The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-04-05

dered such good service on Lake Victoria
N'yanza, Stanley commenced his survey
of Lake Tanganyika. Starting from
Uiiii, he made complete circumDaviga-
ton Of the lake, and verified many obser-
vations made on that portion which he had
previously visited and explored in COM
pany with DR.. Livingstone.
Stanley has settled the question of the
River Lukuga, which Cameron supposed
was the outlet of Lake Tanganyika to.
ward the west and into the system of
lakes which form the headwaters of the
Lomame or Lualaba of Livingstone. STAN
LEWIS letters indicate that Cameron was
both right and wrong with regard to the
character of the Lukuga Kiver. At pres
sent it il only creek, running inland
through deep depression, which extends
westward for great distance. But the
lake, by constantly increasing its area and
rising in level, will eventually find an
outlet through the Lukuga River.
SANKEY'S investigations on and around
Lake Tanganyika are most curious and
complete. At the northern end Of the
lake he found spacious gulf, which will
henceforward be known to geographers as
Burton Gulf" after the celebrated
African explorer of that name.
In his second letter Stanley describes
some very important discoveries respect
ing the Kageera River, which empties
into Lake Victoria N'yanza on its western
side. He sttaches vast importance to this
stream as feeder of the great lake.
He compares the Shimeeyu, which
flows into the Victoria N'yanza from the
vast swampy regions southeast of the lake,
through which he first approached its
shores, to the River Thames, but the Ka-
geera to the Thames and Severn CON-
bined.
The purity and color of the water of the
Kageera, he declares, indicate that it rises
either far 10 the westward of Lake
Tanganyika or that its course is inter-
rupted by q lake, where the waters are
purified as in great settling basin.
SANKEY'S investigations 60 to prove the
existence of such lake of considerable
extent, and which is known by several
names. To the river and lake Stanley
gives the name of Alexandra" in honor
of the Princess of Wales.
He proves that the Egyptian Nile is the
issue Of the united Blue and White Niles,
the tormer flowing from the mountainous
region of Abyssinia and the latter from
the equatorial lake system. The White
Nile is the issue of Lake Albert N'yanza,
which derives its waters from the vas,
watershed that Immediately surrounds it
The Victoria Nile is the issue of Lake
Victoria N'yanza, which is fed by numer.
GUS rivers, such as the Shimeeyu, the
Duma, the Ruana. The Kageera OF
Lower Alexandra Nile issues from Alex.
andra Lake, which latter body of water
is fed from sources yet unexplored.
The natives say that Lake Alexandra is
two days canal sailing in width, and lies
beyond the mountains of Ugufu. 1t il
called by them N'yanza Chu N'gonia.
Stanley's latest letter, dated Ujiji, Aug
10, reports an outbreak of smallpox and
fever in the district. This visitation
obliges him to prepare for an early de-
parture from the place.
He proposes to cross the country tC
| N'yangwe, westward of the northern enc
of Lake Tanganyika and on the Luslabs
| or Webb's River. He will there deter
mine on his final course.-London (Narc1
| 12) DisDdtch to N. Y. Herald,