The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
LIVINGSTONE.
NEW DISCO VERIES.

NEW DISCO VERIES.
The late files of the London papers
contain letters from DR.. Livingtone. We
clip the following from the London
Times:
UNYANYENBE, July 1, 1872.
Ny Dear Sir BartLe-I embrace the
opportunity of a native going to the
coast to send a sketch-map and num-
Der of astronomical observations toward
the Cape Observatory. Copies of the
same were sent long ago 1850, but dis
appeared at this place of the {" Iong-neb-
bed" name, and almost everything else
sent subsequently vanished in the same
way I am now between two fires or
dangers, for if I take my journal, map,
and observations with me in my con-
Guiding trip, I am afraid that in cross
ing rivers and lakes they would be in
iured or lost. There is danger, too, of
losing them between this and the coast :;
but the last is the homeward route
intrusted my journal to Mr.. Stanley for
like reasons, and now 1 have but a short
trip in prospect to make feasible finish
up OF my work. It is to go round
south, about all the sources, while ac-
tually shaping my course toward the
ancient fountains. I perpetrate a heavy
joke at the geographers by offering a
prize for the best explanation of the
| structure and economy of the water
shed, in correlation of the great lakes
and Lasustrine rivers, in producing the
! phenomena of the Nile and now they
viii turn the laugh against me if have
| put in fountains that have no existence
| The rivers that rise at the west end of
| the water shed I know, and they give
me good hopes that the reports 1 have
heard so often are true. I have a copy
of Ptolemy's map with me, copied by a
young lady at Bombay. It does not
! contain the fountains referred to, but it
contains the Monies Lune, and as [
found the Nile rising at the bases of
! certain hills on the water shed in
| Ptolemy's latitude, 1 am bracing myself
up to call every one who won't believe in
! his LunB Monies a Philistin6. After
| Katanga copper mines, which are eight
| days north of the fountains. 1 go ten
| days northeast to extensive underground
excavations, used as places of retreat
and safety. One I came near, but was
refused an entrance. It was sufficient
! to receive the inhabitants of a large dis
tricts with all their gear.
A burrowing race seems to have in
habited Africa at a very remote period.
Big feet are the only sculpture have
seen, and they are like the footprints of
| Adam on the mountain in CeylOn. Re
turning to Katanga, propose to go
twelve days north northwest to the
head of Lake Lincoln, and then turn
back along Lake KamalondO hOmeward
The Banians and their agents have hin
dered us greatly by palming off their
slaves on DIR. Kirk and me as free men.
If I can but make this short trip sue
fully, I shall Illustrate their design
of battling all my progress. I com
planned to Dr. Kirk against them, and
he, unfortunately, took it as a covert at
tack on himself, which was never my in
| tentiOn, and makes me sorry. l think
that the delinquents should be punished.
| In fear of a third batch of slaves being
imposed on US. I desired Stanley, if he
met any such, to turn them back, no
matter how much had been expended Oh
them. This led to the resignation of the
naval officers in charge. I had not the
remotest suspicion that a search expe-
dition was coming, and am very much
grieved that I may appear ungrateful.
On the contrary I feel extremely thank
full, and from the bottom of my heart
thank you and all concerned for your
very great kindness and generosity.
wish they had thought of Lake Victoria
| when not needed here.
BY an original and perhaps absurd
plan, tried to get a longitude for the
| great central line OF drainage out of a
dead chronom2ter. have submitted it
to Sir Thomas Maclear He Is used to
strange things. Ladies have come ask
ing to have their fortunes told them by
the stars. My horoscope tells me that
in latitude 4, 9 degrees south, the Lua-
laba runs between 26 and 81 degrees
east. Never mind about the truth of it;
it makes this great river less likely to be
the Congo. Surely may joke about it
when others get angry when they talk
about inner Africa, which they never
saw. In a speech of yours, reported in
an overland mail that came to hand
yesterday, you say, if I read it right,
that the Government has given e300 to
my daughters. I read it over and over
again to be sure, for it seemed too good
news to be true If there is no mistake,
my blessing upon them. have only
been trying to do my duty like a
Briton. And I take it as extremely kind
that me and mine have been remember
ed by her Majesty's ministers.
I am distressed at hearing no tidings
of Sir Rodericlz, except that he has been
i'll. 1t swakens fears for the dearest
friend in life.
With kind salutations to Lady and
Miss Frere, am affectionateIy, yours.
DAVID IlTvDGsroSE.