountain,
Gamharagara which attains an altitud,
Of between 1900 and $4,000 feet
above the ocean. Snow Is frequently
seen though not perpetual On ID,
summit dwell the chief medicine men
Of kabba Rega, q people Of European
complexion.
some dozen of these people hay,
seen, and at sight OF them / was re-
| minded Of what Mukamba, king OF
! Uilge. told Livingstone ana myself
respecting white people who live fal
! north of his country. They are q
/ handsome race, aud some of the NO
men are siugdarly beautiful. Thcil
/ hair is kinky, but inclined 20 brown
/ IN color Their features are regular
APPS thin, but their noses, though well
shaped, are somewhat thick az Tia
point. Several of their descendant
are scattered throughout Unynro
Auhorh and Ruandl and the roya