Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-13
EM|N'S GREAT WORK.
important Discoveries
in Darkest Africa.
PUZZLING PROBLEM SOLVED
BY the Complete Exploration of Lake
Albert Edward.

NEW YORK, June l3-While all sorts Of
rumors have been ahoat about Emin
Pasha, and while he has been repeatedly
reported 70 have succumbed TO his hard
ships, news comes at last from perfectly
authentic source that he has made some
extremely interesting geographical dis
coveries This news comes from DIR.
Stuhlmann, who was Emin's comrade on
his Journey, and who has written to his
father In Germanya brief report Of Emin's
discoveries. He has, in fact, completed
the exploration of that long-mysterious
lake, Mutan Nzige. or,as Stanley renamed
it on his last trip, Lake Albert Edward.
Stanley explored the north and east
coasts of the lake, but the western and
southern shores remained underlined. Ii
was, therefore, not known how far it ex-
tended in those directions. This Is the
Problem which Emin Has Solved.
Stuhlmann says Emin set out without any
intention whatever to return to his old
province, but his idea was merely to make
geographical investigation Of the border
land between the British and German
spheres, especially with view OF fixing
the position of the southern end OF Lake
Albert Edward.
lie started on March g. last year, and,
crossing Stanley's route, went into the un-
known districts TO the west until he
reached the southern coast of the lake
at the beginning Of May. He skirted the
southern shores and continued his march
in n nortberly direction. He discovered
ranges of mountains west of the lake, one
of which DIR. Stuhlmann assembled to a
height of about 1900 feet, and finally
reached the west 2hore Of Albert NyanZa,
where he found quite large
Number Of His Former Followers
living at Kavaill, the big native town near
the southwest corner OF the lake. which
was the objective point of Stanley when
he made his terrible march through the
dense prmeval forests.
To the west of Mfumbiero Emin discov-
cred magnificent chain Of six volcanic
peaks. One of them is almost precipitous,
and attains height of between Is, 600 and
1900 feet. 1t is called by the natives
Kissigali Another, the most western of
the range, whose name is Birungo, Is still
in n condition of eruption, and Is the only
active volcano that has yet been found In
equatorical Africa. 1t was smoking mildly
when Emin saw IL.
The country approaching Lake Albert
Edward and up it's west coast was very
mountainous. Lofty hills followed the
shore line rising TO height Of 5000 and
1000 feet. The lake, therefore, seems to
be entirely surrounded by mountains.
They are wooded to their SUBMITS, and
even the precipitous portions are covered
with verdure On the lower slopes
Myriads OF Parrots and Chimpanzess
were found. A river empties into the
southern end OF the lake II has width
of about l75 feet, comes from the territory
of Ruande, is known as the Rutshurra,
and is undoubtedly one of the ultimate
sources of the Nile.
The Pororo and the Butumb, two very
populous tribes, were found by Emin on
his northern journey. The greater part
of the country south of the lake is very
undulating, and is covered with tall grass,
but forests are sparse. The geological
formation is chiefly granite and schistose.
DR.. Stuhlmann writes that the geo.
graphical results were highly satisfactory,
as Emin had with him scientific instru-
ments, and made the most careful observa-
tions to ascertain the geographical posi-
tion and other facts. His heights were
measured by the aueroid barometer