TRANSPORT. 



CLIMATE AND 

 HEALTH. 



VEGETABLES 

 AND FRUITS. 



SPECIAL 

 FEATURES. 



hills) and a few herds of zebra. In addition to the 

 birdlife already mentioned elsewhere, two varieties of 

 partridge, three francolin, guinea fowl, quail, and 

 several kinds of pigeon are common. Warthoig, hare, 

 cerval, and cheetah may also be included in the list. ' 



The sandy and level nature of the plains result 

 in roads of good natural quality, rendering transport 

 by wagons, motor cars and motor cycles an easy 

 matter. 



The air is dry and bracing — keen in the morning 

 and evening, sunny and bright for the most part of 

 the year, between the hours of lo a.m. and 5 p.m. 

 Fires are common at night, and warm clothing 

 necessary. Naivasha may justly claim to be the 

 Sanatorium of East Africa, for all who can stand an 

 altitude of 6,000 feet upwards. Children thrive, and 

 business men find a panacea for jaded nerves in this 

 truly bracing climate. Mosquitoes are common on 

 the edge of the lake, but rare a few hundred yards 

 inland, while the fever mosquito (anopheles) is un- 

 known so far as my information goes. 



These naturally vary according to altitude, but 

 all ordinary vegetables do well, and lettuce, cabbage, 

 cauliflower, broad and other beans, potatoes, rhubarb, 

 etc., are common. With regard to fruit, the same 

 remarks apply, but the altitude renders the success of 

 more tropical fruits such as citrus, pineapples, paw- 

 paws, grenadillas, etc., doubtful. Pears, apples, 

 peaches, and plums, strawberries, mulberries, figs, 

 etc., thrive in various localities. 



The Government Farm, situate some five miles 

 from the township, gives a practical demonstration of 

 the success which attends stock farming, and is of 

 unique value to the newcomer, who is enabled to 

 acquire information based upon experience covering 

 a large number of years. 



Equi-distant between the two principal Big Game 

 Areas of East Africa, Naivasha enables residents to 

 indulge in shooting trips at comparatively low cost, 

 and on the Aberdare Mountains, some twenty miles 

 from the township, the streams are well stocked with 

 trout. These readily take a fly, and fish up to nine 

 pounds weight have been recorded. 



LESLIE J. TARLTON. 



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