The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-29
400 LIVE IN 40
HUTS IN AF RIGA
Quaint Nasal Village Is Located Four
Miles From Naivasha, Where
Roosevelt Shot Big Game.
sy WARRINGTON DAWSON.

NAIvASHA, British East Africa,
June 29.-The tiny town of Naivasha,
which boasts six-roomed hotel, n
once, a railway station and perhaps
20 houses scattered in groups OF four
or Ave. with long stretches OF stone
studded velt between, was the near
est point OF civilization 10 Col. Roose-
Welt on the last two months OF his
hunting expedition to the nort:s or
Mombasa.
Naivasha used to be a great cattle
center. because IL was the headquat-
tiers ofrthe Nasal tribe. and when the
British took possession they profited
by this circumstance to make Naiva-
sha the chief point of a district. But
now business has moved down To
Nairobi and officialdom moved up to
Nakuru, on the lake OF the same name.
between here and Lake Victoria Nyan-
"a, and Naivasha has left to IL only It's
delightful climate, since It's altitude
OF 5000 feet makes II tolerable even
at midday. and al night strong, cool
breeze always springs up.
Best OF all is It's beautiful lake.
Assoc allied Naivasha. with the volcano
Longanot to one side and round It
broad plains leading to tall distant
mountains hemming II In on every
side like the rim OF a gigantic basin.
(Note--It was on Naivasha lake that
Col, Roosevelt had his exciting battle
with five Infatuated hi,,popotami. about
the middle OF July.-Editor)
The lake Is believed to be the crater
OF an old volcano. and scientists say
that once 1t must have reached the
distant mountains which shaped its
bed, for many rocks now 10 miles
away from the waters of the lake are
marked by the wear of mighty waters.
Boasts Several Sailing Boats.
Now II Is very different. and while
Lake Naivasha Is eight miles across.
no soundings have proved 1t to BE-
more than 80 feet deep, although II is
probable that at different points there
are riffs In the bottom OF the old
crater forming its bed which give IL
considerable lepth. The shores, prin-
cipally on the Naivasha side. are skirt
ed with papyrus swamp and water
lilies. the water being so shallow and
the vegetation so thick that even
where the shore Is more or less free
from papyrus one must wade out TO a
rowboat which cannot quite come In.
and then go In the rowboat to a sail
boat II one intends 10 go sailing.
Lake Naivasha boasts two or three
little sailing boats. belonging TO set
tiers along It's banks, but its principal
source OF pride is steam launch.
belonging 10 a retired British naval
officer, Commander Attenborough. who
has created a superb estate on the
southwestern side, just opposite
Naivasha. where Col. Roosevelt will
come out from the Sotik, camping on
Attenborough' ground II seems odi
that by retiring from the navy Atten.
borough should have got promotion:
but whereas In England he was only
commander, here he Is called "Ad.
miral OF the Lake Fleet"
fNote-Admiral Attenborough show
"a Roosevelt royal good time early
IN July letting him shoot some OF tho
efmirals own private hippopotami--
Edltor.)
Four miles from Naivasha Is the
treat Nasal village, where 400 mem.
hers OF that famous warrior tribe
i've In 40 little mud huts. The nuts
ere built MIA circle round the corral
ilto which the cattle are brought al
right. There the entrances from with.