The Jelabba.

Government would acquire if the Congo could be navisfated for more than one thousand three hundred miles, and a new track for commerce opened for articles that have never been exported to these still mysterious regions. Until now the only income of Equatorial Egyptian Africa has been ivor}-, which is scarcely sufficient to meet the immense expenditure. But on the shores of the Congo there is found gutta-percha, copal, and palm oil, without mentioning the ivory and precious dyewoods. The only difficulty would be the transport of the steamers, but even this would be overcome if the system of oxen Avere introduced as practised throughout Sennaar and Bagara. A trained ox in Sennaar costs no more than from seven to ten dollars, or fifty francs, but there would be no need to introduce beasts from distant places, for as many as Avould be wanted might be found here.

Gordon Pasha has had five Indian elephants, and one African from Cairo, brought here. These six elephants render A'aluable service, and at a single time can transport more than three hundred and seventy-five blacks would be able to carry. In Gaba-Shambe, Rohl, Makraka, the countries of Niam-Kiam, and the province of the Gazelle, as far as I can tell, there would not be much difficulty in introducing a service of waggons, such as are used in South Africa.

This mode of travelling was not introduced in South Africa by the English, but by the Portuguese, before they were dispossessed of what they had long since acquired. With waggons, besides the greater facilitation of transport, bloody conflicts with the natives would be avoided, for the latter cannot be made to carry goods except by force. The oxen of jSTiambara, although small, are considered the best adapted to support fatigue and changes of climate. Both at Rumbek and at Agar I have seen saddle and pack oxen that served for three or four years, and