The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-01

potalnuses have also butted the trains
along the tracks with their noses. and
the rh~inOcerOSeS sometimes get in the
way of the engines.
One-half OF Lake Victoria lies in
Uganda and belongs to the British.
he other half is in German East
Africa ana is controlled ~ tse Ger.
mans. Both nations have their own
little steamers, and / shall be able to
explore many parts of this lake ana
to describe the strange a living
upon its shores. Some of the natives
go absolutely naked. with the exception
of necklaces and anklets of telegraph
wire. While others shave their heads
with glass and dress in bullock hides.
The people of Uganda wear bark
cloth or cotton gowns, but they take
their clothes off when they eat SO as
not to soil them. Indeed they are
quite civilized; they have good rOSlle
and they raise SO many cattle that tho
English expect them TO compete with
the United States in the meat markets
Of Europe.
At the Source of the Nile.
I expect to visit the source of the
Nile during this trip about Lake Vie
toria. The Nile flows out of the Lake
through the Napoleon gulf, over 2
wonderful falls, with a descent 50
great that an enormous electric power
can there be developed. This matte
IS now under consideration by the
British government.
Below Uganda, for hundreds Of
miles there are vast beds of papyrus
reeds, which it is thought some day
may furnish the paper upp of
Europe. The ancient Egyptians made
their paper Of papyrus, and the scrolls
of the AIexandrian library We're of
this material. The place where It
grows best is known as the Sudd, a
region of sWamps, but one which, IN
its paper possibilities quals. SO | am
told, that of he wood pulp forests OF
Canada and of the United States.
Big Things in Africa.
We are wont to think that We have
all of the big things of the world. We
deal in superlatives and talk about
our big country, our Niagara tailS.
and our great lakes. AS | nave just
said. il is now claimed that Lake VIC
toria is greater than Lake Superior,
and there is no doubt that the Nicto-
ria Falls Of the Zambesi river are
bigger than Niagara. They are three
times as high, and their force is such
that they will develop thirty-ive mil-
lion horse power. This is five times a.
much as the possible horse power Of
Niagara. and the British are prepar-
ing to make use of it. | expect to VS.
it the falls Of the Zambesi, going in
land from Portuguese East Africa,
through MashOnOland and
land to that point.
Another big thing mat i snail de-
| cribe will be the Nile dam at AsSoH-
! an. This is as high as a seven-storF
house, and as thick as the widest city
street. It holds back the Atbara rlv-
er and enables the valley below 10
have a regular water supply without
regard to a high or low Nile. TINS
dam adds a fertile territory 70 Egypt
twice as large as the state of Com
necticutt. 1t mas cost millions, anu
i the story of how it was built ma
| contain valuable information for our
engineers at Panama, Who viii have
| to construct somewhat similar dams
at Bob and Gamboa.
The German and Portuguese Posses
siOnS.
I shall Sc something Of German
/ East Africa and l may possibly visit
| German Southwest Africa. The Ger
mans are setting out cotton plantations
along the coast opposite Zanzibar. anu
they are planning railroads to connect
the east coast and the Congo. / shall
visit their capital. Oar Es Salaaln, anl
will also go to Bagamoyo. their chief
port at the end Of the caravan roule
to LAX ~Tanganyika and the Congo
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