The New York herald., 1872-07-15


what Livingstone Thinks OF Explora-
tion at tho Head OF Tanganyilka.
UJIJI, LAKE TANdANyIKA
December 23, 1871.
A few days after the arrival Of the HERALD ex-
petition at Ujui, asked the Doctor If he had ex-
plored the head Of the Tanganyika.
He said he had not, ''he had not thought 1t Of SO
much Importance as the central line OF drainage;
besides, when he had proposed to do 1t, before lesv
Ing for Manyema, the wajUi had shown such dis
position to fleece him that he had desisted from the
attempt"
Your correspondents then explained to him what
great Importance was attached to the lako by
geographers, as stated in the newspapers and
suggested to him that 1t were better, seeing that
he was about to leave for Unyanyembe, and that
something might occur In the meanwhile TO hinder
him from ever visiting it, to take advantage Of the
offer made Of putting myself men ana enects Of
the expedition at his service for the purpose Of
exploring the northern head Of the Tanganyika.
He at once accepted the offer, and, like hero,
lost no time in starting.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CORPS AND START IN
COMPANY.
On the Goth Of November DR.. Livingstone and
your correspondent with twenty picked men Of the
HERALD Expedition Corps, started. Despite the
assertion Of Arabs that the Warundi were danger
Gus and would not let US pass we Rugged their
coast closely and when fatigued boldly encamped
In their country. Once only we're we obliged to
1y-and this was at dead Of night-from large
party which we knew to be surrounding us on the
land side. We got to the boat safely and we might
have punished them severely had the Doctor been
SO disposed Once also We were stoned, but we
paid no heed TO them and kept on our way along
their coast until we arrived at Mokamba's, one Of
the chiefs Of Usige.
Mokamba was at war with neighboring chief,
| who lived on the left bank OF the Rusiz That did
not deter US, ana we crossed the head of the Tan
ganytka to hugihewah governed by Ruhinga,
| brother Of M0kamba.
GEOGRAPHY AND RrHNoLoaY.
Mugihewah Is tract of country on the right
bank OF the Rusizi, extending to the lake. with
Mokamba and Ruhinga we became most intimate;
they proved to be sociable, good-natured chiefs,
ana gave most valuable information concerning the
countries lying to the north Of Usige and II their
Information Is correct, Sir Samuel Baker will be
obliged to curtail the ambitious dimensions OF his
| lake by one degree, II not more A Mgwana living
|
informed US that the River Rusizi certainly flowed
emptied Into -tie the Lake Nyanaaa i(tvictorlaJ.
| When We entered Ruhipga's territory Of Mughe.
wah, we found ourselves but 900 yards from the
| river about which great deal has been said and
| written.
| At Unyanyembe I was told that the Ruslzi was
an afiuent At Ujti all Arabs but one united In say
ing the Same thing, and within ten miles Of the
| Rusizi freedman of Zanzibar swore 1t was an
| af1uent.
ROWING TO AND IN THE RUsrzr.
On the morning Of the eleventh day of our de.
parture from Ujui we were rowed towards the
river. We came to long narrow bay, frnged on
all sides with tall, dense reeds and swarming with
| crocodiles and soon came to the mouth OF the
| Rusizi.
Az soon az We had entered the river all doubt
vanished before the strong turbid food against
which we had to contend in the ascent. After about
ten minutes we entered what seemed lagoon, but
which was the result OF late inundation. About
an hour higher up the river began to be confined to
It's proper banks and is about thirty yards broad,
but very shallow.
| AFFLUENT AND COMPLIMENT.
Two days higher ur Ruhinga told US the Rusizi
was joined by the Loanda, coming from the
northwest. There could be no mistake then. DR..
Livingstone and myself had asccnded IT, had felt
the force Of the. strong innQwing current-the
Rusizl was ap 1nhaent as much 50 Is the MaIa
Rafas, tie Itnchs apa Rugufu, but with is banks banks
full it can only be considered as ranking third
among The rivers flowing into the Tanganyika.
Though rapid II IL extremely shallow; !: i: has three
mouths, up which an ordinary ships boat loaded
might in vain attempt to ascend Burton and
.spese, though they assembled to within six hoursi
jo,yney W canoe from the Ruslzi, were compelled
to turn baesS by the cowardice OF the boatmen.
Had they ascen.ted to Meuta's capital, they could
easily have seen the head D. the lake. Usge is but
a district Of wumdi. governed by several small
Chiefs who owe obedience to MweS:. the great King
OF wumdi.
EXPLORING THE ISLANDS.
We spent nine days at the head OF the TAnganyika
exploring the islands and many bays that iNdent Its
shores.
TO rJIJr AGAIN.
In returning to Ujli we c0asted along the wess
side OF the Tanganyka as far as the country Of the
Wasansi, whom we had to leave on no anicable
terms, owing to their hostility to Arabs. and ar
rived ct Uiji on the 18th Of December having been
absent twenty eight days.
AN UNDERGROUND RIVER TO THE NILE.
Though the Rustzi River can no longer be SUBJ
ject Of curiosity to geOgraphers-and we are
certain that there Is no connection between the
Tanganyika and Bakers Lake, or the Albert
Nyanza-it Is not yet certain that there is no con.
nectlon between the Tanganyika and the Nile
River. The western coast has not all been
explored; and there is reason to suppose that
river runs out OF the Tanganyika through the
deep caverns of Kabogo Mountain, far under
ground and out on the western side OF Kabogo
into the Luaaba, or the Nile. Livingstone has
seen the river about forty miles or so west OF
Kabogo about forty yards broad at that place.,
but he does not know that 1t runs out OF the
tain.
This Is one Of the many things which he has yet
to examine.
Christmas at UjUi and Livingstonc's