The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-16
TO ATTACK MOUNT kENIA.
Or. Meyer Will Try to Reach the Top OF
Africa's Second Highest Mountain.

Dr. Meyer Will Try TO Reach tho Top of
Africn's Second Highest Mountain.
BERLIN, June 15.-Dr Hans Meyer. the bril-
liant mountain explorer. and the only one as
yet to reach the tops OF the two submits OF
kilima-NJaro though forty-fve Europeans had
visited the mountains before him. Is preparing
to visit Africa for the fifth time. his destina-
ton now Is Mount Kenia, the second highest
mountain In Africa, which rises out Of the
plain north ofMount Kilima Marc. almost un-
der the equator. Kenia has never yet been
surmounted. though Joseph Thomson and
Count Teleki have both been far up its COM
paratively gentle slope. The enormous mass
is about 10000 feet high. only 700 feet
lower than kibo. the higher summit Of
Kilima- Marc. Kenia, however Is considera-
bly, less imposing in appearance than its
southern rival, because though Its top is per-
petually snow crowned. it rises from lofty
plain that Is upward Of $500 feet high while
than 5000 feet high. Consequently kenia does
not appear to the observer TO be nearly so high
as kiima-NJaro
Dr. Meyer expects to spend next winter in
the Kenia region. and II it is within his power.
he will add kenia to his other great conquest.
He expects to live for several weeks In the
neighborhood Of the snow line or above 1t, and
he will take an ample supply OF sheepskin
sleeping bags, Blankets and rubber coverings,
in addition to ice axes. snow Espectacles. Alpine
ropes, elm bing irons. and other necessary ar
ticles. On his last trip to kilima; Marc he had
this Alpine equipment. and found that it was
Dr.. Meyer expects to be accompanied by Mr..
Ludwig Purtscheller Of Salzburg a noun
taineer OF the first rank. Purtscheller was
with him when he reached the top Of Kibo. 1t
Is absolutely Necessary to have an accomplish;
upon negroes above the snow lige, nor is it
safe to make the most difficult and dangerous
part OF the ascent alone.
The great uncertainty regarding the present
enterprise relates 70 the attitude Of the natives
Thomson, Telekl nor Peters found them very
friendly while while at kilimai Marc Meyer was
The great difficulty experienced on the upper
slopes OF these snow-topped mountains in the
failure OF the food supply for the explorers ana
last visit TO Kilima-Siaro, organ zed commits.
o51 10 he nppe rern that
every third day four men should come up with
mountain to the. central station at the uppcr
edge OF the forest region. TWO men stationed
there carried food for the explprers to the up
days during their sixteen days work above the
snow line the explorers had new supply Of
fresh meat, beans, and bananas. The roots Of
low bushes growing Just below the snow line
supplied them with fuel, and they dldnot suffer
from want Meyers ART pgT,n9fe at kGHia viii
Chief who will sell him food and then he will
establish his stations and depend upon his own
porters to regularly renew the food supply
The result Of is undertaking will DO watched
with interest The last attempt to climb kenia
He and his men. toiling over the snow. reached
height OF only $500 feet about $500 feet be-
low The summit OF the mountain. He exhausted
his provisions and had 10 turn back. For two
months while the party were in the neighbor-
hood OF the mountain they we're entirely de-
gun, and in that time he Killed. over 200 ele-
plants, bulaloes, and rhinocerOses. They did
not succeed in making friends with the natives.
and SO could not depend upon them Tor food.