The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03


head waters Of the Nile 10 the east and ives
have been discovered by our countrymen
and given names that are dear TO thi,
nation. ~ Is according 10 the fitness 81
things that the Nile should be n I,ri
tlsl river. And so IL is now OuI
right to Introduce British civilization into
the regions drained by this mighty river il
undisputed. We hold IL at its source and
we held II IN Egypt, and the redemptsn OF
the intermediate regions from the darkness
which has lately settled down upon them is
only question Of time. The first steamer
launched upon the great waters OF the Vic.
toria Nyanza-whether she Doc named the
| Dorothy or the Victoria will be the piOn-
Ger OF the navigation by steam Of the Nile
frow there to Cairo. II l. we'll for the pub
lie To have clearer apprehension than
| the maps as yet give Of the limits Of this
new empire which has been secured - us
in Africa. From the East coast 10 the
equatorial Nile regions and the Bahr-el-
Ghazal we have territory Of fully 10000
! square miles 10 deal witB-a territory six
and bali times as large as the whole
| United Kingdom. On the seaboard, 100
miles OF unbrOken coast line form the base
Of these possessions. with the ports OF
Wanga, Mombasa, Takaungu, Molindi.
| kilih, Lamu and kismayu, and several i'm
portant islands. Two great nayigable
| waterways. the Tana and the
Juba, afford easy access to the in
terror from this side. With suitable stern
| wheel steamers on the .iuba and
lana, the trade Of an immense and popu-
lous tract of country would be- drained and
the most eiectual means found for the civ
ilizaton Of the unsettled tribes OF those re-
l'ions. OF the region between the Juba and
Tana, inhabited by somals and Gallas.
comparatively little is known. The value
Of these provinces ~ "A market for British
manufactures requires no stronger witness,
than Emin pasha. "A safe road to the
'ast" was the burden Of NIL his desire.
8 This is all we want, and it is the only
thing necessary TO permit the steady deyel-
opment If these couLtres.'
But the objective region of our first in
terest is the populous and fruitful lake re-
gi0n. The nation has 10 thank Mr.. stanley
in regard 10 those valuable regions beyond
Lake Victoria Nyanza. On his journey To-
wards the coast from Lake Albert Nyanza.
the great explorer found the various states
aud Kingdoms through which he had 10
pass. harricd by the Warasura OF kabha-
rega. King Of JnyorO. Mr.. Stanley be-
friended the people and drove out the War
asEra. In return the chiefs and people
of the various countries concerned
coded 10 the Rock Breaker" soyer-
el-n Tl-Ujs over intln~cNe. anu tlelf
territories. The countries 80 coded were CD
the territory between the Ituri River and
the Lake Albert NyanZa. o. songOra. CD
| koniu and the SCmliki Valley. % INDUS
8uma, G) kitagwcnd and Unyampakado,
% Ankori and Mpororo. All his rights
under these treaties or concessions Mr..
Stanley made over 10 the British East Africa
Company after bis arrival in England. and
il is - be expected that, now that its hand
are free. the company will bend itself 10
make the most OF the splendid sphere
Of activity which has been opened - its
enterprise. \ railway from the coast TO
Victoria Nyanza is the first necessity. and
such line, with a couple of steamers on
the lake. would not only De the means Ofde
yel0png the valuable resources Of the lake
regions. and dealing death-bl0w TO the
atrOciOus slave traffic which is 50 largely
due 10 the eXigencies Of the old system OF
human portcrage, but could not fail in "A
short space Of time 10 yield "a satisfactory
return on the outlay incurred. This line.
together with suitable steamers on the great
waterways Of the Tana and juba, would
bring the inner regions 81 Fast Africa in
contact with European civilization and
comm, roe. and lag the foundation ; Of that
British dominion which. before long, in the
inevitable course Of tungs. must extend
from Zanzibar 10 Cairo. and from the great
inland lakes to the shores Of tue Red Sea.