Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-01
S'anle.'s Exploration of Lake Victoria
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The III raiL has received the summary
of two more letters which have been drS-
patched iy Mr.. Stanley, detailing his eX-
p.orai ."na of the water system of the Up
ii'r Nile. The history of the letters them
selves Is of scarcely less Interest than the
@"ngrtphicIl results which they record
Ilirv were sent 10y Mr.. Stanley from the
capital of the country of Mtr~a, in charge
of Colonel de BrllctorI, ;,n Egyptian Off
rcr viii" WAS attacked 10y the natives. and
with lhlr'E->iN of his men ma,>:lcred \
detachment of Egyptian troop, was sent
To the scene OF ihe massacre, and recovered
the letters, which We're found. stained
with hlopI. among the bodies of the slain
lilr letters @iyc the story of the first >vS-
trmatlc and thorough survey of Lake
Victoria Niyanza,concrrning which Spoke
aud Livingstone colld offer only vague
hyloh SIS. The Victoria NivnnZa proves
not t" b" FIVE lakes a> reported bv Living
stone. blt one which is led by extensive
system, OF water courses, dotted with
islands. and it> banks inhabited by numer-
"U- and stvag" tribes. >tanlevs party
was Nnre ATTACKED! by 4 body of these n;i-
tivc- III thirteen canoes. who were only
rrpnI~'I after :. bloody conflict. Tnc
nairlllN" Of the explorer is filled with
liVrl incident. picturesque description.
va,ulhlr geological notes and important
"h~orvrt "n> Of the habits and qualities Of
savage tribes Of Central Africa. King
Mtc>a. ruler Of on" Of these tribes, which
Is supposed t. number two million natives
received the explorer with generous hos
pital.ty, and or,lcsr'i Il celebration in his
honor. One feature cf ,he display was !
naval review on the lake Of eightv-four
canoes manned by 300 men. On the
>"conl day. IN addition To- the naval
mtn'ruvcr~, there were races. in which
ci@htv-tnur canoes We're engaged. each
propelled by thirty oarsmrn, the king
leading the ll"ct personally i'll the pres
cncr Of 4 great thrng of Spectators
Among the ON locker, were three hundred
wivr, Of The kin". On the third day
there was bird >h"o inL and target prtc-
ticr hy three Thousand troops. On the
| fourth day they returned TO Mtrs,> capt
til. King Mtc>a has two million subjects.
Stanley praises his great Intelligence, and
depicts him ~ Il ruler whose dominion
affords the best angurv for thr possible
civilization of Africa. He is :. Mu>>ulman
but Stanley regards hs conversion to
| Chris. .anity rs possible. and suggests this
| labor = Il trld for missionary effort that is
caplhir of affnrlin~ very brilliant results.
The New lurn Tinlts says that neither
til" American or English press appear to
notice that Mr.. Stanley has won the great
prize Of .tf.icln exploration, the right 10
be recognized ~ the di>cuvcrcr of the true
source OF the Nile. Stanley t:lnc j. safe.
t!r llI~ found the true foundation of the
Nile in the river Shimcyn. Livingstone
never saw Il drop OF water that belonged
to tn. Nile, and the discoveries OF 81, kc
ana Baker. importtnt a thnv were. have
been Interpreted and completed by the
bolt American who has finally grasp"i
tn" priI which hl~ cost 50 many precious
| lives. an which has rlu.lcl - many
:s.'ilan, and preserving efforts.