The New York herald., 1875-12-14
STANLEYS DISCOVERIES.
The Herald Explorer EulOgized by Chief JUS
ticc Daily Bayard Taylor and
Paul B. Du Chailu,
MODERN SCIENCE INDoRSIYG PT0LEMY
Brilliant Meeting Of the American Geo
graphical Society Last Evening.

Seldom indeed in the history OF New York has there
been drawn together audience representing much
or refinement and culture that which crowded
Chckerng Hall last night on the occasion of the
meeting Of the American Geographical Society
10 discuss the explorations Of Mr. Stanley in
Equatorial Africa Among those present were:-
MIR Cyrus W. Feid, Rev DR.. Adams Peter Cooper
Hon John Jay, late Minister Vienna; Simon Bern
lheimer, Rev DR. R D. Hitchcock Colonel Thomas c
Acton, James W. Beekman, Francis A. Stout General
George ". Cullum, Robert l. Stuart, 5 b Ruggles
Colonel Bailey Myers William Remsen, Walton W.
Evans and W. II. H. Moore.
The meeting called to order by Chief Justice
DaY and, motion, the reading or the minutes and
other routine business dispensed with.
Mr. Samuel 3. Ruggles offered resolution to ap-
point special committee or i've members to examine
and report future meeting of the Society upon the
leading features OF the Mississippi, the Amazon the
Gangcs and other great rivers their relation the
commerce Of the globe. II was adopted.
General George W. Callum offered the following re-
port
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY,"
NEW YORK. Dec. l3, 1878.
The Committee Of the Council Of the American Geo
graphical Society, Chief Justice Daily President;
Colonel Conklin and General Cuum Vice Presidents;
TO whom was referred the communication Of Mr. James
orton the exploration Of the River Benz IN south
America have the honor to report the accompanying
preamble and resolution for the approval Of the
society
whereas the opinion or the society has been asked
respecting the utility OF an expedition TO the River
Bent in South America and the same having been
referred a committee for investigation, and the COM
Imittee having reported, be It therefore
Resolved That in the opinion Of this society an ex-
poraon or the Bent the greater part OF the course oil
which is unknown the lower and principal portion
never having been explored, is desirable, both in
geographical and commercial point Of view
that as II is an important tributary
pioraton would be valuable contribution geograph
ical knowledge, and as it flows through very rich
and productive country and would should 10 prove to
he navigablc, open up that region 10 the commerce
OF the world and be OF especial advantage
TO the commerce Of the United States; that its ex.
ploraton, in the opinion Of the society would entirely
Justify the very moderate expenditure requisite for
jnLting out Of such an expedition.
on motion, the resolutions were adopted.
DALY's ADDRESS.
Chief Justice Daily gave description OF the various
exploring expeditions which, during the last quarter Of
century have impaired much information respect
ing tho great water system OF Central Africa the re-
gious through which it flows and the people that in
habit them concluding with account of Mr. Staney's
explorations and discoveries, which explained
upon a map constructed for the society. He then
described the part Africa between the Victoria
Nlyanza the eastern coast, extending from about
the th degree OF south latitude 70 the southern limits
OF Abyssnia 1t estimated TO contain about
eight millions Of people composed OF many tribes
the northern being known by the general
or Gaiias-a line physical race who have always main
tanned their Independence and are spread over large
extent OF country but small part Of which had been
explored. He said that TO the missionaries KrapI
Rcbmann, Wakefield and New whatever knowi
edge present possess Of the OF this part
OF Africa Ii had been ascerained through their
ploratons that great mountain range extends from
the Equator and probably much further north TO about
the hth degree OF south latitude and that II the
most elevated mountain region, SO far known, IN
Africa This range he said lay about midway between
the Victoria Nyanza and the eastern coast,
the highest points of it being the two lofty
crowned peaks Of kenia and klimandJaro which were
Is 900 ieet 10 height He described this whole re-
gon remarkable for the submity Of its scenery the
pcturesquencss Off valleys and plains It's many rivers
its great fertility and for It's saiuby being one OF the
heathlest parts Of Africa. The portion lying between
the western slope Of this mountain range and the VIC
toria NIyanza has never been explored by civilized
men, although constantly traversed by Arab traders,
there being several caravan routes TO the Victoria
Niyanza TO the north of IT,
The information collected by the missionaries Wake
field and New corresponds with that obtained by Dir.
stanley in his exploration OF the eastern coast OF the
Victoria NyanZa The country along the shores Of the
Victoria Nyanza and far OF IL toward the noun
tains, reported to them to consist chiefly OF fine,
open level OF meadow land backed with forests,
and being well watered by numerous streams and
abounding in wild animals OF every DESCRIPTION Mr..
New his ascent OF Kihmandiaro IN 1868, ascertaned
that several streams run from the soutn ol that
mountain into a lake called Jipe that into
the River PanRani, which emptes upon the eastern
coast about deg 20 min. south latitude that river
also flows from the western slope OF Kilmandjaro
in westerly direction, about degree south Of the
position Of the Victoria Niyanza, which = called
tho Ngarada Erobe, or the Cold Water Mr New
also sscertained that very large river called
the Ngara-da-yash Broad Water, flows from
about the parallel of the latitude Of Kenia and
little OF the thiriy-sXth degree Of east
longitude and thence southwesery entering the Vic.
toria Niyanza at its southern extremity, n about the
locality where Stanley found the mouth OF the
shimeuyu Judge DAILY pointed out this river as laid
down Mr. News map which was exhibited, and
suggested that this might be the same river as the
Duma, which i shown on Mr.. staneys map, flowing
from the vest uniting TO form the Shmeeyu, the Duma
Stanley's map appearing TO be wide river.
Tue country between this great mountain range and
watershed and the Victoria Niyanza peopled by Two
great tribes Nasal and the Wakawari who gener-
ally with each other The Masa dwell nearest the
lake; they are uomad'c people with great herds Of
cattle having republican form Of government, and
noted for their Ane physical forms their energy ntre
pdity, daring and rcmorseess cruelty. In the Ian
guage Of Mr. New they the admiration and terror
oil the surrounding tribes
The missionaries heard from the native traders or
Lake Barngo, which Speke puts down his map as
connected with and closely adjoining northeast por
ton Of the Victoria NyanZa Mr. stanley. he found
no such lake nor anything ndca ng IT, but merely that
portion Of the country adjoining the Victoria yanza
was called Baringo, concluded that such lake
connected with The Victoria Niyanza Major Burton
in q recent letter to the Geographical Aagaslne dis
putes this conclusion and insists that Mr.. Stanley has
mot been successiol IN establishing tho theory
that Captain Spekee Victoria NiyanZa Is Jake,
and not lake region" that tho Lake
Baringo Of the missionaries Krapl Wakefield and New
blacks Now. tbsse missioparIes never claimed .ha.
the Lake Barngo OF which they bad heard bad any
connection with tho Victoria NyanzA On the COD
trary Is laid down IN News map Of 1873 as an ndepen
dent lake, with outlet running northwest in the d.
TectOn Of she Nile and exactly 10 the way upon
krapfs map thirteen years previously with It's post
ton than degree to the east Of the Victoria Nj
yanzA II speke's idea and, as il seems MAJOR
Buron's, that IL flowed into anu formed part OF the
Victoria, and is SO represented upon Speke's map so
FAR from MAJOR Burtons authorizes the MISSIONARIES
therefore sustaining him, there Is nothing Ia
sheir 70 call in question the
rectness Of Mr. SANKEY'S conclusion. II was, more
over, gratutous and ungenerous in this eminent
traveller and geographer 10 suggest that Mr.. Stanley
knew nothing evidently Of Lake Baringo except what
DC found 10 Spekes map The last time that Mr..
stanley al my house he spent the wnolo evening
70 reading al that could be found about this region of
Eastern AFRICA even IN 20 Old an author as Purchas,
aud A. Mr.. News book the most important one,
published only three years ago he IN all probability
has read u. Lake Baringo may possibly be connected
With the large body Of water which ColOuo Long found
Ga descending tho Nile although the gen.
era Impression among gcographers IS that what
he saw not permanent lake, but simply
temporary overflow OF the river in that
locality A. stated AZ our last meeting my impression
IT, in the present state OF my knowedge that the great
mountain and have referred 10 and IA Wasterp ard