The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-23
DIR. LIVINGSTONE.

IuuJ Wh9CoNCEacbe
meeting of the Royal Geographical
sy, in London, on the Sth, Sir Roderick
pison caused to be read the following
addressed to Lord Clarendon by the
b explorer, DIR. David Livingstone:
LAKE BANewEoLo, South CENTRAL.
A, July, 1S68.-My Lord:-When had
hpnor of writing to you, in February,
had the impression that was then on
Watershed between the Zambesi and
the Congo or the Nile. More extended
walton has since convinced me of the
tial correctness of that impression, and
what have seen, together with what
learned from intelligent natives, think
kmay safely assert that the chief sources
Be Nile arise between 10 degrees and II
Des south latitude, or nearly in the posi-
assigned to them by Ptolemy, whose
4 Rhapta is probably the Rovuma. Aware
W others have been mistaken, and laying
bim to infallibility, do not speak very
lively, particularly of the parts west and
bh-northwest of Tanganyika, because these
not yet come under my observation; but
our Lordship will read the following short
tch of myss discoveries. you will perceive
4 the springs of the Nile have hitherto
en searched for very much too far to the
BIZ. They rise about 400 miles south of
most southerly portion of the Victoria
1nza, and, indeed, south of all the lakes
.pt Bangweolo.
leaving the valley of the Loangwa, which
ers the ZambeI at Zumbo, we climbed up
lat seemed to be great mountain mass,
it turned out to be only the southern edge
IAN elevated region, which is from 5000 to
70 feet above the level of the sea- This
band may roughly be said to cover a space
|uth of Lake Tanganyika of some $50 miles
bare. 1t is generally covered with dense or
ZEN forest, has an undulating, sometimes
py surface, a rich soil, is we'll watered by
hmerous rivulets, and, for Africa, is cold
kslopes towards the north and west, but 1
Ire found no part of it under 5000 feet of
|tude. The country of Usango, situated
of the space indicated, is also an upland,
affords pasturage to the immense herds of
lie of the Basango, remarkably light
[ored race, very friendly to strangers. U.s.
ngo forms the eastern side of great but
i'll elevated valley. The other or western
Ne is formed by what are called the Kone
ya Still further west, and beyond the
sne range OF plateau, our old acquaint-
e the Zambesi, under the name of JAM
II
bat valley enclosed between Usango and the
lone range is between II degrees and II de-
rees south. 1t was rarely possible there to
&c star, but, accidentally awaking one
porning between and o'clock, found one
Fhich showed latitude II degrees So minutes
0uth, and we were then fairly on the upland
Hext day we passed two rivulets running
|orth. AS we advanced, brooks, evidently
became numerous. Some went
bstward to fall into the Loangwa; other:
|eht northwest to join the river Chambeze
4led by map calling this river in an off
laid manner "Zambezi, eastern branch"
5ook it to be the southern river of that name
but the Chambeze, with all its branches, flows
from the eastern side into the centre of the
great upland valley mentioned, which is pro-
bably the valley of the Nile. 1t is an in
teresting river, as helping to form three lakes,
and changing its name three times in the SOC
Or 600 miles of it's course. 1t was first crossed
by the Portuguese, who always inquired fol
ivory and slaves, and heard nothing else. A
person who collected all, even the hearsay
geography of the Portuguese, knew SO little
actually of the country that he put large
river here running 3000feet uphill, and called
Il the New -Zambesi.
/ crossed the Chambeze in 10 deg. 81 min
south, and several of it's continents south ant
north, quite as large as the Isis at Oxford
faster, and having hippopotami il
hem. 1 mention these animals, because, il
the Zambezi, could always stee
he steamer boldly to where they lay, sure o.
inding not less than eight feet of water. Th,
Jhambeze runs into Lake Bangweolo, and OIL
,oming out of it assumes the name Luapula
The Luapula flows down north past the town
l. L 4 L..
Lake Moero. On leaving Moero at its north
srn end by o rent in the mountains of Rua
L takes the name Lualuba and passing OF
north northwest forms Ulenge, in the countr,
vest of Tanganyika. I have seen it onl
where it leave Moero, and where it comes ou
Df the crack in the mountains of Rua, but an
quite satisfied that, even before it receive
The river Sofunso from Marungu, and th
Soburi from the BALBOA country, it is quit
sufficient to form Ulenge, whether that is
AXE With many islands, as some assert, or sol
Of Punjaub--a division into several branches, q
b maintained by others. These branches al
all gathered up by the Lufra-a large rive
which, by many continents, drains the west
ern side of the great valley. / have not see
the lufira but, pointed out west of II deg
south, it is there asserted always to requir
canoes. This is purely native information
Some intelligent men assert that, when Luffr
takes up the water of Ulenge, it flows nortl
northwest into Lake Chowambe, which
conjecture to be that discovered by Nj
Baker. Others think that it goes into LAX
ut Uvira, and still passes nortl
ward into Chowambe by a river name
koandas These are the parts regarding whic
Fsuspend my judgment. If 1 am in errC
there and live through it, shall correct my
self. My opinion at present is, if the larg
amount of water 1 have seen going mort
does not flow past Tanganyika on the west,
must have an exit from the lake, and, in a
likelihood, by the Loanda.
Looking back again to the upland it is we
divided into districts - Lobisa, Lobembi