The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-11
African Commerce.

Ksceut explorations IA the central
part Of the African continent have re-
vealcd large amount Of vegetable and
mineral ealth. which may b, made
available for exchange with foreign
commodities Instead of being II vast
desert as was commonly supposed. II
proves 10 be. fur the most part, a noun
tainuus and well-ws,ered district Of
great fertility, aud peopled by numer-
ous tribes. Unhapplly. they are at con-
slant war, chiefly tor plunder and the
capture Of slaves for sale; while this
state Of thiugs prevails there Is very
Little hope ior the Internal develop
meut # the resources Of the continent
All The travellers who have crossed the
continent. ar who have penetrated into
ditf~rcn, districts. testify that Il ready
market can be iound for our textile fab
rlcs. hardware. and numerous articles
If use and adornmeit. Ivory has long
b,en exported from Africa in large
quantities, but the elephants have been
50 ruthles>ly destroyed and harrsssed
that the supply which has been dimin-
ishing for some years. will soon be al
together exhausted other lucrative
sources of trade have scarcely yet been
touched. although the vegetable and
mineral products of this valuable land
ar. equal IN variety. value, and quaur-
" to those Of the most iavo.ed portions
ol the globe
Cotton grows Wild TO large extent
III many districts. }d 1t can he culti-
waited almost throughout Africa. Sugar
canes viii flourish wherever there Is
sufficient moisture Or palm grows In
p1oluSion all along the broad valley OF
the lauba. and To- the height If eco
Zee. above the level Of the sea. Cots
i to t found growing wild in some
places. and Commands Camttoh men,
tious that the berry Of the plant near
NyaugWe j. as large as The Nc c-ha bean
which II generally resembles IN ap-
rearance. Tobacco Is found almo>.
throughout the continent. and Il IN
some places very eNcellert quality. the
leaf being smooth and silky like that
of the teSt Cuban plants, Bounteou>
crops a. wheat are raised ~ ljli, and
It nigh, be raised with great success
IN the upper lands # the tnyanycmbe.
Indian Corn j. raised cveryw here. and
where there is loig. rsioy season.
three crops are pre- iucc,i on the same
patch Il groui,d in eight months. Zach
crop yields from ore hundred and nifty
to two hundred fold Rice II pyodiahly
cultivated. ail nGtme~~. pepper and
ether spices abound OF ,i,nb.v trees
there are specimens available FIR every
purpose There ARE hard sud ses, kinds
AMI the tres are sufficiently Numerous
uat only - supply tte NaEt- 81 the ra-
;lYes, bg, to form u profitable article o;
export India rubber can bc ,oai'd in
almost auy quantity. ard Is even Row
largely exported \ vssy long stapiei
hsmpls - tv found ia >ore districts,
in addition 10 the large tihrous bsrks o.
mauy tree. Which are made into SONS
vAeeli,i.. g riaSr >5 as to supply ilc
lla>> 81 i.s,uf>
Auuu@>. IRE ia.utra.,. ,rau takes the
sir>; ila,,. /, ~ worked in the north
~cst lottiosl 0f Cnysuemlse. " hence II
i, carried ~ All directions Hoes uia,s'
ta.se. 8 I'll! t'.rls WAY even 80 thc Coas,
Csai la, for some time bS--m kaown 81
the XAsuh-si. aud Cameron YeCuT,is ihs
h, saw IL vn ,hc cceai lak, lanSanyika
Copper ALL gold are tcua3 ln isrs
quantities - ka,auSa al 'og q e-o
s,iezAh.e dtstau>c = ta& wesia - {
CasRerou faFni.l.cs. "a ia, '-Ac1ssss Atri
-. naaarrous a3a.l,o ai islu>sFailon
respecting its incaiculas@e eeslta. AZ
Ire advises the establishment ~ depot