The Morning herald., 1877-09-20
rvw SrANLEY'S GEEAE pisSVs
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Mr.. Stanley, the African explorer, who
has been lost to sight in the w'Ids OF Neh~
trail AFRICA for Il good many months, mas
heep heard from at last, and the lniorma
,ion he sends TO the civilized world Is OF
the first importance. The extreme head
waters Of the Nile may not have been as
vet made out with absolute certainty, ou'
the great Nile problem which vexeo the
world for ages has been practically solved,
and solved so completely that there Is little
or nothing for future explorers to do. The
important African problems Of the present
day have been the discovery OF the source
and course of the great river Congo, which
empties into the Atlantic just south OF the
fifth parallel of south Africa, ard ii possl-
bls its connection with portion CT the
GREAT lake system of interior Africa. Stan
lev was long ago strongly urged to give up
travelling over ground that had been ex+
olored with sufficient thoronghness by his
predecessors, and to devote himself to the
iscoyering whether the river Lnalaba was
or was identical with the river Congo
only two years ago he was of the opinion
that the Tnalaba was an aiAuent of the AL
bert Lake, and consequently portion OF
the Nile system. Spurred on either by his
own genius or by the criticisms on his
proceedings, he has adopted this course
and has inmortalihed himself hy making
one Of the most important gcographlca'
discoveries of modern times. 1t has beer
surmised for a good while past that the
Iuabala was nothing more nor less thar
the Upper Cougo, and Commander Came
ron is entitled to the credit Of having
pointed out to Stanley the way in whlcl
he ought to go. But as Cameron wa
compelled to abandon the investigation o'
which he had partly entered, the honor
Of actual achievement altogether belong t
Stanley, aud BY piecinG together his dis
roveries aud those of other eXplorers-Ca
merou especially-we find that the actua
head of the Congo is the large lake Bang
weolo, or Bemba, laying between the lit
and l2th south parallels and between III
10Th and Slst meridians. From this lax
il flows nearly directly north into smallt
lake called Moero, on the 9Th meridian
and from there. running slightly northwes
il falls into Lake l.a0jj between the 5t
and Gth parallels and the G,th and 2St
meridiaus. From that lake il runs mort
and northwest until it reaches the (ay!
lake of Sankorra, between the Isl and Il
oith meridians and the "a and 5,h para
lels and from there ii takes very lol
northwest course, and then, making 4 sha
turn, runs in southwesterlv direction
the ocean. If SANKEY'S Iualaha is t
main stream of the Gorge, the river viii
has hitherto been called the Congo, A
which joins this main stream At the to-
of Coucabella, between the th and 9TH !
rellels and nearly on the 9TH meridian,
with its numerous large 0t..ucnts VIII
drain An immense territory in the v
heart Of Africa, merely Il tributary.
Stanley has performed An immense
in identifying the Luahata with he Ter
and il Is feat that is nol unlikely to !
to important Consequences. Ise un
taiatv about the true course OF the Co
and lis relations 10 the wonderful
system 0, the interior Of the African I
,ineut has hitherto prevented the carr,
ont of numerous schemes tor opening
the heart Of .Atricato hcwor,1, Whe
these schemes can now be c1rrisI cut
Of course depend upon great uomhl
contingencies but even il the civil
world is unable to make al ImDe,
Use Of his great discovery, the honors "
bdouc TO Stanley viii v il no tegrI