The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12
STANLEY AND HIS EXPLORATIONS.
From the Boston Journal, August IL

From the Boston Journal, August IL.
The letter received by Centennial correspondent
from Henry NJ. Stanley, the world known African ex-
porer is in some respects the interesting OF all
those which the public have been SO long awaiting
from his pen In the freedom of personal friendship
he has detailed many circumstances OF his exploring
life which he might think beneath mention IN news
paper correspondence but which exactly the things
of interest most readers. Besides, IN this letter
Stanley makes more condensed and lucid statement
OF the result OF his geographical researches than no
given elsewhere yet 1t is true, by ono OF those
Slips which peculiarly provoking from their con.
nection with important Matters Stanley forgets to
cord III the OF his letter the figures for the year
merely writing May 19and it is needless to say tina:
there are post Office stampnes in Africa to supply
what is missing The facts narrated however, constL
tute the main thing
Stanley well says that snow Speke's work is done"
1t will BIO remembered that Spekcs alleged discoveries
in 1858 of great lake Central Africa which he
iccturcd to the real OF the Nile have been
the subjcctof much controversy, doubt, and of
ridicule for nearly eighteen years Even second
visit, by which Spoke saw the outlet Of the lakc-a.
ready named by HIM Victoria Niyauzadd but little to
strengthen his assertions because he had really done
nothing explore the lake, nor did he follow down
the outlet order establish Its identity with the
Nile The first of these requisites Stanley has sup
piled he has thoroughly, with sufficient thorough
ness for all practical purposes explored Victoria Nj
yanza ascertaned its and its feeders II is thus
proved be body OF water sufficient to be the foun-
tam Of the Nile, unless itRe regarded rather
argemeni of its main tributary, which comes up from
some tw thousand miles to the southeast If Stanley
should never be heard FROM should be pierced by
those savage from which his deadly elephant
riie'' has efectualIy protected him hitherto this
achievement will forever rank him among the great
explorers and discoverers OF modern times. He pro-
poses however, much greater adventures and enter
prses Besides the Lake Victoria Niyanza there
Albert Nyanza the Taraganlka according to the
biography of SANKEY'S letter to King, but usually
written 'sTanganyka' and further oflakes
the westward, discovered, anu barely discovered, by
Livingstone All of these and their relations
other and the Nie If they have any, remain to be
cleared up and Stanley resolved to undertake the her.
culean work With regard the old and ques.
ton OF the Nile IL be stated that the weight OF
evidence rs wholly III lavor OF Victoria Niyanza
beng regarded Its mann source although something
remains be done N tracing down the stream
Nlyanza have confirmed this by showing is not
IL has no feeders OF consequence But whole ques-
ton be settled TIL the lake region of Central
Africa thoroughly explored and mapped out 1t
would seem that stanley can do II, II any living man
can and IL Is 10 be hoped that he will be prospercd
mt end.