The New York herald., 1874-11-30
Mr.. II. M. Stanley's Expeditionary
Progress and Discoveries.
Geographical Facts and New
Openings for Commerce.
THE RIVER RUFIJI.
Preparation for a March to
the Interior.
From the London Telegraph, Nov. III

lFror. the London Telegraph, NOV. I'LL
We have'receiyed communications OF 3 most in
teresting nature from our commissioner, Mr..
Henry NJ. Stanley announcing the successful ex.
ploration OF the delta and main channel OF the
River Ru1ji, which dows into the sea some
seventy miles to the south or Zanzibar. The
letter. which is very long and copious in inior-
nation, Is dated from Zanzibar, the 10Th OF Octo-
ber. Leaving that island the last day OF
September, IN his yawl. the Wave, Mr.. Stanley,
accompanied by his two Engltshmen, Pocock and
Francis, sailed down to the Simbo-Oranga mouth
In the Delta, and proceeded up this into the nam
stream which he stemmed TO point much higher
than had previously been reached. He found two
wide ana navigable mouths and an upper channel
which carried his boat on five feet oil water quite
easily TO klsu-Ine point where the slave carav ans
OF the interior, as he found, regularly cross on
From Information acquired in many quarters he
reports That canoes aud light draught launches
might ascend as hign as 40 miles IRON the coast;
and his observations establish the possibility
nourishing and prosperous trade IN ivory
and gum copaL ,r;hs drugs ana grain, with
plain through which the Ruhl flows. He also
points out with clear detail how the launches of
Her Majesty's squadron upon this coast may BY
ascending. properly equipped. to Kisu, completely
stop the overland slave traftic which now crosses
the stream at this point.
sailing qualities OF his little vessel the Wave and
after surveying and mapping the delta OF the
he returned, al! well, TO Zanzibar, and was en-
listing his men Tor the expedition into the in
seror, ~. at the dare OF ms letter, which we shall
the office OF the NEW YORK HERALD.
The Telegraph's Editorial Comment
ON the Explorer and His Work.
Mr.. Stanley has illustrated the energy and ca
pacity OF his character as an explorer by already
sending US from Zanzibar the account OF an ex-
fraD Dniv iptp hfc ba
formed as a preliminary to his journey into the far
Interior. The narrative, one Of great length and
very copioua details, bears the date OF October l9,
but we must as yet withhold 1t little while, in
accordance with the conditions OF our joint expe-
dition, 1t having been arranged beforehand that
the American and English puolic are to perusa
these dispatches simultaneously. Pending the
arrival, therefore, Of the duplicate Of this letter
at the editorial ofice OF the NEW YORK HERALD,
we publish this morning such summary of
Mr.. SANKEY'S intelligence as VIII also appear to-
day In the columns OF our transatlantic contem-
porary. twill be seen that our commissioner has
made excellent use OF his time, having so shortly
after arrival managed to transmit by far the most
complete description vet given OF the Ru1Ji delta
and river, from personal Investigation; and this,
although he only started Tor the trip from Zanzi-
bar on the last day OF September Arming and
three boats with which he was provided--the
traveller sailed down from sultan Burghash's city
along the African coast to the delta OF the Ruf
This is one OF the most important streams de-
bouchlng into the ocean on that portion OF the
coast. 1t had been twice before entered, once
by DR.. Kirk and once by Mr. Elton, but neither
or them proceeded very far up the channel,
and both had pronounced against It's utility as
an opening for commerce. Taking bis two
European companions, Pocock and francis,
with twenty or thirty native hands, MIR. Stanley
threaded two or the numerous mouths OF the
river, surveyed and mapped its delta, and
ascending It for many Ieardes beyond the farthest
point reached by the steam launch OF the shear
water, under MI. Elton, ne has carried our knowl-
edge Of the stream to the town OF KIsu and even
beyond. This place ne has discovered to be th9
regular errylng point for the great slave caravans
which come overland from the south and east to
Dar-Salaam and Pembe and his letter contains
the most complete suggestions for the easy annl
hilatlon Of the tranlc. We may here mention tnat
the Yarmouth yawl purchased for Mr.. Staney's
az use yew sst tn r eagngb gbs TsdssF y mpGn
Stanley neyertbeiess tooH her mn Is isn Ma'
and he could have gone on with the lighter
gig as much as TO distance OF 240 miles, but Tor
the necessity OF travelling with strong party OF
men. Or the yawl our commissioner speaks with
warmest PRAISE Alike at sea and on the river
this admirably built craft has carried him magnln-
Gently, outstripping everything under sail or with
paddles, ana proving herself. IN the JudgmenI OF
the officers on the coast, the very best KIND OF
u
cap OF Yarmouth boat builders that the Wave has
thus opened the RuhjI River SO cleverly; but her
success proves how much could be done with q
steam launch drawing only twelve to eighteen
1nches and 1t Is with such launches that Mr. stan
ley believes Her Majesty's government might forth
with completely abolish the caravans OF slaves
which, to the number OF between 1000 and 5000,
annually cross the Ruff at the point mentioned.
We shall, as Ia duty bound leave 1t the graphic
pen Of our commissioner to depict the panoramas
which the crew Ol the Wave ran past in the rIcn
delta OF this stream, and the adventures which
Guf.
fee 1t now TO intimate that Mr.. Stanley has laid
open wonderfully fertile and populous district
s0rghum, maize and fruits abundant with
more ivory than Is found In the Ugogo country.
can be purchased at rates which offer a fabulous
profit IN the Zanzibar and home markets. and we
are mistaken II the spirit Of commercial enter
prise Is not aroused when 1t peruses the figures
and calculations Of our traveller. For twenty-five
miles OF Its course, this river, the Rwaha, or Runj
steamboats,, and the way is easy for smaller vet
still capacious craft up TO Kisu. Here, however
the slave-traders exercise their banefu influence
passage OF the explorer would have been rudely
disputed. An armed visitation OF this point and
speedily parayse the overland traflic and lay the
upper reaches OF the stream open to most pront-
duces geography to two perfectly new Countries,
Katanga anu KasunUu, and these embrace vast
alluvian plain, the deposit OF the river, which in
cOurse-the Nile. Coming down, as It does, from
the interior, IN the vicinity OF UnyanyemDe,
1t is obvious how great an assistance this new
gateway may AFFORD Tor the opening OF lively
commerce with the natives when once the slave
ferry at Kisu Is abolished The mouth by which
Mr.. Stanley entered Is the Simbo-oranga. After
exploring on his return the delta, and registering
his discoveries upon chart which we snail puD-
lish along with his despatch, our commissioner
crossed over to the island OF Mana, which lies ten
miles OH the mouths OF the Rufjl and lound there
q good harbor and entrepot ior the ira de which
he enthusiastically anticipates. But the chief
point OF interest, we THINK Is the positive dis
c0very Of the place at which the overland slave
traffic rom the south and west con be ARRESTED "a