Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30
Special Correspondence.

ONDON, Jan. 2L-Charlotte
Mansfield, the well known Eng
lish authoress. has just started
from England 70 embark on
one Of tho most adventurous journeys
ever undertaken by woman. She
proposes 90 go from Capetown South
Africa. 20 Cairo Egypt a distance OF
5000 miles, accompanied by only ma
tive guides. Part of the way lies
through practically uncXplored coun-
try.
Midway in the South African Jungle.
she hopes TO meet President Roosevelt.
Through tho meeting place is not as yet
determined upon, Miss Mansfield
thinks 10 viii Doe somewhere near
NaidObi. north of Lake Tanganyika.
The natives OF this district are known
10 DO troacherous and hostile. and as
Miss Mansfield will be the only white
woman among them. the situation is
likely Go prove highly interesting, to
say the least.
The adventurous woman spent an
her spare time lately An learning how
10 use firearms, SO that. should she
be attacked I'm making one of the
most perilous trips on record, she viii
be able 70 give good account Of
herself
CHARLOTTE WILL AFFILIATE.
What win carry Miss Mansfield
through successfully Is, perhaps the
darins character Of her project
IN. "a not the first Journey made by
"a waite woman through this portion OF
Africa, IL Is the first time one Of her
sex has attempted to ''go through" on
the lines laid down by Miss Mansfield.
Most others who have made the trip
have done so from necessity, going
from one part OF the district TO another
In order To reach some permanent res
idence IN the country and having as
little 20 do with the natives as posi-
bic. With Miss Mansfield, however, It
Is different She intends 90 try TO
affiliate with the natives; 60 learn
their habits Of thought and 10 study
their customs. She is "A great believer
in the psychology OF the native races:
and as she Is somewhat Of a seer her
self, will strive 10 get Zen rapport"
with the ahorgines In "a way hitherto
undreamed Of by others.
Il have learned 90 shoot she said,
when seen by the writer at her beau
tiiul Hat iu the west end of London
Just before her departure. mot because
I take any pleasure whatever lu kill
ing things, but chiefly Co bc able 90
protect myself against the wild beasts
OF tho country, and to provide food for
our party us we 90 along. 1 have be-
came quite Au expert with the pistol
shotgun ana rifle. and think there will
Doe no difficulty I'M 'bagging au the
game required AS 10 the natives. /
FEAR uu trouble from that source at all
In fact already I have received let
ters from unknown white friends in
various parts OF the country who
have promised 10 help me ON my way
through hy explaining Go the various
chiefs that nay visits is not one Cf OK
ploitation.
LONE 5000 MILE JAUNT
81 shall 30 from Capetown to the
vicinity Of the Victoria Falls D. rail-
road, but this is a very small portion
Of the journey. II is. Boa fact only
ON leaving the railway for good that
the real journey begins / NiI have
10 walk fully 5000 miles half off which
g. through practically uueNul1r,l
country I have said chat 1 mtoul 600
walk through This district but that
Of course. win mot be. lu Its literal
sense, possible. as m large portion of
The journey VIII hHE. ln De- made Bog
water For instance. after leaving tna
neighhorh0od uf Che Zambes. river. iu
Hhudesia. We .h1iI have tU go hy boat
down lake TauEnyu Prom the end
OF that lahe, Wc HH"N gradually max.
our way ou foot until 800 come ll fUc
lower end of tho NIlo river
81 am anxious iu muk. excursion.
into The mining district. m thla part
of the Couutry. IN Ir reported thaI
There are "a number UI ancient copper
mines, worked entirely by natives. ANA
that these natives are extremely wild.
4 would Dixie t0 soc thsr. mines. though
i have been warned that such a ilur-
ney is quite Unprecedented, and Chat ID
visit from white person would poo.
be- Hf HlI welcome. This add Hf course
al ihe moro tO the zeat of tHH "trip.
Hut whether o Hm uhIH ur mot .l NIsit
those mIueH win bc matter fur de-
Cisi0n when nearing tuo spot
SIZE WILL HAVE COMPANY
'I am mon going wholly alone" cone
t.uutl Miss Mansfield. Though
shalt De- thc only white woman tp
make fhe tru 4 SHALL boz accompanied
hy H native guido. who Will have charge
oI my band uI carriers. ot course. aH
a am taking several clmeraH and c1n-
siderable baggage owing iO the nature
OF the triu and thc length of time tho
journey VIII occupy small have Go
have some help strange fO NHY the
Same band of natives VIII not attend
us 800 Che way through 30 matter
bow much money you offer these peo-
ple they VIII only conduct sou n core
tain distance from thrlr own homoa.
s"d they insist on golng back 4 be-