The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-03
RAILWAY TO UGANDA
viii Carry the English Into the
Heart of Africa.
STRANGE LANDS TO Be OPENED
Fit for the Habitation Of White Peo-
pie The Road ~ Cost
$4,000. 600.

Indian ocean 70 Central Africa. S5r Ed
ward Grey. in moving fbe passage az the
bal, said the government had come 20
the conclusion that il was necessary 70
construct a railroad between Uganda and
the coast. and as som as arrangements
could be- made. work on the railroad
would begin. II was not a party question
and the house was almost unanimously IN
favor Of the project. the vote standing
IA 10 s.. The new Unionist government
may be expected 70 push the enterprise
with even greater energy than the Liber-
ais would have done for IL Was Lord
Salisbury's government. about FIVE years
ago. theg pad the greater part OF the eN-
pense ii making a preliminary survey for
this railroad. and very likely the road
would have been built before this il Air
Gladstone had not suddenly como .nto
power with very conservative views as 10
colonial expansion
Thus, when on it's last legs the Liberal
government took MP the project 1t had
throttlei when il came into power. In
the debate OF June IS Ar Chamberlain.
now a member Of the new government. said
the fresh proposals completely justified
the action Of Lord S8lshurys admins
tration. As we shall see. the Liberal gov
eminent had undergone no change ot
heart, hut was fairly dragooned hE the
state Of affairs on the Upper Nile into
deciding suddealy that there was moth
ing To he done except 20 build that rail-
road To Victoria Nysnza.
The road VIII he about $40 miles long.
and IL viii be tho largest achievement vet
attempted in tropical Africa. We are too
near the great march Of events in Africa
20 see them in proper perspective. and
fifty wears hence the world will realize
more fully than We do what tremendous
forces are opening the doors OF the Dark
Continent. Fifteen years ago the man
would have heen called a hopeless crank
who should have predicted that England
would today he making plans that would
result in bringing the largest lake IN
Africa within three or four days OF the
sea.
I~lirteen years ago the missionary. Far
ler>told the Royal Geographical Society all
he had been able TO learn OF the country
between Mount Kilima-Njaro and Veto
ria Nyanza, where two-thirds OF this rail-
road is to be built. He said no white man
had ever entered this immense region.
which was the hunting ground OF a great
ronad people tho Nasal. who Ate no veg
etahle food but lived solely on beef ana
milk. that they were the terror or all
the tribes living between Victoria Nyan2a
and the sea that they Travelled hundreds
OF miles on their cattle stealing forays and
left a wake OF burning villages and muir
dercd people whenever they went on the
warpath or the raid; and that no eNplorer
had ever been able 20 get beyond the
ffffEA OF fhHfF Country ara 10 AZ setf
AVIAN trading between the sea ard the lake
ever dared 10 enter Masailand less than
a thousand strong.
Right through the heart OF Masaiia1d
the preliminary survey Of this road Was
run nearly five years ago. i required a
wear, and the map OF II shown here IS
from the. map OF the route that was
brought back by Capt. Pringle, OF the sur
vey corps Even then the Nasal had been
almost tanned and We shall tell Of the
wonderful change that has come IN the
fortunes OF this people who so recently
were the most ferocious and powerful
savages between the great lakes and the
sea.
n was the Young explorer. Joseph Thorn
son, who first told us all about the Nasal.
after ne had crossed the forbidden land
20 Victoria NyanZa. eleven years ago.
Take ,000 men with you or make your
Will" was Mr.. SANKEY'S warning To him
before he lef: England. But Thomson ran
the gauntlet Of these savageS with only
fsa men. and when ne found them now
and then, in rather friendly mood no I'M
we'd the chance 90 study their peculiar
tiles But he had plenty OF hairbrcad.h
escapes. More than once he struck camp
IN pitchv darkness. and stumbled along
his unknown way all night in pouring rain
30 circumvent some threatening hraaL II
he could amuse or awe the natives nc vas
all right. II happened that In his mouth
A
vcnience became a most important part
~ hfs equipment There was a PAUSE in
hostile proceedings at once II the natives
were near enough 10 see Thomson tahc bis
teeth ont one minut" ard nat them back
the next The SavageE were convinced
that any man VINO could DO That was not
90 be trided with
But even AZ that time the most formi1-
able DAYS az the Nasal Rad passed away.
The deadly plague ihat in this decade has
carried Off millions Of African cattle and
inflicted terrible blow upon All the pas
torai tribes. had begun ts ravaEes. For
rn8nv msIee at q time Thomson and bis
men coad hardly breathe 50 heavily
laden was th" air with tho odor OF de-
re.irc earraFser Tho Nasal have lost
most Of tbeir cattle. and IL looks now az
houeh Tho most INSCRIPTIONS and AFRO
CANT az All tho African tribes were begin
ming % quietly settle down % tin the soil
for q living.
Then the East Africa Company Brit-
ish concern which acquired this vast ter
r.tory, found 70 am elephant. and has -o-
Gently turned II over 80 che government.
spent Some wears planting line ~ sta
p IONS from the sea 20 Victoria Lake. each
station center ~ military forre These
fortified posts ly.nc mainly along tine
limo of tho projected railroad. with gar
r.-0rs ready pa lead Nasal ~ .ders the
I.veI.est sort ~ q dance. greatly decoflr-
aged fHs.r f4Wicas rFopfuslties TIE Ma
sails really have tine making ~ tne fell
lows They are intellectually keen and
phys aifr are well nigh perfect They
arc tie uoSt ma guiHceqfiy modelled saF-
ages have ever seen or even read af"
SAID Thomson Beautifully proportion
81. they are characterized hy the smooth
ana rounded outl ne Of fbe Apollo tyFo
Ia few wears the tourists. who VII he
sure 80 improve THE 0ppoTt Uuitv fhe rail-
rosd viii give them - make q N} ing trlp
t0 Central Africa and spend Few da-s
an taa shores Of the second larGesH ithe
in tho world may epe the once wild Ma
sas tending their herds and fninG their
fields in prosaic and orderly ~ay
n viii Do safe 20 wager that person
ally conducted" tours n Victoria MAMA
VIII 80 advertised within six months afr@r
tHe road is thrown open for business.
Trina 10 alatabelolaud are already 2 fea-
tore II tourist trafic rbouEaI tire iron
horse hsk nor yef made his advent there.
The far more attractive region Of Nirto-
ria MAMA around which cluster half ne
interest ard romance that inspired 80
world n throw Africa. open ~ the bghf -
dav all nor .re neglected. Ferhars moth
ing viii attract visitors more than Mount
E.iror- uot far from the railroad nor from
re northern shore ~ fhe lake. whose
s1o-eg are Starred with natural caves, IN
y-nt~r hundreds ~ the natives lie VIII
their herds SIX years aEo MesssH. JACK
son and Gedga found as many as thirty
nuts !n sue % those caves high up the
mountain sile 100 feet above The sea.
The fathers o. these cave-dweiiers once
lsvea IN ordinary villages on she plain.
bu. shey finally took refuge from their
enemies IN these caves. ard made them
o. fast their Norma neut abode. 4 noun