The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-17

did achievement Of following the river down took
! them further and further nom the sources they
sought. But for the devotion to the foregone con-
cusion the sight OF the little "Wmte Nile" as,
able to account for the great river they must have
! turned on to the west down into the deep trough
| Of the great valley, and there found iacustrine
rivers amply sufcient TO account for the Nile and
The next explorer, Baker, believed as honestly
az Spoke and Grant that In the Lake River Albert
he had second source OF the Nile to that OF Speke
modern times, but turned when between six hun
dped and seven hundred miles short OF the cdpn
Nh. He is now employed In more noble work
than the discovery OF Nile sources; and IT, as all
must earnestly wish nc succeeds IN suppressing the
vim e fne ne tsap III
| when Intelligent men like these and Bruce have
been mistaken have naturally felt anxious that no
one should come after me and find sources south OF
mine, which now think can only be possible by
water running up the southern slope OF the water
But all that can in modern times and In common
what had sunk Into oblivion, like the crcumnavi-
CATION Of Africa by the PhGniclan admirals OF one
lieved because he reported that in passing round
Lbya he had the sun on his right hand. This, to us
who have gone round the Cape from east to west.
The predecessors Of Ptolemy probably gained their
information nom men who visited this very region,
stance what we ana to be genuine
The springs q the Me, rising in ten degrees to
lectne into two large lacustrine rivers, and other
facts, could have been learned only nom primitive
emperors, xngs, philosophers, all the great minds
Of antiquity ionged to know and longed IN vain.
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countered In following the central line OF drainage
through the country Of the cannbals, called Many
where it was lett. other letters had made no fur,
ther progress to the coast; In fact Manyema coun-
age exists nor can letters be sent to UDi except by
large trading parties who have spent two OF three
The geographical results of four arduous trips in
| different directions In the Manyema country are
IN seDre Of sas ys m %sss T
bend TO the west, soon after leaving Lake MOero
Of at least $50 miles; then, turning to the north
sweep west Of about one hundred and
twenty miles, in The course Of which about
draws round to northeast receives the tomani, or
Lock-, large river which flows through Lake Lin
many inhabited islands in it but this has still to be
explored 1t ID the fourth large lake in the central
assuming speke's longitude Of Vii to I've pretty
correct, and my reckoning not enormously wrong
degrees west Of Upper and Lower Tansanyika.
The mean OF many baromctric and boiling point
observations made Upper Tanganyika 2.SSo feet
ard the conjecture that he found It to be nearly tile
same, but nom the habit of writing the Annum
but nave more IN the
than In the boiling points and they make Tangany.
\
Luaiaba one inch lower, or about the altitude
ascribed to GOndOk0rO.
beyond inc ionr5n AXE tne wafer passes u Is
Petherick's branch-the main stream Of the Nile
IN distinction nom the smaller eastern arm which
| Spoke, Grant and Baker TOOK to be the river Of
fke Manyema could give no information about
feuds often prevent them from visiting villages
three or four miles on, and many at distance Of
though named to them. No trader had gone so fur
as had and their people cared only for ivory.
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great amount Of Wrestling led to continued effort
to suspend the Judgment, lest, after all might be
central MAN. and left but the two great lacustrine
rivers Of Ptolemy, that felt pretty sure Of being on
The great bends west probably form one side Of
osns ana S Lake
River Albert. A waterfall Is reported to exist be:
tween TaqganykaS ana Albert MAMA but c9Tls
between the two-tne upper side OF the loop
long ere could get evidence more positive than
would have led Scotch jury to give a verdict Of
war; they seem as ifinstieated by revenge in their
| man-eatng orgies, and on these occasions they do
reward In vain to any one who would call me to
| witness cannibal feast. Some intelligent men
them dream Of the dead. The women never par
take, and ! am glad Of It, for many Of them far
oew nua0s are sTy e tasy nafe three
Markets are held at stated times, and the women
| attend them In large numbers, dressed In their
finely formed heads, small hands and feet and per-
market as great institution; to haggle and joke
and laugh and cheat seem the enoyments OF life.
The population, especially west OF the river. is
Near Lo9ani, the Bakuss or Bakoons cultivate
coffee, and drink 1t highly scented with vanilla.
Food OF all kinds Is extremely abundant and cheap.
The men smelt iron from the black oxide orc, and
are very good smiths; they also smelt copper rom
superior to the Zanzibar slaves and nothing OF the
West Coast negro, from whom our ideas Of Africans
are cheny derived, appears among thcm no
prognathous jaws, barndoor mouth, nor lark
ignorance Of ali the world; besides strangers never
appeared among them before The terror that guns
inspire generally among the Manyema seems to
was was shown in order to convince them that the
carried were not as they imagined the mere
insignia OF chieftanshp; they looked up to the
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and afterwards, when the Traders tried
they Ssr.ed i Rss'ss on w ssss Sss sss
followers place the arrows in the bow strings,
but stood in mute amazement while the guns
long spears In the thick vegetation OF their country
with great dexterity, and they have told me
frankly, what selfevdent, that but for the fire.
| arms not one OF the Zanzibar slaves or hafcastes
| would ever leave their country.
There is not single great chief in all Manyema
| No matter what name the different divi-
sions OF people bear--Manyema, Balegga, Babire
Bazire, Bak00e-there is no political cohesion; not
one king or kingdom. Each head man Is indie
pendent OF every other. The people Industrious
and most Of them cultivate the soil largely. We
found them everywhere very honest. When de-
tained at Bambarre we had to send our goats and
fowls 70 the Manyema villages, TO prevent them
owners had to do the same.
Manyema land is the only country In Central
Africa have seen where cotton Is not cultivated
spun and woven. The clothing ia that known In
Madagascar as 'lambas" or grass cloth, made from
the leaves OF the ''Mualev palm.
They call the good spirit above "Nguu," or the
Great One and the spirit OF evil who resides IN the
deep sMulambu.v hot fountain near Bambarre