Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-30

Ptolemy in the second century of our era.
After the Lamame enters the Lualaba the
fourth great lake in the central line of
drainage is found but this / have not yet
seen, nor yet the link between the eastern
and western mains. At the top of
Ptolemy's loop the great central line goes
down into great reedy lakes, possibly
those reported to Nero's Centurion, and
these form the western or Petherick's
arm, which Speke and Grant and
Baker believed to be the river
of Egypt. Neither can be called
the Nile, until they unite. The lakes
mentioned in the central line of drainage,
are by no means the small lake. Bang
wolo at the lowest estimate, is one hun
dred and fifty miles long, and | tried TO
cross II and measure its breadth exactly.
The first stage was TO an uninhabited
island, twenty-four miles; the second
stage could be seen from Its highest point,
or rather the tops of the trees upon it,
evidently lifted up by mirage; the third
stage, the main land, was said TO be
as far beyond, but my canoe men had
stolen the canoe, and they got hint that
the real owners were in pursuit, and got
into furry to return home. Obi tnat
they would, but | had Oily my coverlet
Ieft to hire ancc%yi,er craft, and tho lake
oe'ng .Vur hundred feet above the sea It
I was very cold, 30 | gave in and went
back, but believe the breadth to be be-
tween sixty and seventy miles. Bang
wolo, MoetO and Kamolondo are looked
on as one great riverine lake, and is one
OF Ptolemy's. The otheris Tanganyika's,
"hich found steadily flowing to the
north, This geographer's predecessors
must have CLEANED their geography from
men who visited this very region. The
reasen why his genuine geography was
rejected vas the eStrehie modesty of
modern tnap;makers. One idle person in
London published pamphlet, which,
with killing mOdesty, he entitled, "Inner
Africa laid open," and the newspapers,
even the Times, rail at anyone who travels
and dares to find country different from
that drawn in his t%addle, am great
sinner in the poor fellows opinion, and
the Times published his rawlings, ever
when / was most unwisely be
lieved to be dead Nobody but
Lord Brougham and I know what
people will say after we are gone. The
work of irving to follow the central lines
of drainage down has taken me away
from the mails or postage The Manye
ma are undoubtedly cannibals, but it was
long before l could get conclusive evi
dence thereon. l was sorely let and hin
dered by having half-caste Mosem at
tendants, unmitigated towards and falst
as their prophet, of whose religion they
have only imbibed the fulsome pride
They forced me back when almost il
sight of the end of my explorations,
distance of between 400 and 500 miles
under blazing vertical sun. l came
there a mere ruckle of bones, terribly
iaded in body and mind. The head mai
of my worthless Moslems remained here
and, as he had done from the coast, raj
riot with the goods sent to me; drunk 70
month at time. He then OWNED ol
the Koran, and fonnd that / was dead
sold off all the goods that remained, foi
slaves and ivory for himself, and l al
rived to find myself destitute of every
thing except few goods left in case o
need. Goods are currency here, and
have to wait now till other goods ant
other men come from Zanzibar. Whel
placed in charge of nay supply Of soap
brandy, opium and gunpowder, from cer
tain Banians, British subjects" " he wa
fourteen months returning, his expense
being paid out of my stocks. Thre
months were ample; and then he remain
ed here and sold off all. You call thi
smart, do you? Some do, if you don't
think it moral idiocy.
Yours affectionately,
DAVID LIVINGSTONE