The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-25

kbdam 6f the ,0Ontinent by sound and
legitimate commerce.
30 far a. have been permitted to
observe / fad that Eastern and Gen.
trail Africa and Western Central Africa
fh1st be.acted on by two jditf3f1ntin-
fiuences. While all Africans, natur-
ally, as savages, would more readily
appreciate the tradsF thsrthe missie1
airy, still the missionary would be the
most powerful agent In East Central
Africa; while In West Central Africa
the trader must precede the missionary.
EaDs rsrso g for thu arg Psxis0urs at
In East Central Africa the people
are gathered under powerful emperors
and kings-the grestempireof Uganda,
which has an estimated population Of
s, 600. 900; the great Empire Of Ruanda.
with an equal estimated Populations.
the Empire OF Urundi, with about s.
0O0, 900; the Kingdoms Of Usagara, the
two Usuis, Unyoro, KaOagwe and
empires and kingdoms governed de1.
politically, subject to the will OF. their
respective monarchs. In his worthys
efforts for the moral improvement, of
these benfghted races the missionary,
using q discreet judgment, can soon Sc
cure the good will, assistance and pro-
lection of the supreme powers of these
countries. r. 7;s ; 6 s7sr.t,. n
In West Central Africa, from Lake.
Tsuganyika to the mouth Of the Congo
River, the peoples are gathered I'M
small, insignificant district towns orr
villages, each governed by zits respec-
tive chief. As we approach nearer
the West Coast the explorer, 0ares not
begin to classify the people after the
usual manner employed In Africa rs
the distrfcts are 60 snall, the p0pulAr
stion 50 great, the number Of villages SO
confusing,S that there are as many
kings ruling over hundred- acre plot
rs there are officials In, Greece, all AMI
mated by an intense thirst for trade
and distinguished fol. their idolatrys
hostility to each other and f0olish
pride. The love Of trade and barter Is,
however unipersAl, a. / shau. be. able
70 explain in b subsequent letter.
MAGNIrIqENT MAJssxErs
Setting aside tie contributions of
our expedition to geography, the
grandest discovery 1t has made Is the
great field for trade IL has opened to
the world, especially to the English,
French, yGermaps and Americans, the
English especially for greater aften-
ton to those fabrics and wares gener-
ally purchased by Africanson the West
Coast. In round numbers--I shall be
more exact in another letter-we have
thrown open to commerce. an area en-
bracihg over six bundled Thousand
square miles, which. contains nearly
two thousand miles Of an uninter-
rupted course of water cOmmunica-
ton, divided among the Upper Congo
and its magnificent affiuents. 1t will
take long time to make up my map,
but I promise yon o rough sketch of
the unknown half ofEAfrica,. now re-.
vealed for the first time, and you will
find that in this brief letter i am ant
derestimatihg the merits f'this new
i For those interested in geography I
may say that one time never dream:
ed that you cohld Year anything bf me
until some time in4878 or 1879, for my
wonderfut nysr continued q northefly
course two degrees north OF the EquAf
tn, ssometin1es taking great bends cyst;
ASly, until ItAoaght JsOntetimes that J
should soon be in the neighborhoOd of
~ abel Kumf (the mop 4taihs OF the
MOon), III which case / Should either
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