, 1876-08-14

properties Of tliia water. | catuped at the
springs three days, aud made free use Of rt-
sesycq spring. but rxssptg nnqsual aos sel, r
the wnter.. l drank about agallon Of tic poteut
liquid, aud can say this n1ueii, tAt II l'a no lax
atlvc effect on the systcs,. 4 bottlcful "t The
pnrcst water took nway With mt, In the hope !
that come day 1t may Ee aualyE.d BY Irofes.
slui,als III Europe. llEsn7 n. srAsLRr.
FIFTH LETTER.
THE KAoENA AND AKAsrAHu n1vEns-N1tK-
ktNBRs - rANALYzED Df FAMlaE-r1.ANa |
ron EXPLORING THE ALBEIT S1YAdzA4 !
Gosr<q,onas,4x ytn Fork Htra!L
UBAuwE, WESTERN uxYAMwEzI. GENITAL
AFRICA, April o. 1s7B.-We departed from the
capitol Of Kasagwo with yory brave intentiona
and high aspirations. VIC had discovered u,at
tho Ksgxrn River formed n great lake shout so
miles iii length nltd from " II mile, Ia
breadth. and tl,at ut KIshaklu the KlCesa WIS
stu powerful, dcej,-1owhg river, and curious
ycporta FROM nattvca aud Arabs had crratctl cttrt
otla ideus within our ntnis vs. To the aource Of
this noble river. 1mbnod With the thought that
by ,ourncying sufficient Distance nlong It's
rieht bank we might discover this source, We
made ample preparntiuns for the crossing Of u
Wide wilderness, packed ten days provisions Of
grain On tho shoulders Of each lnan Of the e1lt-
ditjon, and ou the eth of March sUt out for tho
uninhabitcd hnd.
TIE SOUTH END or LAKE KAGEHA IN aollT.
On the second dny of our departure from Tho
Knravwo capital VIC cams " the east side OF II
lake. long, narrow, winding body Of wnter.
We marched along It's eastern shore fur three
dnys. q distance of 81 miles; OH the fourth day
and ilfth day iii obstructlng ridge e]lut 1t
from our ytew while marching, but by occast0n-
ally mounting. thu ridge, managed to obtain
views of It's strcaul-likc waiter, stIll extending
south un0 southwest. On tlA sixth day VIC
canc to uOinba, the frontier OF Karagwe7
where, behind ridge, whirl, cFte,,dR between
Ubtinba and tho hike. we saw tho extreinc south
Tng LAkE-LlEE AKANYARu.
From point oi observation icar Ubinba We
saw n,vo decided change III tllE formation Ot
tho broad valley Ut tic kogcr- The Iiouutatil-
Gus ridscs bounding thu ,x," wssiSr. sl!orn 1to'g
slporovo south, continue on y south,hy-west
| Kishakka, mud were penetr!.ted IRON tne north
hy wide ysley sTS"g v$ ,s whs sISn aHnnya4 unto
Southwest WIS seen tho colrse Of the kagera
whiyl., above coutuenccufthe AkanYaral with
1t, WINS only u 6Wift-flowlnE river ONO very great
depth or breath; Such riscs Thought y; / might
| Urundt anu Wcstern Ubba. My attention was
drawn from tho Ka+;;crs to the lukc-llkc strcaln
| Of Akanyar1l nal several natives stated " mo
whlic looking towurd It that It waa IN ctliuent
! OF tho kagern, and t!iAt 1t enipt'eu Into the
| Albert Niyauza- Such IN extraordinary stAte-
tnent as this could hot be received anil trans-
lnittcu from me 10 you ns a fact without being
able to corroboratc 1t Oh my own authority.
Exploratton Ok Tho mouth Of the Akanyaru
proves that the Akanyaru Il not MI clluent, but
ts All Mtilucut Of the kagcrn-
TuH DANGEROUS K1suAKKA NATION.
Beyond the mouth q ths Akayaru dared not
Atse >.,fk tJhhn E1rpf I'm lnff t1l
and Ugulu On the right bank are too wild nlte'
EGtbrr. md tlla 1Ong.scgge1 race inlabitila
The counties west OF Uganda, haros%e, ~ 4nt
Uui have deadly aversion 10 etranTers. Tht
tlen 70 mad rnle anil paroxys'ns u spear.slAss
lux and bow-bcltlipg. They, arc als kin to tht
long.lcggcl tnortals ot Dun,b!reh, who eorndct
The wa4-Cry ut the mere sight Of our inot1Gnbis'
They ars SO dvcatltlly afraid Of losing their mt
tlc thHt II one COW dies from. scltnesa tho Who'll
country is searched to discover thu stranscrw
las bewitched the COW to !icatl, Tor Whose loss
II one Is fvunl his lie Is lurfclt ~ lIo purblln'i
snall-brnincd lutivcs.
sTHANGg HOBBIES or THE PEOPLE.
Iiutnuu beings frequently, ustonisl ond IN
other In all Countries by their hubblts, anu D
, dogs, Suta, clothes, bl11s, &c,, bat Tho 10y
which tic Wasongura, Wnnyal,Eosi. Wa- -lsuanda
Wa.Kls.lukku, Wagaf1, Wanyanlfa, and Watst.
exhibit for their cattle is an extreme, *e!l!st
and nser-llke affection. A stranger might di
In any Of ti,oec countries ior lack oi osu 1rup
/ | milk. Genurous nnd sweet-tcttpercd as Isr
manlka proved himself, lle never offered to giv
, mo even one traspooEtu! 9e mix during tn
tins was with hi nH 1an ha s TX sssvm M 'u H.
fro,l, limb. FroH this excessive love t1r thc
cattle springs THUR hostility " etrat'gers, asl
th!s hostility arises froma dreI! ol evil or iut
Of danger. Dy maintai,llas str'rt g.asa,tl ran
i 0lY Ill evil amt sudden disaster ~ their cattl
3 which arc their solo means Of subsistence.
q Typographical FEATURES OF GENITAL AFNIcl
!. from Ruania 10 Tic Victoria Nlyanza a('peass
y Oe south by west- Nay, you nAy say TINT ffot
Alexandria IL the Nyassa Lake, tho central l't'
o ton OF Africa appears IN he formed iita ridge
Is from north by cast to south hy west, Or fro'
northeast to southwest Nsgard t..o cni'se
IL tic Nile ftnu Laku Albert 70 Alexandria, u
j. positions Of Lakes AiLsrt, Tansauylkr1s ~ ~
10 tiio course Of thu Mokattcn rangs Of ,nountai
d through, Nuhia, AbyBsinta, Gala, Nasal, VI
y Tsagara; traee the plateau Of Nasal, umyn
" wczi, Uror, ubsa, suut9 To- tho llecll'lat'A coy
= Of niusost ali rvcrs, takc.. mountains, las!u M
(. and plateaus u fran llorshtastcrly to aonnWe.
D erly, Uu u reduced scalc Il t:.cyen 10 with Z
III tha mountain Ridges anil valleys oetwesH !
ro t4roeB which Africa suffered during tbs graz
4 ronyuls{vus which tore her nsunller hrAveu
Ut these siuEendous ridges aud sunk those {
III paciuua basas now filled with lengthy a.
to broad expanses OF erysiai-elcat water we
III kcel,est and seycrrst ubout these lake region
tor here thu mountaMs a1e h!glior, t!Iu yalis
cs deeper aud narrower. We hays no longer
10 wide, billowy plateau, whose successive swe
el maks travel and exploration te4!ous. =
ln lengthy lines of mountains uf cnortuons frau
separated from each other bv deep nNl4v
leys, with hundred and many wondtfs y
be- scuted to the view with gla,,ce.
nj TUE SUPPOSED LAkx MIST or LAKE ALBRl
Us Wes, ot Akxuyura could get uu CERTAIN,
ID, telligenee. ] llaye heard pf another lafgu ~
II, lyinK vest, but what connection II has Hitl