The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-30


Il went on to Lake Mocro, which |
reached on the Sth OF September, 1867.
In the northern part, Mocro is from
twenty to thirtytlmcc miles broad
Further south it is at least sixty miles
wide. and is fifty miles long. Ranges of
tree covered mountains flank ii on both
sides, but ut the broad part the western
mountains dwindlc out of sight. Pass
ing up the cGstei1A side of Mocro we
came to Cazembt, whose predecessors
have been three times assisted by Por-
tugucsc His town stands on the north
cast bank of the lakelet Motive. This
is from two to three miles broad, and
near four long. II has several low, w,Tccdy
islcts, and yields plenty Of !ish-a sioc-
cics Of perch. 1t is rot connected with
either the Luapula OF M0tro. | was for
ty days at Cazcmbe's and might then
have gone on to Bangwcolo, which is
larger than either Of the other lakes but
the rains had set in, and this lake was
reported TO be very unhealthy. Not
having grain of any kind Of medicine,
and rs fever, without treatment. produced
very df$aorceablc symptoms, | thought
that would be very unwisc to venture
where swclcd thyroid gland, known
among lis as Dcrhyshirc neck, and elc-
phantiasis (scroti) prevail, l then went
north for Uiija, where l have goods and
| hope, letters, for have heard nothing
from tic world for more than two years !;
but when | got within thirteen days of
Tanganyilla, I was brought to q stand
still by the supcrabun6ance Of water in
the country in front. A native party
came through and described the conn-
try as inundated so rs often to be waist
deep, with sleeping difficult to find. This
food lasts till May or June At kst |
bcca,nc so tired of inactivity that !
doubled back on my course to Cazcmbc.
TO give an idea of the inundation
which, in small way, cnacts the part
of the Nile lower down, | had to cross
two rivulcts which flow into the ncrth
end of thc Mocro; one was thirty and
the other forty yards broad, crossed by
bridges; one had Z quarter, the other
lalf Il mile of flood on each side More
over, one, the Luo, had covered a plain
abreast of Moreo,so that the water,on 4
great part, reached from the knees to
the upper part Of the chest. The plain
was of black mud, with grass higher
than our heads. We had to follow the
path, which, in places, the feet ofpass-
engcrs had worn into deep ruts. Into
these We every now and then, plunged
and fell, over The ankles in soft mud,
while hundreds of bubbles rushed up,
and bursting, emitted a frightful odor.
We had four hours of this wading and
plunging. The last mile was the worst ;
and right GLAD we were to get out of
it and bathe in the clear, tepid waters
and sandy beach Of Moero. In going
up the bank cf the lake we first of all
forded four torrents thigh deep; then
river eighty yards wide and three
hundred yards Of food On its west bank
so deep we had to keep to the canoes
till within fifty yards of the higher
ground; then four brooks from five to
fifteen yards broad. Ono of tlrsc, the
Chungu,, possesses & somewhat melan-
choly interest, as that on which poor
DR.. Lacerda died. He was the only
Portuguese visitor who had any scien.
tific education, and his latitude of Caz
cmbc's Town on the Chungu being iif
ty miles wrong. probably reveals that
his mind YVES cloudcl with fever wher
he last observed, and any one who
knows what that implies will look or
his error with compassion"
To DR.. Kirk, Consul at Zanzibar. dated
July s, near Lake Bangwcolo. DR.. Living.
stone writes:
II may say that have found what
believe to be the sources of the Nile be-
tween 10o and 12o south, or nearly in
the position assigned to them by Ptomc
ily.
"Itis not one source from lake, bu
upward Of twenty ofthem. Lake LIEN
ba, which possibly Is an arm of Tangan.
yika, has four rivers flowing into it. One
measured, and find it to be 294 feet-say
100 yards wide, and waist deep, and flow
ing fastin September. No rain had fallen
since 18th of May. Elsewhere it almost
requires canoes. This has eleven good.
sized burns flowing into it. Taking
these four rivers as one line of drainage
Ia fifth from Marenga must be added,
then the Chembeze flows from the side
into the center of q great valley, and re
ceives three streams as large as the Isis a
Oxford, or Avon at Hamilton The Cham
beae enters Bangwcolo Lake, and receive:
two streams; then changes its home tc
Laupula, and, flowing north, receives twt
streams about fifty yards broad each
"Luabula receives one, and enters Mo
Gro Lake to receive live streams; one is
eighty yards broad and always require:
canoes. On leaving Moero it is calle(
Lualaba, which receives two goo0 sizet
streams. and it forms Ulengo, either ;
lake with many islands, or division
with many streams, which are taken VI
by the Lulira, large river, which by liv,
branches drain the west side of the grea
valley, which, probably, is that of tht
Nile. | have still to follow down Tho
Lualaba, and see whether, as the natives
assert, it passes Tanganyika to the west
or enters it and finds an exit by the river
called Locunda into Lake Chowambc
which [ conjecture to be that discovered
10y Mr. Baker.
II shall not follow Lualaba by canoes
as we did the Zambesi from near the Vic
toria Falls to the Kcbrabassa-that wa:
insanity, and l am not going TO do any
more mad things" ... To-.
n. j. Turney has sold his farm nca
Circleville, Ohio, for $4,000
Forty etuInntc o4topl tbo low cohoo