The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-14
PE7ERMANN AND STANLEY.
The Celebrated GeOgrapher's Opinion Of
the Herald Explorers Work.
Problems Solved-Turther Dis
coveries Probable.
The Lake System Of Central Africa and
the Great Rivers.
COURSE OF THE CONGO.
DR.. Petermann's Tribute to the
s@ American Explorer.
Sacrifices Made, But Grand Geograph-
icaI Achievements.
COURSE OF THE CONGO.
DR.. Petermann's Tribute to the
NJ American Explorer.
Sacrifices Made But Grand Geograph-
ical Achievements.
kEpAcTIoy DIR AUTHORIZATIONS Arts
JusTus PERTHRs GEoGKAPniscHER AxsrALr.
GOTTA, March ~. 1877.

kEpAcTioy MIrTHEILUycEy Arts
JusTus PKRTHRs GEoGKAPniscHER AxsrALr.
GOTTA, March ~. 1877. }
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HgRALD:-
Tho last lottors Of Mr. Stanley, up to the 18th OF
bvering explorer pursues his present great under
taking With his wonted energy Having len the coast
Of East Africa In November 1874, he forced his way
ukerewo Victoria Niyanza) through previously un-
trodden regions gated this great basin In
March. April and May, 1875, and fully decided the
problem attached to this lake favor OF first dis
coverer, Spoke. who had firmly maintained the unity
Of the various shores explored by him against Burton
who had attempted to cut IL up in little bits thus
solving one Of the great African questions.
From Ukerewe Stanley made his way across the
high mountain region between It and the Mwutan
tAlbert Niyanza), adding everywhere to previous
knowledge, and finally reaching Lake Tanganika at
UjL When no wrote his last letters he had also
completely circumnavgated this great lake and
finished what Spoke, Burton Livingstone and Cam
eron had lett undone.
BY those his new surveys and explorations Stanley
aas dccocd another great African problem, having
beyond my further doubt established the fact that
Lake ranganika is in connection with the Mwutan
tAbert Nyanza). and. consequently. not with the
Nile. third great problem, tho outflow OF tho Tan
ganika into the Lualaba basin, has also been further
Investigated by Stanley, and the result Of his nycs.
gation Is tina: the Lukuga not as Cameron thought
4 hu,o .
sas'onal outflow Of the Tanganka Lake Thus in the
short space OF only one year and thrce.quar,ers.
Stanley las solved several great African problems and
added immensely to our geographical knowledge OF
this continent
TO SANKEY'S further proceedings since 18th August
1916, look with still greater expectations ana from
his plan there seems doubt that he will Guido
everything he has yet achieved, and make the
greatest discovery remaining In Africa THIS d,scov-
cry is the solution Of the question: What becomes of
the great lake and river systems discovered BY Lv-
ingstono In Central Africa? Do they drain into the
Congo or not? Ii the Luaaba the Congo the Nile or
what other rivera Cameron. by turning from Ny
lngwe to the south and afterward west to Benguela
40 ''leit the question
the Lualaba exactly where Livingstone lef. it."
Now, SANKEY'S plan is diverted to the north and
west from Nyangwc, and in either direction he will
not fail to make the greatest discoveries yet remaining
nnitely more important than all no had donc up to
that tme A. PETERMANN.
DR. pETEnMANN's DESCRIPTION or THE ppoo.
REss OF AFRICAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CIVIL
lzATIoNs UNRAvELLINo OLD PROBLEMS.
From the Cologne Gazette.l
GOTTA, March %, 1871
Africa at tho present is the objcc, Of groa,
civzing, scientific efforts and projecta Previously
there simply expeditions for geographical dis.
covery with unravei hidden my steries:
few commcrial houses tried 10 develop its wealth;
two civilized governments interested them
selves s welfare but tins stubborn part OF
the globe is being attacked by the promoters higher
civilization, and tor all these Mr. SANKEY'S cxplora-
tons have become matters OF absorbing interest.
When only thinks that from tho time Of the
Egyptian Mcnes probably eight thousand years have
passed away since discoveries made in Africa
while North Central and South America arc scarcely
four hundred years old, and that II is within tho term
Of forty years that the Australian continent has do
that something done for the benighod portions Of
The earth.
Still OF late geographical discovery has proceeded in
Africa with gigantic strides. II took 1900 years 10
smancpato mankind from the theories OF the Egyptian
geographer Caudus Ptolemaus with reference to tho
basin and sources OF the Nile, and It Is only eighty
years since It's modern, and thirty since It's
scientific, exploration was begun. In these
thirty years o great deal has bcen done,
although much moro remains. Indeed geographic
research there Is still in It's infancy yet It is constantly
extending Its scope. Where does tho LuaIaba flow
fromS Whence comes the river Congo? Where does
tho Ucle to Where does the 0gowe its rise
Tho sources OF the Nile, which Ptoemy prcion,ed to
have known 1870 years, A. c., were really discovered
by the press OF our day-by the American newspaper
reporter Stanley In the Alexandra stream and lake.
TUX WORK OF THE JOURNALIST.
We have before us now the latest letters and maps
sent home by Stanley That great journals should
furnish with tho Of tho day almost as soon
rs they ransprc from the neld Of battle the icsvi
tcs following gigantic Victories reporting with pres
cience and accuracy, Is no longer novelty; but that
the proprietor OF an American newspaper the
NEW YORK HERALD--shoud send correspon-
dent Al his expense to do what Menes,
Ptolomy. Mungo Park, Henry Barih and Livingstone,
and Cameron and Poggc-nay, what our united
geographical societies. governments, Chambers OF
Commerce and industry have Jailed to accomplish, IS
something novel, not only novel, but scrviceaols and
honorable.
For long time nothing was heard from Livingstone.
Il was said he was lost No could tell what his
emo had been His life and death became matters OF
general conversation. Nothing was heard from England
however where the interest would naturally be
expected, nothing IRON his numerous friends and
nothing done among them, even though somc OF
thcm were milonnaires But finally the proprietor
OF the HERALD said to his man. go and find
Livingstone" and ne did dnd him This
commissioner was Henry Stanley. This enterprise
on the part OF the HERALD crowned tho mos.
compete success, and Stanley proved himself by all
means 10 DO tho accomplished that had ever
undertaken difficult mission, and which