Dr. Beke's Nummary of recent Nilotic Discovery, 263 



supposed by him to be the upper course of the Sabaki, which 

 falls into the Indian Ocean close to Melinda. The absolute 

 height of the bed of the river where thus crossed is not given j 

 but it must be considerable^ inasmuch as the river thence runs 

 upwards of 200 geographical miles through a mountainous coun- 

 try before reaching the ocean. From the valley of the Adi 

 Dr. Krapf ascended about 1800 feet to ^^the plain of Yata/^ on 

 reaching which he says, '' We had a majestic view of the whole 

 region around. We viewed the serpentine course of the Adi 

 towards the west and north-west ; we saw the hills and plains 

 of the wild Wakuafi ; we noticed the mountains Noka, Djulu, 

 Engolia, Theuka, in whose vicinity lay the road we had taken to 

 Kikiimbuliu. Eastward we saw the mountains of Mudumoni, 

 which separate the Galla country from Ukambani. To the 

 north_, Ukambani Proper lay before our view. Had I been a 

 mere traveller pursuing only geographical objects,, I would, stand- 

 ing on the plain ofYata,hsive considered myself amply compensated 

 for the troubles I had sustained on the road ; for a great many 

 geographical problems were solved in an instant on the height 

 of Yata*.^' From this it is evident that Dr. Krapf must have 

 attained an elevation of several thousand feet, even if he had not 

 already reached the summit level of the table-land of Eastern 

 Africa. 



Of the geographical results of this journey, one of the most 

 important is the discovery of another snowy mountain, named 

 Kenia, of larger size, if not of greater elevation than Kilimandjaro. 

 Kenia is thus described by Dr. Krapf: — ^'^The sky being clear, I 



got a full sight of the snow mountain It appeared to be like 



a gigantic wall, on whose summit I observed two immense towers, 

 or horns as you may call them. These horns or tov/ers, which 

 are at a short distance from each other, give the mountain a 

 grand and majestic appearance, which raised in my mind over- 

 whelming feelings. Kilimandjaro in Djagga has a dome-like 

 summit ; but Kenia has the form of a gigantic roof, over which 

 its two horns rise like two mighty pillars, which I have no 

 doubt are seen by the inhabitants of the countries bordering on 

 the northern latitudes of the Equator. Still less do I doubt 

 that the volume of water which Kenia issues to the north runs 

 towards the basin of the White Nilef/^ 



Though this conclusion of the worthy missionary is only 

 conjectural, it appears to be founded on substantial reasons; 

 and it can scarcely be doubted, that, through the discoveries 

 thus made, we may arrive at a close approximation to the south- 

 ern limits of the basin of the Nile. In Mr. Rebmann's map, 

 already adverted to, Kenia is placed in 1° S. lat. and 35°10'E, 



* Church Missionary Intelligencer, vol. i. p. 417. t Ibid. p. 470, ^ 



