The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-27

returned to civilization after journey through mo
heart OF tho African continent His safety was nado
known by despatch daled from Emboma, Congo
River west coast OF Africa, August TO- and states that
he arrived at that point August from Zanzibar WIN
only ll5 souls the entire party in an awful condition
alter their long and terrible journey through the heart
Of the African continent.
Mr. Stanley has added greatly TO the 5cant knowi-
edge possessed OF the interior OF Africa and It's inhao
tants, and the reading world will await with eager
anticipation the fullest accounts OF all he has TO tell
From the Boston tMassl Pilot. Sept. 3D.
Mr. Henry N. Stanley, correspondents OF the NEW
York HERALD. In the simple performance OF hts duty
Journalist, has earned tho reputation OF being the
greatest Of African explorers He has safely reached
the western coast OF Africa hav ns crossed the cont
ncnt from Zanzibar 10 Congo The despatch announc-
ing his safe arrival Is dated from Emboma Congo.
the ION oil August aud he states IN il ha. lie has fol-
lowed the OF the Lunlba, which he discovered
is Identical with the Congo RIVER Tho history Of his
explorations is simply wonderful and the value OF his
discoveries IL very great He mas written his name
high above that oil Livingstone and all other explorers.
From the Norristown tl'a.) Herald, Sept %
Stanley has experienced pretty rough time in
cling through tho wds OF Africa but he not
forced to call the militia to suppress railroad
riot-at least he doesn't hint at anything OF the kind
In his interesting letter Ia the NEw YORK HERALD
We Judge that the natives OF Africa not civilized
enough to inaugurate railroad riots.
From the Fall River tMass News, Sept 26.l
Ii. NJ Stanley the NEW York HERALp's agent in
bunting up Livingstone, who aterward explored lakes
Victoria Nyanza and Tanganyika, as agent OF the
HERALD and London newspaper mas for the last two
years been engaged In tracing the course OF the
Lualaba River, stream quite prominent in the ako
region of Central Africa, but whose real course and
destination wero unknown. Early In 1876 he started
with party OF men In boats down the Lualaba, and
porsistently followed tho windings OF the stream,
which, rising several degrees SOUTH led him away
anti l,oun .
IN orcutous to the west and then souhwc
eriy iii at last II deDouched into region that had been
visited by travellers. and tho river took the Of
Quango Following the course, for long before this
the river had become mighty stream from two 10
miles wde interpreted with islands and possessing
splendid luxurance OF the tropics along It's banks no
traced It to tho Atlantic, in Lower Guinea, tho
Congo. river whose mouth has been we'll known tor
centuries, rs the scene Of the horrible slave tralc
that terribly devastated the edge OF the continent
for more than two hundred years This Is great
equatorial river OF Central and tropical Africa, drain
Ing The vast central plateau to the west while the
Mic sweeps oil To the north ana smaller streams 10
tho nearer eastern coast TINS discovery rebounds to
Mr.. SANKEY'S credit man and energetic explorer,
for he has thus added an immense advantage to mod.
ern geography. The famous explorers-Barth, Cam
cron, Speke, Livingstone aud others-who preceded
Stanley, put tho world undcr great Obligations By
their wonderful energy IN surrounding great
obstacles and bringing TO light the hidden myster-
les of the African continent Several of them
had crossed that continent from one point or
another, but none evor did more than Stanley
has done. He, starting at Zanzibar, OH the eastern
side, with 3l5 men. all equipped for exploration,
marched up into the now familiar region oil the lakes
aud rendezvousing awhile at Uu, put forth Tor the
Lualaba but lost large part oil his force by deserton
IN Dody. The rest stuck to him, including several
energetic white men whom he had enlisted, ono OF
whom, Francis Pocock, AN Enslishnan, was gentle
nan OF nigh culture and rspute but who lost with
his men and boat by being swept over the falls OF the
Congo in their journey The native African tribes
proved troublesome, and thirty battles had TO
fought before reaching their destination; and this is
the only Objectionable feature tho narrative 1t
may be questioned whether Stanley NAV have been
rather delinquent IN not carrying the olive branch Of
peace moro prominently, rather than resenting
| rudoness Of suvages too rashy. Al all events,
| he lost many men, killed many OF the natives,
| leaving bad Impression behind HIM, was compelled
to keep In hs boats and trust the Tor safety and
AS II nurrowly escaped destruction from starva-
tiou and IRON drowning by being carried over the falls
OF the Congo. But all came out right at last, and
the 9th OF July last alter many weary mouths OF toll,
risk aud resoute perseverance, the problem solved
the mystery Of the Iuaa0a reveaed the OF tho
Congo and determined the geography Of new regions
noted Books OF geography must now be changed,
and In few years moro the whole section of Central
Africa lying northwest OF Lake Albert Niyanza and
away up between the Equator and Soudan will be ex-
porcd and It's Resources noticed, whilo the region
which the head branches OF tho Nile will receive
tho attention they deserve, so as " mark for
tainty the whole course OF that mighty river tho
drain OF tho great central table aud which the
copous equatorial rains fall, and furnish the floods
that overflow Egypt annually.