The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
WHAT CARPENTER
SEES in M0,NBASA.
The Queer Capital Of British East
Africa and Its Curious In
llabitants.
Ar UND The 1. AFRICAN HORN
How, Cape Guardafui LooksThe
Old and News Towns Of
Mo1nbasa.
AROUND THE. AFRICAN HORN
How, Cape Guardafui LooksThe

copyright, 1907. by Frank G.. Car.
penter.)
MOMBASA--I have left the rocky
desert Of Arabia and am now on the
Island OF Mombasa, half way down the
the equator, where old Mother Earth
lis widest and thickest. II should
stick pin In the old lady's waist and
60 westward in a straight line. I would
soon reach the upper end of Lake
TInganyika. and little later would
come out on the Atlantic Just above the
mouth OF the Congo. Crossing that
great ocean, my next landing place
would be South America, at the mouth
of the Amazon, and, going up the
Amazon valley, I should pass Quito.
From there on the trip to the pin
stuck in at Mombasa would comprise
sixteen or more thousand miles OF.
water travel. I should cross the Paci-
fc and Indian Oceans. and the only
solid ground on the way would be the
islands Of New Guinea. Borneo and
Sumatra.
East African Steamship Rates.
This place is far below the latitude
|of the Philippines. and is just about a.
day by ship north OF Zanzibar. It is
thirty days from New York, and yet It
may be reached easily and cheaply.
The through fare from the United
States on the best steamers would not
be over $500, and there are boats from
London that make the trip in twenty
one days. alta cost OF $3.50. The Ger
man East African line. which has yes
sels going around the whole continent
Of Africa, has rate OF 5000 from Ham
~ 60 O 4 hn "A uS trfo y,
Lloyd has a service from Trieste which
costs just $25 less. In addition there
are French boats that call here on
their way from Marseilles to Nladagas-
car and there are occasional steamers
| from Alden and the Suez Canal which
are sti1l cheaper.
Ny trip here was made on the Ger
man East African line. and the accom-
1nodations were fairly good. Our decks
were covered with canvas; we had
electrical fans in the ca bins and other
arrangements for modifying tho heat
OF tropical travel. I bought my ticket
to Mombasa, but afterward arranged
with the captain, by the payment3o of q
few dollars more, to make 1t read tc
Beira, In Portuguese East Africa, which
lis about two weeks south OF here. This
allows me to stop OFF at the ports ant
saves more than $50 In the passage
| money. me gDuyluS& OI$lHrOu6n &LlcketS
with stop-overs is the best way tc
travel along this coast The German
East African line has boats every two
or three weeks. and I shall not be de,
llayed by the transaction.
Tho Horn of East Africa. i
Have you ever heard OF tho grea
Horn OF Africa It Is the astermos
point OF the continent, and IT. ends ii
4 Cape Gunrdafui, IT t begins atgthes Strai
OF Bah els Mandeb and runs for sever
or eight hundred miles out intotsth,
Indian Ocean. It was along the IIor,
4 that Il travelled in coming here. Leav
4 ing Alden We first skirted British
Somaliland,S q thinly popula ted Sdeser
country az. big as Georgia. and thel
4 sailed for hundreds Q fSmile along othe
4 deserts belonging to j tally. Tie Italia,
4 possessi ons hi gin some d distance sbafor,
4 one reaches Cape g uardafui W. wen
4 quite close to the cape and rounded II
a starting sou It Is a mighty bluff
4 8rising lnost straig htsups from the blu
\ waterss OF the dian Ocean. It's side
|3arei ,pf 81 lack roc X, raj ged and rugged
land Its top is covered witt san nd l, rher