The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-08

Elgon district, his attendants cam
buy their food in the market place of
the Kavirondo, naked natives on the
shores of Lake Victoria Nyanza. Thel
Nasal will sell them curdled milk
in long gourds. In districts where
English farmers have settled, thel
white men of the party will be able
to procure good milk and butter. At
Nakuru, near the railway, in the re-
gion of the Rift Valley, there are 5O0l
Boer farmers, and good, fresh meat
will be easily obtained for expeditions
toward the Mau escarpment and Elda-
ma ravine. In the neighborhood of
Nairobi there are nearly thousand
Englishmen, and at such farms asl
that Of Mr.. Heatley, nearly all the
English cereals and vegetables can
be bought. The potatoes of the Nal
robi district are becoming famous
throughout East Africa. They cost
about $3.50 a bushel. The Hindus
have splendid vegetable gardens att
Naironi, where celery. brussels
sprouts, potatoes, tomatoes and nearl
all the garden vegetable of the tenn
perate zones are grown. In the wild
err districts around Mt. Elgon there
is plenty of honey to be had from
the wild natives of Bukedi. Native
sheep and goats will be found in
nearly all the villages, even in the
widest parts. The natives, however,
do not like to sell any of their do
nestle cattle, because such animals
are used in the purchase of wives
and are supposed to be a sign of
wealth.
In the Uganda country there are
good Indian stores, both at Kampala
and at Entebbe There are also En-
glish and, Italian merchants in both
of these Uganda towns. Plenty of 4
rice and canned goods can be bought
at Entebbe for the Presidents hunt
ing trip through the Uganda to the
Congo forests. There is rickshaw
line being established for 1909 across
Uganda nearly 200 miles, to Lake AL
bert NyanZa. ALI the country aboundsl
in game, and there are plenty of wild
guinea fowls and plantain-eaters, be-
sides abundance of cartridges and
pigeons. Among the animals they
will be able to shoot in Uganda are
the Speke's tragelaph Ca water low
ing animal,) of dark, mouse-brown
or chestnut color; the Pallah antelope
Bakers roam antelope, the white-ear-
ed kob of Unyoro the steinbuck, the
Duyke antelope of the unwooded
plains. These are some of the game
that will provide the party with food
on it's journey through Uganda.
lit is said that the Presidents party
will need to pay $40 day for each
white man of the party. This, / think,
is an exaggeration. Mr.. friend, Mr..
Dutkewich, and myself travelled very
comfortably through most of the coun-
try over which the President is going,
and it did not cost us over $40 or
$12 day apiece. / should say, then,
that $40 a day for each of the white
men of the party would be an abun-
dant allowance, even if the price of
chickens went up to 16 cents apiece,
which they are very likly to do with.
such distinguished party. Eggs may
attain the enormous rate of 3 cents
i apiece, and potatoes may cost cents
IA pound. A good deal of the food
i will be supplied by the native chiefs,
who will expect rather elaborate pres
sents in return But / remember re-
4ceiying "a very handsome goat from
SultansSulima, of the Wachagga Tri' .
p!s for which,. gave him three cans OF
condensed milk and half pound tin
xefa Cocoa sala sa5
f iAFong tifei'fsile there will be steam
Ter c6hnectfon from Lake Albert to
'IKhaftoum, except for six days
march from Wade3ai, to Gondoroko.
ss50n sthi d Grip there ought to be good
tttslope Nnting sfhere win be pzen-
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