I 5 B A COLONY IN THE MAKING chap. 
not so good as the Kenia forest and nothing like so 
easily worked, yet much of it is very valuable. 
Portions of this forest have been leased to Messrs. 
Lingham and Grogan, and some 30,000 acres have 
been alienated partly to Lord Delamere and partly to 
Mr. Atkinson. The area which belongs to Mr. 
Atkinson is perhaps the only area of the two million 
acres of forest land in the Protectorate which has been 
systematically and properly worked. It is now under¬ 
stood to have been sold. The large area leased to 
Messrs. Grogan and Lingham contains perhaps in one 
portion the heaviest stock of timber per acre in any 
part of the country, though it is run hard by part of 
the Sotik forest, where the cedar is close, straight, and 
often sound, and also by portions of the Camphor 
forest on Kenia. Messrs. Lingham and Grant, men 
of considerable experience, estimated that on the 
Elgeyo escarpment there were a great many acres 
which averaged more than 15,000 cubic feet of 
coniferous timber. 
The total area is made up as follows :— 
Elgeyo forest, stretching towards 
Nandi—Approximate area of 
good forest = 
60,000 acres 
Sotik to Naivasha, the largest 
of the forests = 
240,000 ,, 
Elgeyo escarpment forest = 
89,600 „ 
Londiani, Mau,from Mt. Blackett = 
20,480 „ 
Ravine, Khamasia (very poor 
forest) = 
80,420 „ 
Scattered forest in Nandi country = 
160,000 ,, 
Sotik, Lumbwa forests = 
32,000 „ 
Mt. Londiani forests = 
85,879 „ 
