Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-15

was to be seen. Laputa, eN
claimed, and q Nirspan. though he ha
read Robinson Crusoe and the Arabia
Nights in his native tongue. had neve
heard of Gulliver's Travels. I pr
Ceeded 10 enlighten him as 10 the fl
nous suspended island Of Swift's I'M
agining, and explained my eNplanatie
by pointing to the now visible kilima
Marc, which, with is two peaks c
hlbo and kimawenzi, and the paren
mass of mountain, rose high above
level line Of cloud. and thus completed
severed in appearance from the cart
beneath, reScmhled so strangely tn.
magnetic island of Laputa,"
1t was net until the thirteenth da'
after leaving MombaSo that the part
entered the State Of Mosi, ruled owe
by the chief Mandara, already men
toned, This little Kingdom is Of abou.
the same area as London, and is on thu
lower slope of the mountain. between
three and four thousand feet above the
sea, Splendid views are obtained from
1t over the plains below, and its ron.
dition is any thing but one of savarerv.
The agriculture j. of 8 high order. and
the people, although nearly naked, are
both intelligent and industrious, The
helds are well intersected BY artificial
water-eourseS, led from the mountain
streams higher up, and 1.-THE air is mu-
steal with the murmur OF trickling
rlvuIetS and the tinkling bells of the
tiocks and herds. Wherever the
ground is not In cultivation, it is COW
cred with brilliantly colored wild
flowers of numberless known and un-
known species; the hum of bees Is sug-
gestiye Of endless stores of honey; and
the How OF milk is guaranteed by the
lnnumerable herds of mild-eycd kline
cropping the rich pasture.
Finding that the feuds between the
Mosi people and the other mountain
tribes were a bar to his progress
through Mandara'S country, Mr., John
ston withdrew, and negotiated treaties
of peace and commerce with one OF
the rival potentates whose territory
extended nearer the summit. Before
doing this, however, he had to retire
to a place called Tayeita, through
which he had passed on his way to
Mandara OF this place he saws:
From the day of my first arrival up
to the time of my final departure, it
seemed to me one of the loyeliest
spots on the earth surface
Taveita is the sort of trade center of
the district, and is ruled over by a sem
ate of notables, called the "Wazee,"
or elders, who preserve law and order.
and arbitrate in disputes between the
resident natives and the nomadic
traders, It's population is about six
thousand.
From Taycita, Mr.. Johnston nego.
tiated with the chief of Maranu, a
state rather larger than Middlesex. on
the southeastern flank of the noun
tain After many preliminarie, and
much exchanging of presents, he was
at length admitted into the kingdom.
and had positively to crawl into it
through the defensive stockades, which
it seems the custom in this country for
the separate peoples to erect around
their domains. Between the kingdom
of Maranu and the summit Of kiho,
there lay no opposing tribe, 50 that.
obtained guides, Mr.. Johnston
was, after a little delay, enabled to
continue his journey to the snow.
The route crossed a fine river, and
lay at first through a smiling and fer
tile country, with signs of cultivation
and 1ourishing banana-groyes up
to an altitude of five thousand
five hundred feet. Shortly after
that, cultivation ceased, and a healthy
district was reached, with grassy
>nolls and numerous small streams of
'unning water. The ascent was very
and the first night was spent
n camp at six thousand five hundred
feet. Leaving this, a dense forest was
.vo@had at sornu thouennd Foot, than @
district of uplandS tbicklv covered
with moss and ferns, studded with
short gnarled trees, and tecmihg with
oegonias and Sweet-sccnted Towering
but with few signs of animal
life. At nine thousand feet, the re-
ZION was clear of forests, and merely {
with grass; but higher up, the
Woodland began again, and water be-
very abundant. The third camp
formed at ten thousand feet. and ,
lefe the party encountered a terrific ,
thunderstorm and rainfall. 1t was ,
succeeded by a fair and serene morn
ne, leaving the two snow-peaks in
view against a cloudless blue skv.
At this point Mr. Johnston resided
nearly a month, actively prosecuting
liz collecting and observing, and pre-
for the final ascent. Then. one
lay, with three followers only, he
tarted for great kibo.
For some two thousand feet higher.
'egctation is abundant; and even at /
welve thousand six hundred feet the ,
struck a pretty little stream, on ,
he banks Of which were patches of {
evel greensward and abundance of -,
ray flowers, while the spoor of buffa-
oes was also observed. Strange ses- ,
lie thlstles, five feet in circumference. {
we're noticed, and an extraor- /
Iinary lobelia, between three and
our feet in height, with bright |
'lue blossoms, as also other re-
narkable plants. Bees and wasps {
we're still to be seen at this high alti- |
ude, and bright little sunbirds dart !
ne about. But beyond thirteen thou ,
and feet, vegetation was saan onlr /, &
varied patches, and the ground be- {
covered with powders. living in a.,
ontused masses, with occasional HUGE I
labs OF rock, ,ingllarly marked like
ortoise-shci!s At thiyesn thousand
tx hundred feet, the last residen, bird ,
vas notlced-a species of %stonechat- {
Though high-Soaring kites and great :
llled ravens We're seen even higher {
p. AT fourteen thousand one hundred |
nd seventeen feet, the Zanzibar fol-
)werS were thoroughly done up, and
cyan to show unmistakable signs of f
,ar of the DOGGY of the mountain, so u
icy were left to prepare a sleep;Zy a
lace for the night, while Mr.. John, t
ION continued the ascent alone.
At fifteen thousand one hundred and [
fly feet he reached the central con-
ridge of kilima-Niaro, and G
ould see part of both sides. The
Monarch however, was yelled in v
What followed can not better I
{ given than in the adventurous own @
'ords: AT length-and it was so {