The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-16

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shed Of soGlth ce4dssi Africa is owe
seven hundred miles h length. TIL,
fountains thcpin aFe aIsBoss INN,
meiablc. That is, il world take 1
mans lifetime to count them. From
the watershed they converge intC
four large. rivers, and these again
luto two mighty streams in the
great Nile valley, which begins in
ten degrees to twelve degrees south
latitude. 1t was long ere the light
dawned OH the ancient problem,
and gave me a clear idea OF drain.
age. | had to feel my way and was
generally cropping III the dark, for
who carel-wherc rivers ran we
drank our ill aid let the rest run
by. The Portuguese who visited
Cazembic asked for slaves AMI I
heard nothing else. | asked about
matters, questioned and cross-ques.
toned until | was almost afraid OF
being SGT down as afflicted with
hydocepEalus, my last work, in
which have been greatly hindered
from want Of suitable attendants,
and was following the central line
Of drainage down the rough coun.
try Of cannibals called AIanyumia,
or shortly Manycma. This line Of
drainage has four lakesin it. The
fourth | was near when obliged to
turn back. tbs from one to three
miles in width and never can be
reached at any point or at any time
Of the year. The two western
drains, Lupria or Bartlefreiz river
flows into it at Lake Kamaluroo,
then the great river CONAN flows
Lake Lincoln into, and
seems to form the western arm Of
the Nile, on which Pitherick trad.
I'd. Now ! know Of about six
hundred miles Of watershed,
md unfortunately the seventh hun
lred miles is the most interesting
'f the who'c, TOR in it, if | am not |
mistaken, four fountains arise from
NJ earthen mound, and the four be-
,ome, at no great distance off, q
ar2e river. Two OF these run
north to Egypt, Lupria and LOU
ain, and two run south into inner
Ethiopia, as Liambal or Upper
Lambesie or Lafrere. These are
not the sources Of the Nile, as men,
,iolled by the Secretary Of Minerva
n the city of Sais, to Herodotus.
have heard Of them SO often, and
It such great distances of, tl.at |
,annot doubt their existence, and
u spite of some longing for home
hat seizes me every time | think OF
ny family, | wish to finish mp their
'edicoyery. Five hundred pounds
'terling worth Of goods have again
naccountaby been ellstrusted to
'laves, and have been over a year
III the way instead Of four mol,ths.
must so where they lie at your
Expense, ere | can put the natural
completion to my work, and il my |
disclosures regarding the terrible |
jijian slavery should lead to the
oppression Of the eastward slave
rade, | shall regard that as a great
r matter by far tl.an the discovery
t all Nile sources together. Now
hat you have done with domestic
avery forever, lend us your pow
rful aid towards this great object
his fine country is blighte,l as
ith curse from above in order
rat the slavery privileges Of o
stty Sultan Of Zanzibar may not
, il'fringcd, and the rights Of the
own Of Portugal, which are
ythica', should be kept in abey- !
ice till some future time when
trica will become another Iuaia
Portuguese stone traders. | con. |
'lde by again thanking you most
'rd'ally for your great generosity,
ID am gratefully yours,
DAVID LIVINGSTONE.
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