, 1876-01-28

Htw l'oFk I7Hts, J1H. y.
Tho letters Of Lieut. Cameron, which Neto
road boforo tho Royal Geographical Society on
tho 10th inst, are not clear and nteltigIbls
roaid ba wished, but they are certaiulY Of great
Ictcrcat. As Is wolf known, it was Cametonn
original intention to descend the Lualaba to the
coat. When, however, he arrived at NyApgwo,
the nost northorly point reached by Living
Htone, lo vas unable 10 procure canoos, and was
FORCED TO ABANDON
hts intended ronto. lie thereupon proceeded,
first, IN southcrty direction, and for q part Of
the way through tho valley OF the Lomamo, TN.
til he reached the head waters OF tho Za,nbeze,
In longitude % deg, latitude II deg, and from
thcnco llo marclod TO tho Wost coast at Ben
G,sa, by way Of l3ihe, following tho general Ii
recklon Of 3Ggyai's route, ~ 1t wAA susKdstad in
tlless columns that he would probably do, Tho
entiro distance travelled hy Cameron On foot IL
estimated al 2,053 miles, and tho number md
accutacy OF his Astronomical observations, taksu
" they wbre, In the must difficult circumstances,
haye amazed his scientific coMntry1nen.
THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES
mado In tho course Of this ,neanslod march arc
Of very groRt Importance. Cah.tron fnnnd TINT
the LllaIhba at NyAuBWe flowed In u westerly in-
atead OF no,thasly direction reported by
lAringstoue aud tint ~ height sl'oSo tlo sea 10
only LOO feut. A. this is 923 foet bslow the
loyol Of tho Albert Lake, and hN0 feet below Tho
leyol OF Tho Milo at Gondoko1o, there IL no
longor any possibility that the Lualahh flows
into Tho Albert Lake. Or has any canDecstnn
wflatsrar with tho Min. Its Identity viii The
Congo hes, thcra fore. been proved By cauleEons
eurseylnR Instruments cocltlsivoy 81 it cunE1
hnyo teen had Ae aeBeended the 1iYer to lts
mouths journey which would rcally have l'oen
of ieas saIuu to gaographoFs than tut which he
actually nude. .-.....
I.ualabA have rendered It probable Tint tue Lo-
n,hme flows from I!vIugstonss contsctnsAl
Lake Lincoln, but have oyertllro"n the theory
Tint il is tho Wost LuAlabA discovered br ths
I'o1n,,rrna Cameron found tho river Of tbs
rr.nhrirrs rthcl4alY whore thGy assorted that
tGuy v1uaset it, aud lle moreover AtorrIahed that
it il larger Rnl more important than Living
slouo's l4nhlh lhbA. Tho !atters imaginative map
| 1nuat, therefore,
pE AGAIN REVISED.
| This I.uaabA OF the roinhssoa m1se no longer
be confuuutud With the Loulame, and 1t muzt
bo regarded aa tho true l4uslabs or Upper CON
| 70, OF which IIyngBtol'a s1nalioE Lt.alaba III =
! tributary. Ol course. Wis IN not very sntsis.
lie except to thoHo who Asya Livlngstoas map
| before them; but 1t ls important not only ~
. co,.tribut ON to African geography, but also ~
Portuguese explorations, which hare boon No ar
| bltrarlly disotsdllsd aud unjustly Eidiouled by
| English eouprsVheru.
Anutl,sr discover, Of retnsrkab!o intarent
mnds BY Cameron. IN that OF Lake Nohrya, on
which
| HH FnrNn LAKE VILLAGES
such ~ thoBo which utistea iM switzerlRnd prior
to historic times, Hitherto our knowledge Of
the Iako-iwciors has been to . grcat o1tent
cnnjecturel. II has been Imagined that agca
had paaHcd away atnco the last Iaks-d"uli1ng
sank ont Of sight and nstnn!y- lint Aoto III tte
heart Of Africa, IL suddenly fo1lAu p.o!'o
ahoso l.sh,ta arc. no doubt, identical with thosa
| Of tho h,4ira lake.tiwe'!ors. II ia Tue discovery
| ot \ Lost page of human history. aud isa vaus
| TO antllr0poloElatH cannot be oyerestlnsted-
Ths faot thst the soarcoA Of tho Congo aud
| XRmbexe arc 10 noaF TO Que another that tlets
watots tnlnglu tn tho Iainy season Ia mAde the
occasion OF .....-
AnATuEH VISIONARY Project
| hy I,tsut. Cameron. lilo 44aesta that 4 canal 20
uiiIes long, cut through iasel plain. would oon.
upct tho Two Krost rivers aut! oisu : highway Tor
oomu.orco through tho csntre Of Africa from tue
Atlantic to tho Indian Ocean. 10 sntlnstas @ tnss
200 " Ea.Qov.Q99 could cut the canal