The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12

yards and the head barbed and sashed that
il a man is wounded large piece OF tortured flesh
must be IL is extracted We had narrow
escape lately. We but twelve in our boats crew,
the ssvages several hundreds. As they came down TO
attack ordered the boat be showed oil, which
done so rapidly that with the impetus they had given
il they themselves carried deep water, and
only myself in the boat had to keep the beach clear
ofthe rascas and emptied my elephant rifle double
barrelled shot gun and revovers at them, while the
men swan with tho boat of shore water infested
with crocodes None of US thank fortune injured,
but each of US had escape relate from
whizzing spears and arrows
Since left Zanzibar have travelled 100 miles by
land and 10Oi miles Thy computation by
water. This IN six months good work.
over 100 positions settled by astronomical observa-
tions-for you must kn2nHthat from the very day
got my commission I ausy prepared to 6t my
self for geographical order that might be
able to complied rton, Baker and Living
stones !abors, W undonc Now Speke's
work rs done y.ed have finished.
l do know W lhprehend the drift OF
this expedition, BID IN.
You must know IN 1858, came to the
southwest end OF ia and from hill
The lake he disco FAST body oil fresh water.
Having gazed his Il bed to England and wa
commissioned to fl leI. In 1861 and 1862 he
marched from Fan Ugawa, when no saw the
lake again. At the Falls he the lake dis.
charge itself into icloria Nile, and went home
again imagining |e had done his work. II his
work was merely bid the outlet of Lake Victoria
he completed his la but If his task to discover
the sources OF the % he had but begun his worF
He away wltho discovering the feeders Of Lake
Victoria, winch ia reality are the Niles sources. Ex-
trcme southern sources mean. Then Baker came to
Central Africa and discovered Lake Albert He voyaged
sixty miles on the lake. and he ran home also without
knowing anything Of the lakes sources Burton vert
to Taraganka, saw it, and returned home without
knowing its extent, outlet alluents. Livingstone
next to the cham of lakes west OF Taraganka,
aud died molly in harness Well, sent to CON-
plete what these several travellers have begun While
they content with having discovered lakes, must
be with exploring these lakes and discovering
their sources and unravelng the complications OF
geographers at home mighty work. but a fourth
OF that work is already done. UNTIL can say have
done the half, bid you farewell
HENRY NJ STANLEY.
1t wCuld seem If this were the cearest statement
which the young explorer has made since he was first
heard from after his One OF tho conclud
ing paragraphs in the letter to indicate
that Stanley will protract his stay in Africa
beyond the time originally intended. His
theory has always been that a white man may
with lmpunIty attempt African eXporation II no
does not stay long at time in the country For
instance he was to say that at the end OF two
years so home and get rcvitalIzed H6
was inclined believe that Livingstone had much in
jured his powers good work by remaining too long
in Africa. Yet he himself evidently contcmplates
remaining much more than two years, and dong a
vast amount Of work which he had not originally in
tended. Perhaps he has found the climatic dangers
less than he ianced they would be- although remem
Der that when he LETT this second expedition he
spoke of slight msgvings as to the possibility OF
his safe return. He has certainly had miraculous
escaped And fought battles which not to be
despised Knowing how interesting the personal mar
rative Of explorer usually is have venturcd
send you these details just they were written In
the familiar vein OF private correspondence.
EDWARD KING.