Telegram-herald., 1890-03-18

tsesn the coast Of Zanxi bar and the re-
zi0ns Of the large lakes. Shere The VIC
t0ria Nyanx. and ths TsnganIika form
. great interior ocean The part best
known Is that shich has been Nlsikoi
by the Engllshman Johnston. Count
Tekslf and the German Dr.. Meser. This
mountainous land Is under the SOW
sreignty Of sultan B4li-BAli. whose peo-
PIE consist Of thirty thousand 10 forty
thoussnd negroes.
Three degrees below the equator Is
situated tAe chain Of Kilimanjaro. which
here reaches its greatest altitude.
Among other peaks Is the Mount OF
Kibo. With an altitude OF 5.To4 meters
The important ruler OF this region has
under bis domination towards the south,
north and west the vast and fertile
plains Of Wamasai. which stretch from
the lake OF Victoria Nyanza across tho
province Of Mozambique
few leagues below Kilim,nj jaro is the
small village OF Kisongo. the regular
residence Of the Sultan. This capital Is
In reality only large hamlet 1t is oc-
eupied by very intelligent and indus
trlous people. who work themselves as
industriously as their slaves under the
iron rule which Bali-Bali imposes on
them.
Tho Sultan rightly ranked as one
Of the most remarkable rulers OF
ihoss people Of Central Africa who try
90 escape the influence. or. more cor
rec,ly. the domination OF England. Al
this capital of Risongo President Bar.
bicane and Captain Nicholl. accom- panied
By six men who were devoted to them.
arrived in the frst week OF January OF
the current year. On leaving tho
United States. whence their departure
was only known 70 Mrs Evangelina
Scorbitt and j. T. Maston. they had
embarked In New York for the Cape OF
Good Hope, whence . vessel transported
them 10 Zanzibar, on the island of the
same name. There a bark secretly
chartered By the Sultan brought them
20 the port of Mombas, on the African
border on the other side OF tho channel.
An escort sent by the Sultan waited for
them as this port, and after hard voy-
age OF nearly q hundred leagues across
this terrible region, obstructed by for
ests, deep marshes, etc, they arrived at
the royal residence. After knowing the
calculations Of j. T. Maston, President
Barbicsne had already put himself in
communication with Bali Bali through
the help OF . Swedish explorer who had
passed several years In this part Of
Africa As the Sultan had become one
OF their most ardent admirers since
their trip to tho moon. = trip whose rep
utstion had gone as far Is these coun-
tries, he felt a great friendship for
these courageous Yankees. Without
telling him for what purpose it was,
Impey Bsrbicane had easily obtained
permission from the Sultan to under
take important works At the southern
foot OF Rilimanjaro In return for q
large sum. estimated at $500, 600. Bali
Bali had bound himself 70 furnish them
al the workmen necessary. In other
words. the Captain and his friends were
authorized TO do at Kilimanjaro what
ever they liked TO do. They could dis
pose OF the large chain OF mountains ac-
cording 70 their desires; they could tear
them down IL they liked. or they could
take them away IL they would be able
% do SO In consequence OF these ar
rangements. which the Sultan had made
a. his own figure. the North Polar Prac-
tical Association was as much proprie-
tor OF this country as they were OF the
Polar region. The reception which
President Barbicane and Captain Nicholl
received a. Kisonro WAS very cordial
Bali-Bsl displayed an admiration
amounting 20 alteration for these cele-
brated travellers Who had made this dan.
gerous voyage % resch the country
around the North Pole.
lie had. in short an extraordinary
sympathy for the creators of these n vs.
tcrious operations which were going to
be accom plished in bis kingdom He
also promised them absoluse secrecy on
his part as well as on the part OF his
people, whosa cooperation vas assured
30 thom. Not single negro who
worked at their shop would be allowed
% leave them f0r = single day under
pain of ne most severe punishment.
This is how this operation was vailed in
mystery 80 shat the most active and
sharpess agents Of America and Europe
failed 20 penetrate IL. Re IL was finally
discovered is must have been that the
sultan modified bis severe rules after
the accoJup plishmens Of the works. aud
that there we're traitors snd habblers
even among negroes. In this way
Richard " Trust. consul az Zanzibar.
Rad received wind - what was going 0u
a Kilinaniaro. But then a. that date.
che 18th Of Septem ber. it was too late =
stop President Barbicane IN The accom-
plishmeus Of bis design.
And now. Why had Bsrhicaus & Co
chosen the Wamssai Tor the thester Of
their operations First. because tbs
country suited them in regard 20 Il Eeo-
graphical situation. "a SIS was in verJ
little known part q Africa. and as Il was
varv fsr from The territory usually vis-
tied b7 travellers Then the mass Oi
Kilinsn jsro offered them al The qusli-
ties u soii8ity and material necessary
tcr their work And. moreover. On The
sgrface of this country were found The
raw materials which thsT needed in .
condition vsrT easy 20 handle. A few
months before leaving the United States
President Barbicsns had learned from
The Swedish explorer that a. the foot q
Eiliman iaro iron and coal vsr- plentf-
fal ~ The ground No mines 70 diz into.
70 ssiis - explore a thousand feet deep
IN the ssreh's she'll Iron sna cosl wee
- plentiful sven fcr this zreat under
.akng that theT ozIy had - ssoop
down - pick it ID. n other words.
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