Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-05-17
CENTRAL AFRICA.

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CENTRAL AFRICA.
The Bold Cameron's Remarkable journey
"A Land of Wonderful Beauty and Fruit.
falness. s
On Tuesday evening. the 11th Of
April, says the New York Tribune
Lieut.. Cameron enjoyed in London The
triumphant reception which must have
amply repaid him for all The trials and
/ perils of his journey Of two years and
eight months across Africa. The Royal
Geographical Society met to welcome
him, the Duke of Edinburgh presiding;
ff.it & wsss :aied 10 o751
owing with distinguished audience,
including the father, mother and three
brothers of the explorer On the plat
form were the tattered remains of the
four British flags with which Cameron
started on his expedition, together with
two smaller ones which he made on the
way and colored with native dyes. The
skin Of an antelope brought from Ugan-
da, and three diminutiye and fantastic
idols from Urua, were also exhibited. The
Duke of Edinburgh introduced the he
roic traveller in highly complimentary
address, and the latter then told his
story. >He 5a.a zs~s.'
The first object of his expedition, it
will be remembered, was to reach and
assist the lamented Livingstone. Start.
ing from Zanzibar in March, 1873, he
did not reach Unyanyembe- the Arab
trading post, lying nearly between the
Victoria Nyanza and Lake Tanganyika-
until August. Here. while prostrated
by fever, he received the news of Liv-
ingstone's death and the approach Of his
corpse. guarded by Chumah and Vain
wright. Two days after this sad caravan
had left for Zanzibar, Cameron set out
for Ujiji to save the papers which the
great explorer hal left there, and, if
possible, to continue the latter's work
of discovery. He describes the first
view Of Lake Tanganyika from the brink
of the central table land as something
marvellous the vast blue lake appeared
to be sky and the mountains beyond it
floating clouds. In spite of the severe
attacks Of fever and ophthalmia, he COM
pleted the entire circumnavigation of the
lake in February, 1874. He found
ninety six rivers flowing into it. besides
torrents and springs, and only one river
the Lusugs, on the western side
flowing out. Mr.. Stanley and DR.. Liy-
ingstone had previously established the
fact that there was no northern outlet.
The Lukuga wa, discovered at point
about twenty five miles south of that to
which Capt. Spoke crossed, in February,
1858. s,.. .as'
The beginning of Cameron's explora-
ton was thus signalized By the settle
ment OF a very important geographical
problem. He appears to have followed
the Lukuga but for short distance
westward, and then to have taken Liv-
ingstone's route to the great I.ualaba
river. This stream he traced to point
but few leagues beyond that reached
by his predecessor, when the hostility of
native tribe barred his advance. But
he saw the stream leave itsnorthern course
and turn westward, and his observation
Of its elevation above the sea- level con-
clusively shows that it can have no con-
nection with the Nile. The drainage Of
Lake Tanganyika into the Lualaba, and
the identity OF that river with the Congo,
=. ~ .nele.ose eo. nos apsoi1teiy proven, put
tley n1se lt'lcned 9 de rec u pats prooa-
DiilIs ~. ~nl. ,si.. comes H. ye.s near e Ger
.ain1y' A.1i =, pens 0eiea,ed u MS az
tempI W lolow eue LualaDa' ~ cameron
Snihsu t soaInWestwara tnrougn an I'M
AnoWn W. Ieelon, % WHICH ne gives US as
yet, pue seanty reports. ne represents est[l's
~ ,s as . ishu =. "onueriu ~ ), Deauty ana
l!u1llu ulness, WIN Que VI tne erSnaest
~, 1lsel aau NIKE sys'ems IN tne word.
.la..,s Inels a1 ~ e:.uoWs len wnele sne grass
sIoss - ~ nele L. 81 WE'VE " 1eet, and
umoss aa.,sxa lievenss Iave'. ne ne mere l Gus
covered anotne1 rlver' caiied the Lol-
h ame, :, noMi9g 9! .nrqng1 . cnaln OF lakes.
wlIcn ~ olr henry Isa"iinsn :. considers 70
De tue 'rue A''aiapa. r.. neyond TINS ne
es'ae upun new pon'len power u - sne
e.ll'sr 2, Alflca-tne n - great M cneI no
s,'ngo, whose 's'1'l autnorlty Is acKnowiedged
tnrougno9s q vast extent .' OF country.
ua!ns ns!nea Oiua: A. tne capltal 9, TINS
cnieI . ne .e'na.ne" 1oHr monthe ene tnen 9..
started iol the western COAST: als
course !. iea IS. nun N along tne watershed De,
tween tne anuents 9. OF tne congo ana
AaalDesl rivers. an ]. the greater part OF
- ..s.'as Wa ove. en.llely new gIounn. ne
c1osssu as Livingstone e route irom 9, l1oands
- - tle Is.er llves, ano nnal,y reached
tne terrloo.y hnoWn, own, to the fortuguese
remarkable journey Of 5000 miles on
foot, dur ng which, in spite OF disease,
paftled toll, and unceasing dangers, he
took neariy ). GGo GGo observations Of iiatii iiatti-
tude: longitude, and elevation. These
are now being computed at the Green
wich observatory, and they are said