The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-14


BEERS OF BEAUTIFUL WoMES-A TRIBE
POSSESSING WONDERFULLY LARGE DOGS
AND WHOSE WARRIORS WEAR ARMOR.
Stanley, the Herald correspondent writing
from Central Africa, says:
Our march across Uganda, west and
northwest, was uninterrupted by any event
to mar the secret Joy / felt in being once
more on the move. to new fields OF eXplora-
| ton. We made brave show of spears and
guns while marching across the easy swells
OF pastoral Western Uganda. Game was
also abundant, and twenty-seyen harte
beests fell victims to my love OF hunting
and our necessities OF life.
A LOFTY CAMP.
Having arrive; at the frontier OF Unyoro,
we made all warlike preparations, and on
january 9Th entered Kabba Rega's territory.
The people fled before us, leaving their pro-
visions in their haste behind them, Of which
we made free use. On the 9th we camped
at the base OF the tremendous mountain
called Kabuga, at an altitude OF $500 feet
above the sea. East Of the low ridge on
which we camped the Katonga river was
rounding from the north to the east on its
course toward Lake Victoria, and west OF
The camp the Rusango river doomed hoarse
thunder from its many cataracts and falls rs
it rushed westward to Lake Albert. From
one Of the many spurs OF kabuga we oD-
tanned a passing glimpse OF the king OF
mountains, Gamharagar which attains an
altitude OF between $4,000 and $4,000 feet
above the ocean, Snow is frequently seen,
though not perpetual On its summit
| dwell the chief medicine men OF kabba
Rega, people oi European complexion.
RACE OF s1NGrLAELY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
Some half dozen OF these people I have
seen. and at sight OF them | was reminded
OF what Mukamba, King OF Uzigo, told
Livingstone and myself respecting white
ncoplc who live far north OF his country.
| They are handsome race, and some OF the
women arc Singularly beautiful. Inelr
! hair is kinky, but inclined to brown in color.
| Their features are regular, lips thin, but
their noses, though well shaped. are some
what thick at the point. Several OF thelf
descendants are scattered throughout unS,
orc, Ankori, and Ruanda, and the royal
family OF the latter powerful country arc
distinguished, | am told. by their pale COM
pleXiors. The Queen OF Saslla isiands, IN
the Victoria NiyanZa, is descendant OF THIS
tribe.
WHENCE CAME THESE PEOPLE:
Whence came this singular people have
| had no means OF asccrtaining, except from
the Wacanda. who say that the first king OF
Jnvoro gave them the land around the base
OF Gambaragara mountain, wherein through
many viciSsitudcs they have continued to
reside for centuries. On the approach OF
an invading host they retreat to the summit
OF the mountain. the intense cold OF which
defes the most determined OF their
enemies. Two years ago Emperor
Mtesa dispatched his Prime Minister with
about 100000 men to Gambaragara and
Usongora but though the great general OF
Uganda occupied the slopes and assembled q
great height in pursuit, he was compelled
| bv the inclemcnt climate to descend with
oilt having captured more than few black
slaves. the pale-faced tribe having retreated
to their impregnable fortress at the summit.
The mountain, it appears, is an eXtlnct
volcano, for on the summit is crystal clear
lake. about 500 yards in length, from the
centre of which rises q column-like rock to
q great height. A rim of firm rock, like 4
wall. surrounds the summit, within which
are several villages, where the principal
medicine-man and his people reside.
THE MEN OF THE TRIBE.
Two men of this tribe, who might be
taken at first glance for Greeks III Whitc
shirts, accompanied Sckajugu, sub-chlel
under SambooZ, and our expedition
TO Lake Albert and back to Uganda; but
they were extremely uncommunicative, and
nothing of the history Of their tribe could
| obtain from them. Their diet consists OF
milk and bananas. and they were the only
men OF rank in the entire force under Sam.
booZi who possessed more than two mlcE
cows to supply them with milk While on
the march. Sckaiugu, to whom they were
friendly, and under whom they had enrolled
themselves. states that they rcbelled against
kabba Rega, and to avoid his vengeance
sought refuge with him.
Another specimen Of this tribe Of white
compleXioned people / saw at the Court o.
Mtcsa in the person OF Prince Namionlu
the brother OF the reigning King, Nyika o.
Gambaragara. When / first saw him tool
: him for young Arab OF Cairo, who hat
! taken up his residence in Uganda for some
unknown reason, and it was not until hat
seen several specimens OF the same pale
color that could believe that there existed
large and numerous tribe Of people o
snch singular color in the heart Of Africa
remote from the track Of all travellers ant
trading caravans.
ANOTHER STRANGE TRIBE.
Africa is certainly the ''haunt OF light
headed fable" romance and superstition
but shall believe hereafter that there exist
some slight modicum Of truth in all tn
statements and revelations OF these simpl'
people. On the shores Of the Victoria, II
Usukuma, I heard Of people far nortl
possessing very large dogs, OF such flerc
nature that they were often taken 10 wa
against the enemies Of their masters. Ihes
people subsequently ascertained to be tn
Wakedi, tribe living north of Usoga. I'm
same people, also, in their various wars Wit
Uganda, have frequently been found wear
ing iron armor. About four years ago
wien exploring the Tanganyika with L!v
incstone, / heard there existed arace OF whit
people north of Uzige. At that time Liv
incstone and myself smiled at the absurdlt.
Of white people living in the heart Q
Africa, and ascribed the report to the DROVE
color Of the Warundi. Now have not onl.
seen the country of these white people Du
several specimens OF themselves at dlneren
periods and in different places. Were 1t no
FOR the negro hair / should say they Wer
Europeans or some light-colored Asiatles
such as Syrians or Armenians.
AcLEw TO THEIR ORIGIN.
Apropos OF these singular people, nav
heard that the first King Of Kisbakka,
country southwest Of Karagwe, was al q,
ID