The morning call., 1890-04-13

Ing above the Senliki Valley and he considers
inem inm Identical with what the aneents called
"Ihe Mountains OF the Moon" THIS name il
mentioned by Scheabeddin an Arab gpogranher
OF the fifteenth century, who saws that The Mia
takes It's rise from those mountains little south
OF the equator. which Is now proved to be tine
fact, 80 Tar as the western branch OF Ihe Unnar
While Nile is concerned.
Lieutenant stairs. the only member OF the
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition who actually as
cendrd RuwenZori to the height OF 1887 feet.
on June 6. 1889, has favored us with lie sketch
OF "rbe Mountains of the MoOn,o Iepresented i'm
the engraving. The following comuient or de-
scrlption Is written by Lieutenant Stairs:
"For centuries the sources OF the Nile have
been wrapped in mystery. Many attempts to
reach the s0uthernmost fountains have fIiIed
We have been able TO add great deal to our
knowledge OF the Nile sources, and have dlscov-
ered range OF mountains 20 tile south-soutll-
east OF the Albert NyanZa Lake stretching away
TO the southwark and westward, and then east
again In decidedly crescentllke form. The
name given to the highest points OF the range Is
different names
I" The scenery afforded by these mountains az
one passes by their feet is most splendid. Deep
valleys of an Intense darkness run up fIom the
forest beneath. A distinguishing feature OF the
range Is Tie clear and wedefined character OF
TIE hill-tOps. Almost invariably on The southern
side These are OF cOnicn shape with extremely
steep slopes, some Of them bling quite 45o IN
steepneSs. he lower spurs and eulies are
covered with ordinary forest growth up to q
height OF some 6000 or 1000 feet; above this
there is generally a forest of bamboo going up 10
5000 or 10000 feet; above this. again, for
another 1900 feet OF altitude, the hillsdes are
covered with tree heath, and all above this Is
bare rock and earth 10 The submits. A pc
culiarIty TO be observed In this range Is the in
tense depth OF the raYines or gullies between the
spurs OF the hills. Though the streams start
from almost the summit, still they have very lit
tie fall, comparatively, as their channels appear
TO be cut right into the heart OF tie mountains
III some places the ravines down which these
streams flow are quite 6000 or 1000 feet deep.
1he height OF the highest point of the range Is
about IL 600 feel, with about 1000 feet above
the snow line.
" The country at the foot OF the range is
among The most fertile passed through by u.s.
Bananas, Indian corn. beans and matama are
the chief products OF the natives"
The position OF RuwenZOr as shown In Mr.. E.
u. Ravenstein's new map, STANLEY In Africa"
published by Messrs. &. Phillip g. Son. Is within
less than onr degree north Of the equator, and in
the tbirtieth degree OF east longitude. The
mountanrange to which 1t belongs is paraleI
with the Semllki River, which Is The outlet OF
Lake Albert Edward NyanZa, and the most
southeriy feeder OF the Nile, extends In south
west direction from point of the Unyoro table
land opposite the south end OF Lake Albert Ny
ANA. and Is about ninety miles in length. II Is
remarkable that these mountains, nearly 18 900
feet high, with snow covered peaks, were not
visible 10 Sir Samuel Baker, who supposed the
Albert NyanZa TO extend hundreds OF miles
farther south.-Illustrated London News.