, 1879-04-22
rho German Geographical Expe'
" dition to Central
Africa.
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,,nuAy EXPEDITION TO CEN&
os''' TRIAL AFRICA.
torr,.r7ndenct .Set0 lork Htrafl.
ytrspApEx. April 2.-Tt'ero has Just started
...w md Important geographical expedition
-. Central Africa, MT atSonnk Of Which may bo
.ttn,c,c.t, MI The nure o. tho new undertaking
.an,r,ly rteatdcI As continuation of thu cx-
a,a,,Iion, Of Htnulcy, null has certainly been
.s,sd forth by his achievements. Tic new cx-
s",on has been organized by tic African So.
M ',.,r n Germany, tn Berlin, who lmye placed
cs.,.ra 1,ohlfs onu Of the most celebrated ot
IT, man; wclI-known German explorers Of Al.
.Is, nj ia l1ea.l. It! sent out by the German
III ,t,em Society at Deriin, which, IN connection
H,,h the Urussels International African Assoel.
.on, pursuca tho following Objects:
Tho scientific exploration Ut the still un-
Known paris Of Africa
n TbeIs opening up for civilization, trade,
.,A comu,elcc. md, as a consequence OF these,
d., nr,ccable abolition ot the slnyc.trado. The
sotety voted IN appropriation Of $1,000 for the
,,neallpn, aul tho German Government hae
contributed the same Anopnt out Of fund Of
tos0fN) placed at liz disposal BY Parliament for
African explorations.
The principal object OF this expedition will 10
The further exploration Of slio great bend wlicl,
lie Corao-L Livingstone River lnnsses north OF
tl.c Equator, M frat mntle Known to the world
hy Stanley. However. Instead Of following the
i;tier's iootstops from the east coast. Rohlis
xill sgsin start from 1rlpott on the Mctlitcrean-
t,ye no difficulty In forming Ills expedition. lie
ri frou1 there 70 snuthcnst to SuknA,
xafsh M lirs ility miles distant at the
tot q! the Blaek Mountains, mud then ACROSS
thc desert to tho large oasis Of Knfnrah, and
tlrnro iollow tho coraYan road duu south, vta
W.janga 10 Aheshs, the Capita, Of Wada!. THIS
i. The negro Alul,umme1an Kingdom IN Sudan,
tst of Lake TRatl and west OF the Egyptian
r,ornre Of ,Dar'ur, whose sav1go inhabitants
murdered the two German travellers who Mt
aud Beuronnn, 1lsc years Inter, while Nachtigal,
tic present President Of tile Berlin biographical
socIc.y succeeded In traversing the entire coun-
,ry iron west to cost IN 1875, alll WAS even vol
reccytd BY All, then king Of Wa9al. at pres
snt however, Ais brotlicr, fussuf tus sue
hox lie will receive the expedition. Should he
Prove losllc, Kohlfs will kuop moro 10 Tho
westward, md got 10 Kuka, tho Capital Of Bernu,
whose King treated Rollfs 80 we'll In 1895.
Either from here or from Wadai tho expctll-
ton viii proceed further south, and, after reach
Ing tue Kiyer sllar!, the feeder OF Luke Tsad,
Eohfs wilt attcmpt to determine tho truo
tources Of this stream, and thereby decide the
quessIou whether tho Wc1lo River Of Schlyon.
turh the Upper Shar!, rs clainlcd by this trnv-
tst di.covercr Of The latter river. During his
llay AZ Wadai )r. Nnclltiral Wn8 informed that
The native traders sometimes pass illa southern
frontier Of that country, which cxtcnis to the
eighth degree Of north latitude, by another fifty
miles, nnd thcro rcncli great river fowlni.
10 urttfe mint
nctous large canoes OF the natives. 1t Will DO
Roh.Es' object to decide whether this IL tic
Melle, shati, Armolnst or perhaps tho Congo.
The e1pedl!lon will then push OH to the bend Of
il' Livingstone, PERHAPS by following down
ihe At,noimi to Its confluence with StanIey's
great rlseE, where he lind tho terrible naval en-
esgtucut with the flGek Of tffty-four canors and
thtn 1ollnw Tho Congo down to the orean.
Hohlts Will thus travel In Stnnlcy's track,
completing al,d il!ltng in our knowledge Of the
ln:narrattTe of III. hurried canoc.rfde, aud, let
hope, ayoIdfng the many dangers OF sayngcs
any cataracts which so often nearly proved fatAt
i9tle AnElo-Amertcan expedition. II possible
tse still nnsolved question OF the Ogoroch
lources may also receive the E1peditton's atteu-
iou;; 1t Hill thus be seen tint tho scope al
ho9l!,s researches iB both comprehensive md
;snisAtiots. nlut II he acc0mplfsheB but part OF
lns 1togta1i'me lie Will hnvu dono Il great geo.
Efaphlcal service. The duration Of the expeul.
epst Of SluOU.
Kotlts Is no nav hand at African trayel, hut
ma! eFen De styled professional African OK
EMo1gf M 1 ior he llns passed tile greater part Of
-s rsdc Iie "a lhat continent, and thn present ex-
Isa1on IS hls eighth one there. HI was horn
w! bfelne'l, a1lt! Is now II years Of age. In
!ei9 took part in tlle Schlesw!g- llolstein war
~ ~ folallteer, nini Wac appointed an oltccr
ntef t!lc battle ot 1dstrt. After studying med
I'LL ,V. a. several German universities he went ia
fa'9est, fu, where le Joined the foreign legion and
y! 1,9eht ngalnst ttlt Arabs during tho conquest
eIh1bslta. In 1851 he went Into Morocco rs
M tuIsean to tho sutan, a1.1 In TINT position 10.
uas.s une ~ WY acquainted with tho Arabic p1l-
Ss SSaasc at'l Oriental customs tIlRt ho began hfs
ss g.sat rxpctiiton in tho following year by
Ut W way OF the 0asis OF Tablet, disguised d.
~ ,isMola'1ltnGdan. fcat never boforc attempted
NY EurupeAn. llu was, boWQyef, vt
issEea ~ by ias guides uud left for dead
% but botn,, "s desert, desert, With 2 shattered arm,
ID re,rhiM 'i :pana oy some p!lerua he succeeded
.nsats ea ~ lS1, from Tan4tcr, crossed tho snnw-
,s'.!a ,estea Atlns range, mud succeeded tn pcne-
Sn Sa s.as ~ 1ns south "a thc 0asis OF Tunt which
On 1na tc llrat European to reach and describe.
ssa en'npetc knowledge Of Molltl,lcdan mali
f,ns,h saSeu hm frota death at Tho hau,ls Ut the
.sna'lea' natives. lie found 1t impossible hoY.
@ ,mi 70 continue his march toward Ttmbuctoo,
shI'Heu bY may. Ut Dhadaulcs to TFjflOli,
tina iusnse ~ came back to Germany fur . short
Ill.,. Ill.,, Ia loa5 ho bvsau l,is thlrl gruat oxpe-
H. 1stl.'on, wlliel. took him via Moozuok to Kuka,
tSs,ssa ths sapital of Dornoo on Lake Tthatl, MD
ttrra,, ~ southeast 10 ta Nluns aud nsupg thts
II" Msa e ts confluence with ll,u Niger tllcn up
tvt<.,a. s astsF y 10 aebn a',i through ti,c Yiren
sf.yes,1no @ Sa i9ruo! = tlc coast Of Lagos. thus
IsaS'hSs'sa'ean Isa " sa, to thu Gulf of Guiaca. In
luyI1M ne returned to Ea4lanu. but III tho fol-
Sds SIanIss, year lc was IN Africa, and, Itks
a%'sf sraias;f Il .seompa'ied The British expedition
II Isn thng Ihcpdota Of Abyssinia TO hia.lala.
10, H. H. ~ took tl,e King Of Prussas presents
aevass I ..e saltan Of Bornoo to rripoli, ,shcre o
s,eu III ds:n Them 10 Dr. Nachtlca, who succeeded
WsSnt ~ llIetn, a.ll then pushed on through
tie ss r., 10 ESypt lsohlts meanwhile went o,, to
trnlG,s, nlsS,aakh on the Mediterranean coast, u.il
s,n s"HT!sM Ts sts ancient ruins at Egyptian, Grcck,
trse,so LYMAN eistl'zatiotI. liz ticn crossed iha
naue NC, 10 ihe celebrated Oas!s Of Jupiter Am.
10 ss1.u asu t'en eontfnurd llls Journey eastward
hL InsauFla In,1ss Alter seveTAt Iears ol res. Ut
b. n,''s "u at hctnIar, III Thu1tnyiA, during which
lin. ue t jug histories of his etx African eypctit
CxI'n ~ ". le73 stt uut Oh thu seventh onu run
fey,h ~ n'as,lls been APPOINTED by the klrutye ui
vn,i',,'t, ~ suc colntnanu OF i1rco and we'll
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