The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-15

The most useful Jubaland plants ar
v the yak trees. They have thick stunt
: ed stems, most of which have in tn
upper sides large cavities. The heav,
rains OF the wet season and even tn
showers Of other seasons fill thes,
cavities with water which Is protected
from, evaporation by the numerou:
small stems that grow up along the
edges OF the cavity. A single yak tree
has been known to contain so gallons
OF rain water. Natives spot the yak
trees that have water supply by no.
ticing those in which birds gather
morning and evening. So important
are the yak trees as source Of drink
Ing water In the Jubaland bush that
all travellers, native and white. carry
drinking sticks" with which TO OH
tain the liquid. These are hollow
Sucks about two feet long and half an
men IN diameter. 1t is impossible to
dip water from many of the small
mouthed cavities, but It is a simple
matter to insert the drinking stick"
and use 1t like gigantic soda-foun-
tain straw to suck the water I'D.
One of the most interesting parts of
the country is the Lorain swamp in
southwestern Jubaland. which might
be described as gigantic water hole
[ed and emptied by river. The Lo-
AIN region consists of three swamDs
strung along the river, the largest be-
ng about fifty miles in circumference.
me outer rim is of grass land, the
wamp proper Is covered with a rank
roWth OF reeds ten and twelve feet
lsh' while the stream flows In sew
raj relatively open channels. Above
nd below the swamp, the river 1.-THE
asho Nyiro) is lined by a narrow
ana OF tropical vegetation. for the
Drain Is only few miles from the
luator.
Inc Lorain region will probably he
me In time one Of the few agricul-
raj areas of Jubaland. The Uasho
Vlro carries large quantity of water
Z year round to the Lorain swamp Il
q short distance beyond. The soil a
the swamp area and above is good a
would be possible to control the riv- Il
now saving the water which now W
sizes and using it for irrigation. tt
'uoaland abounds in a variety Of T
ne. Great numbers of antelone 10
elle, zebras. CRATES, elephants tn
nos and the carnivora that prey oy
them spread over the land during tr;
season of good grass, and. like the We
lie and the Somali, shift to the ac
am and other sources of perma. TIL
water during the dry season. bu
SomaIis Are Superior" thu
ne Somalis, who make up the great. DIRE
art or the population of .Jubaland La
migrated into the country fron, Be;
an Somaliland and eastern Abvs- and
on the north. Here is another the
he with well-defned "superior. his
complex" They despise all non. TO ,
ais, and their attitude is NOT II.
al. They are far more intelr,oon,
tne Gallas and other local no. n
Inc Somalis possess many =, -
slaves Moi
e activities of the Somali bravo. tine
de certain amount of herdina wes'
heir favorite pastimes are loafn9 Ia
the women work, and CATTLE Vi e
ing Ihey are Mohammedans clare
ollow the outward forms of tbais
'n meticulously. They dress IN &c
toga-like robes 1t is nictrr &c
sight to see the wbite-clod Germ
somali warriors resting cran ua conv,
q one leg leaning against thatr form
Droad-bladed spears. '''ei' feren
in,eiestihg TO observe the So- ly sig
sertlins down in new location of DO
one of their trips in searon 80.
ana water. Their beehive
nuts are carried from place r. No,
usually u.s. on camel back, but some sion
on the broad backs of doc,,a sion
a htted framework of uon', pose
set up and over this are ,a ~pou the i
na OF straw. The completed the he
rs look specifically like hsv congT
around the huts is ouJckiv week.
up renee Of thorns abou, retari
ieet high. protection aI;,.s reooh,
wild animals and human an. transr
INTO these enclosures the cat were
driven for the n,rh.