Arizona republican., 1913-08-17

A range of volcanic mountains in Africa. in land where worship snakes, was suggest e possible origin the old legends of the Nile by Captain F. NJ. Jack, R. F., at meeting of Royal Geographical Society.
 Captain Jack member of the Anglo-Cfer- man Belgian Boundary Commission. and the noun tains he referred to are tie Mufumbiro mountains which are situated a part Africa where three empires meet-the British, the German and the Bel gian-the frontiers of these three powers joining each other rocky and inaccessible summit of Mount Sabnio.
 The great volcanic range of Mufumbiro was of the striking physical features in Africa, he said, had historical romantic interest in that it might possibly be the origin O the old legends Of the sources the Nile. They all knew the story of the Nile; how it's fountains were said to rise Mountains of the Moon and to flow into some great lakes and then to form one river Since the discovery of Ruwenzor the tendency had been to look on origin of the legend but he thought that these volcanoes had at least an equal claim O be considered
 They were famer for miles around. their implied, as "the place where there is ire the mountains that becned forth flame and smoke These mountains had a profound effect on the na- tive mind and gave rise to many legends. One or these that Congo, demon who inhabited the range. off the head of his wife represented by the mountain Nina Congo Cthe wife Of Congo J. and threw into Lake Kivu
 The region was covered almost entirely by a sheet of lava which stretched like sea as far as the mountains of Rukiga. It decomposed to- closely cultivated by the natives. This lava was bonavcombed with holes and caverns which rang hollow under ones feet and into which probably a great the surface water percolated account ing the absence of streams These caves were
 
 one of theme was found be burying place bodies being brought on piers and left there An other formed a water reservoir to which cattle were brought many miles distant in times of drought Many were used places of hiding and refuge for mon and beasts when alarmed or during raids Describing the series of beautiful lakes to be found the region. Captain Jack said pc culiarty of these lakes that none of them con ained any fish.
 As a striking contrast this small lake Busuenda, near Mount Mikeno which was so full of fish that the seemed to be alive with them. Kivu held by most travellers who had seen it to be the most beautiful lake in Africa T<ivu At the time when there no wind the water was found such agitation to be full of sediment. This disturbance caused, presumably by some submarine volcanic movement
 The religion of the people of the district LOOK the form of Lubare Nabingwe worship. Lubare belief in a spirit living selected object, such as a tree stone. commonly in python. In the latter case the snake enticed with milk and remain near the villages, and girls were ordered to attend wants. NabingWe was a fernale spirit who lived underground but often ap- peared among human beings, rapidly assuming Varl- ous personalities, such a child or an old "olhdh' but afvyavs feminine. The spirit usually ma Iignaut and caused death, illness, etc.
 There was also belief among these natives in the return of the spirt after death Miniature huts with food placed inside, frequently seen outside the natives and these were sald to De for spirits of the departed