Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-12
Account OF His Latest Doipss and
Discoveries While Penetrating
the Dark Continent.
Problem OF Lake Albert Edward
Solved, Which May Now Be
Completely Mapped.
Some Investigations of the Border
Land Dividing the British and
German Spheres.

While ali sorts Of rumors have been
ahoat about Emin Pa>ha, and be has bee1.
repeatedly reported to have succumbe d TO
his hard hips, news comes at last from a
p rfectly authentic source that he has
made some extremely interesting geo
gT@phica! discoveries. This news, SAYS
the New York Sun, comes from DR.. Stuhl.
mann, who was Emin's comraae on his
journey and who has written to his father
IN Grmany a brief report of Enin 5
Giscovt ries. His letter is published in
Patermann' Mitteinngen, and has also
been reproduced in LIE Movement Geo
graphique, together with mao showing
toe discoveries.
<. He a., IN fact completed the explora-
ton OF that loag mysterious lake, Mu;a
Nzige, or. as Stanley renamed it on his
last trip, Lake Albert Edward. Stanley
* piored the north and east cost of the
laKe, bat its western and southern shores
remained undefned. It was, therefore,
not known how far it extended IN those
directions. This is the problem which
Emin has solved. Stuulmann says E ain
sets out without any intention, whatever
to return to his old province. but his idea
was merely to make a geographical in.
Festigatlon of the border land between
the British and German spheres, especial
~ with view to fixing the position Of
the southern end of Lake Albert Edward
CROSSING sTANLEY's ROUTE.
He started on March % last year, and
crossing Stanley 5 route went into the un-
known districts to the west until he
reached the southern coast of the lake al
the beginning of May He skirted the
southern shores, continued lis march in a
noEtheriy dire cslon a!oug the west coast,
discovered ranges of mountains west OF
tie lake, one of which DR.. Stuhlmann as
cended to height ofsabout fourteen
Thousand feet, and finally reached the
west shore or Albert N5 ANA, where he
found quite large number Of his former
followers living at Kevalli, the big native
town near the southern corner Of the
lake, which was the OBJ ctive point of
Stanley when be made his terrible march
through the dense prlmevlai forest. Enin
learned from bis former comrades interest
ing details as to the melancholy fate of his
province, which seems to have fallen into
a chaotic condition.
Out OF this pand 1872 Soudanese gho
had served him in Equatorial Joined his
expe ditlon and kept on with Emin along
his northern route west of Albert Nyanza,
as far as the lturi river, which is the
upper part Of the Aruwimi tributary of The
Congro. Emin had not the siigh test in
tent1on OF crossing over to Wadelai, bus
seemed to have some idea OF marching
west through the forests, though he did
not communicate to Or. Stuhlmann his
ultimate intentions.
Whatever his purpose was, it was de-
feated through lack Of provisions and the
tmposslbIllty OF securing carriers in dis
tllcts secured by slave hunters. He was
compelled to turn south again, and began
the homeward journey on Sept. 30, follow
Ing exactly the route lie Dad traversed on
the outward march. The expedition suf-
ferded severe y from disease, inadequate
food supplies and the hostility OF the
natives, and Enin himself fell i'll and
nearly lost his eysight.
Finally the expedition was attacked by
small pcx and it was found necessary to
divide the party, On Dec 10, DR.. S.uhI-
mann went on in advance with tnose who
were best able to travel. When about
two thirds OF the way TO Buhoba, the
German post on the west cosat Of Victoria
Nyanza, he waited few days for Emin 10
overtake hun, but, hearing no tidings Of
him up to Jan, Is, he went on his way to
Bukoba. where he arrived on Feb. Is.
1t will be remem bered that Stanley On
his southwark journey, discovered the
Meumblro mountain. very high peak,
and that latter the English and German
authorities, in fixing the boundaries be-
tween their possessions, made the line
dehect TO the north to PASS around tie
northern part of the big mountain lies 10
the west OF tae 305h meridian, and con.
sequentJy Is not in the territory divid-
ed between the German and British, but
lles-wholly within the Congo State.
10 the west of Mfumbiro Enin discov-
cred magnificent chain of six volcanic
peaks. One Of them is almost precipi-
tlons and attains a height of between
IL GOO and $4,000 feet. 1t is called by the
natives klssigali. Another, the most west
ern Of the range, whose name is B.rungc,
IS still IN a condition Of eruption, and is
the only active volcano that has yet been
found in equatorial Africa. 1t was smok
irg mildly when Enlin saw it.
PROBLEM SOLVED.
The country appros ching Lake Albert
Edward AMI up its west coast was very
mountainous Lofty hills followed the
shore line, rising to a height of six and