The New York herald., 1877-12-17

slave hunters from Dariur, in the year 1924, aud
Barth's faithful guide, learned and remarkable
fcani, Fako Sambi, resident OF Fayo, Ia Southern
Soudan, was one of the party. Fago was not merely
acquainted with the history and geography OF
Central Africa but we'll read in classical litcra-
turc ana understood and read Plato and Aristotle
This learned and intelligent traveller may well be con-
sdcrcd trustworthy he could relate the details Of
the journey to tho great river to Dr. Barth twenty.
eight years after 1t took place. According to Fakos
description the river beyond TO the west OF the
Kubanda wide that 1t was difficult to see men
who standing on the opposite shore from where
thcy stood The expedition was not IN a condition TO
cross the large river, hence they we're compelled to
return TO the KuDaDda. In their RAIDS the Arabs
usually allow no obstacles TO stand between them and
their booty, and are well acquainted with the rivers
and lakes OF Central Afnca IL therefore noteworthy
that the great OF Barth ana Nachtigal was 10
them comparatively familiar and formed boundary
line beyond which they did not 50. They declared II
to DO from two TO ten miles, 10 600 10 $4,000 feet
across; II so 1t is Identical with stanlcy's The
Inhabitants OF the shores and islands represented
as "vcry brave and warikcn for FaKo's lighting men
were eventually driven back.
scmwEIsfuRTH's URLLE
Schweniurth makes his river, the Uclie flow into
the Schari a matter that Nacbtigai seriously doubts
According the latest exploration there Is river
between The Bahar Kuta and the Schari into which
tho Uee could ow Schweiuiurth states that the River
Uelc only 500 iect wide, while the Schari, where II
joins the Batschikam Bugoman, accord ng TO Barth
is from 300 to 300 feet wide, tending To establish
the identity OF the Bahar kuta and Kubanda as
sanleys river only that Il is from 10, 900 so 900
feet vide. The Uee may be a fork Of the Kuta, but
aocs not 1ow the Schari again When schwein-
furth reached the Uec, March 10, 1870. he wrote
ans wns, tDcn, the mysterious much-talkc Cd -of
river which flowed TO the west, and OF which
rumor hearsay and the stories OF the Nubians
were frequent as to enlist my interest during
the entire journey from kartoum. The Monbut,u
and this was corroboraicd by the Niamniam OF the
Karma country, declared the Uce many
many days distant In northcasterly direction
that at ono part u broad that the could
not be the opposite side. and that thero
nothing be seen but SKY and water. They also
stated that the people oil the lowlands dressed IN
white clothing, and, as In Nubia knet down upon
tue earth and prayed. IL evident, then that Mo
bammedans dwct IN tho vicinity OF the ueo, aud the
distance was twenty days journey IRON Southern
Bagirml Nachtigai gives US some useful inior
concerning these districts. II Schwoiniurth reckons
II a fourteen days journey from Dem-Bakir to the
Uellc, TO 3 deg nortn latitude, twenty days
journey would bo Is deg ana bring from
Munsa to "a dog. or 23 deg. east longitude from
Greenwich, or about to the meridian line between
Dariur and wadai and 10 Barth's Kubsnda. When
whero does the schar roY" wo refer him TO Nachll