The New York herald., 1875-11-12

- ,hs discoverer Of the true source or the Mile The
rtvey aows on, OF the Albert Niyanza, but one
CARDS mat lake lis proper source since h has
more elevated and remote source in the great VIC
toria Laka Neither can the latter DO ad-
judged 70 be- the final source OF the Nile, since
the waters or the River Shimeeyu, which fan
into the Victoria Lako on the side opposite 20 thae
from which the Victoria Nile issues carried by thG
Nile the Mediterranean The Shimeoyu has course
estimated by Mr. Stanley 10 be Al least $50 miles n
length As II the largest tributary OF the Victoria
Niyanza il must be regarded as the extreme qppeK
OF the Nile and its fountain head as thefeun-
tain OF the great river OF Africa
Now 10 Mr. Stanley alone belongs the honor OF hav-
ing discovered the Shmeeyu and hence he deserves 70
tion and 70 be hailed as the fortunate who has
finally solved the most famous problem Of geographical
science.
or course If Dr. Livingstone's theory that the Luas
laba which has its source the tenth parallel ol
south latitude belongs the Ne system hc rathek
his predecessor-the Portuguese, Laeerdais the dis
OF the urthest OF the Nile But u Is NOS
only improbable but actually impossible that the Lua-
laba should have any connection with the Nile Liv-
ingstone assumed that the Lualaba falls INTO thd
Albert Lake At the most norheriy point OF his LAST
journey he was al least 400 miles nom the Albert Lake.
and at that point he found the Lualaba running with
very rapid current or II that thm
Albert Lake extends In southwestery direction below
the Equator for vast and indefinite distance II may
easily pc claimed that IL extends nearly 10 the most
northery point Of Lvingstone's route
This, however, would compel us ignore Schwein-
furths explorations his discovery of the river
Wee flowing from east to west and having its origin in
neghborhood OF the Equator, shows that he was ON
another watershed than that OF tho Nile system ami
IL extremely Improbable that there can be any
very great extension OF the lake In q SOUTH
westerly direction. Moreover IL has been ascertaine1
that Lake ranganyika Is drained by stream falling
into the Lualaba This stream, which Cameroni
embarked months ago. flows with hardly perceptib5
current showing that the Luaiaba at the point where
this sluggish stream joins IT, is but slightly below th0
level OF ranganyika. Now this lake is bat fectl
higher than the Albert Lake Ifthe Luaaba flows intoi
the latter has fall of only ten feet OF at
least 500 miles. And yet Livingstone found IL flowing
with current so swift that II difficult and danger
out to cross IT, This swift necessarily
rapid descent not only from the Junction OF the
Luaaba and the outlet OF TanganyikA which junction
is distant fully dfty and perhaps a hundred
miles south of Iivingstone's last sight Of
the river, but also below, or, in other
words further north OF Lvingstone's furthest-
There be hardly any doubt that where Livngstona
last the Lualaba II many feet lower than the
wholly inconsistent with the theory that the river has
only a fall OF ten feet a ~ five hundred
miles. Its rapid current taken in connection with the
fact that il drains the Tanganyka and that the latter
is but ten feet higher than the Albert Niyapza,
demonstrates that IL does not fall into the latter lake.
and hence that 1t has possible connection with tha
Nile
Staney's fame is safe. He has found the foun-
tain OF the Nile in the River Shimeeyu. Livingstone
drop OF water that belonged TO the Nile,
and the discoveries of Spoke and OF Baker important
they were, have been interpreted and completed by
the bold American who has finally grasped the prize
which has cost many precious lives, and which has
eluded so many gallant and persevering efforts