The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-13

and little known regions are extra
ordinarily interesting; yet the latter
day tourist is brought easily. cheapiy
and expeditiously to these places. and
may contemplate ~ safely as II he
was In Cairo the manners and modes
Of life Of savage peoples to whom less
than q score Of years ago the white
man was utterly unknown. For those
who wish to push yet further into the
heart Of Africa. the Sudan government
steamers now ply far up the White
Nile until Rejaf. in the Uganda coun'
try. is reached. On this expedition.
which is made on roomy. comfort
able boat. carrying chef and lifted
with electric light. baths. mosquito
shelters and so forth. an Infinite va
riety of wild life and savage scenery
IL. to be met with. After reaching
Eoz Abu- Guma. one hundred and sew.
enty-fve miles from Khartoum. the
land Of the pastoral Arabs and cult
vators is left behind. and the country
OF negroid races is entered upon.
Forests creep right up 10 the Nile.
and game is plentiful. Hippos. croco-
dies and antelope are often seen. and
further on CRATES. elephants and 9TH
er interesting beasts may frequently
be noted Waterfowl Of innumerable
varieties give life and charm to the
riverscape. and strange and huge
fishes. for which Father Nile has al
ways been famous. will be observed
among the native hsher-folk The
Dinkas and Shilluks live mainly by
fishing and hunting. and pursue their
business In long. narrow "duR-outs"
or small ambach RATS. equally as rick
ETY. 40 the canoes Accidents to
these Wild sportsmen often hap
pen. their most troublesome neigh
bors being the hippos. which are very
numerous Passing Kodok. once "a
nous as Fashoda In Major Marchand's
time. Tanfikia. the headquarters Of
the troops on the Upper Nile. is reach |
ed. at five hundred and thirty miles
distance from Khartoum. Four !
miles further. the Sobat. which has !
found its way from the highlands Of
Abyssinia. joins the Nile Presently
the Bahr-el-Zeraf 1--we hundred and
sixty-five miles) Is reached Here
elephants. buffalo. hartebeest. water.
buck and reedbuck are plentiful. and
the rare and beautiful Mrs. Gray's wa
terbuck Is to be heard OF for the flrst
time. At six hundred and fifteen
miles from Khartoum. Lake No Il en-
tered. and turning sharply TO the
south the steamer bears into the Rahr.
el-Jebel. the main stream Of the Upper
White Nile system. This stream.
once ctioked with "sudd." 10 now
cleared Of that obstacle: the sudd It,
self Is being specially treated and !
turned into q valuable and marketa.
bic commodity in the shape Of fuel
On through the sudd regions speeds
the steamer: lakes and iagoons
abound. ard papyrus reeds form the
chief vegetation. From kiech. on the |
Shambe lagoon. route lies to Wau.
the tiny capital Of the Bahr-el-Ghazal
province Beyond the old site Of !
kenissa. once an Austria mission sta
ton. the scenery changes. the vege-
tation becomes more tropical. and the
Bari negroes are to be observed The
Lado r.nciave Is reached at one thou.
sand and seventy-two miles. and pres
entity Gondokoro and garrison OF
Uganda rifles The next and last stop
ping place is Rejaf. whence the steam.
er returns TO Kharioum The whole,
OF this interesting White Me expe-
dition. including the return journey,
can now be made In round trip Of
,wenty-fou days As revelation OF
savage Africa there Is nothing to com.
pare with II Ia modern travel or
shorter expeditions. one Of the most
interesting Ia the round trip from
Cairo to Khartoum. returning by Port
Sudan. on the Red Sea