The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-19
RIVAL COLONIES ON A LAKE,
BRITXsR AND GERMANS MEEp
ar VICTORIA NYANZA.

! Contrast Between ti,e Colouizing sIethods
o. ithe two Natians-Blines IN Nearby
German East AfFiea-Enterprises Of
the white eettlers-JIhe New Nyanza,
The white men who have settled along
tho shores Of Victoria Nyanza, the second
largest frsah water lake In the world, are
telling Us many things about the lake and
che jewellers along Ito shores that Spoke
and Stanley, who discovered and explored
II, never dreamed OF. Scarcely q mail
oomes to Europe that does not bring new
information from this region.
Most Of The 1000 miles Of shores TEEN with
natives, but the present prospect Is that
the largest white enterprises will In a few
years be scattered along the southern
| coast IN German East Africa. The reason
for this Ia that gold has been discovered
there. Tho fact was frst reported some
two years ago by the German prospector,
| Jancks, and later Investigations have fully
confirmed bis report that quartz gold mining
| oh an important scale may be developed
among the Tshela Mountains. This ia a
| range extending far to the west from asas
the southeast corner Of the lake. It abounds
with gold bearing quartz outcrops, and all
the Germans who have visited IL declare
| that this mining region has a great future.
Miners would certainly have been there
before this time II IL were not that, 90 far
| a a vet known, It In wholly a quartz crush
Ing and not q placer proposition. Heavy
machinery is required.
To-day, however, the machinery may be
transported by steam from the Indian
Ocean to within fifty miles Of the Tshela
| range. A German missionary who has
just returned to his mission station near
| the lake has written homo that eleven years
| ago be was eighty days making the journey
| nom the indian Ocean to Victoria Nyanza,
| and now he has made the same journey in
| two days. OF course, he was a passenger
on the Uganda Railway to Port Florence,
| from that point steamers and sailing vessels
| Div TO al the ports on the long coasts. Ma
| Culinary win be carried by this route, for
| the Germans have. not yet had the enter
| prise to build their proposed railway from
Nesriy ali the coast lands are very popu-
| lous, for the soil 10 fruitful. The Germans
say. however, that near this future mining
| REGION the land Is especially productive and
| would support 1t least five times the present
popuiaticn. This will DO important when
ml0m0 0u0 th0 uIQu5tIiSS IOi6UOd ~ "
The primitive conditions that still exist
on Victoria Nyanza are shown In many
ways. Every steamer and sailing vessel,
| for example, ties up or lies at anchor, when
night comes, at some island or near the
| night, for the dangers TO navigation have
| not yet been mapped and the coast waters
arc streWn with rocks that have usually
meant shipwreok for the vessels that have
hit them. -,
| equally between them. AL travellers seem
to agree that there 10 q marked differences
| between tho appearance OF the British
| and the German posts. The British are
| 90 busy with the larger ASPECTS OF tanning
the wilderness Of nature. building wharves
| Give little time to less vital matters, which,
| However, contribute to comfort end order.
The result IL that their streets are deplorably
dirty, their best buildings are likely to be
| nothing more than galvanized iron shacks
and their towns, in fact. resemble In many
| stages. At the railway terminus on the
lake the stranger sees O we'll built railway
station, and q few houses large enough
| TO be comfortable are In process Of building.
looks Ike galvanized iron barracks.
The same may be said Of their stations
| along the railroad, including Nairobi:
| about midway on the line, which is certain
| TO have o fine future, as 1t is the natural
market for o large area Of rich agricultural
| land; and white men n their families are
now settling among these healthful high
lands. Il Is said that there Is mo- a rail-
way restaurant along the line where the
| traveller succeeds In appeesing his hunger;
| and many passengers carry their food sup
| plies for the Journey from the coast.
The Germans, on the other hand. keepeach
post under military government. Streetsar are
| regularly laid out. excellent roads lead into
| the eetttements, trees are planted. comfort
| able houses for the white inhabitants are
| erecteds o parklike aspect Is given to the
| public square and the thoroughfaree must
be daily swept and garnished or there is
| trouble from the powers that be-
There II another contrast between the
| British and the Germans In inner Africa
| which Ia perhaps not so favorable to the
| latter. A while ago q German military
force started from u of the lake stations
| on q punitive expedition against the SEQ
| ton Of the NASSAU that lives In German
territory. One OF the officers expressed the
opinion that the only way 70 solve the
out entirely. Too many Of the Germans
seem to hold the same opinion where they
| have trouble with the natives.
The Britain; on the other hand, rounded
up their unruly Nasal subjects on two
reservations with q large amount Of graz
Ing and agricultural land. This scheme
went into effect two years ago and both the
public peace and the Massai seem to be
benehting by It.
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