The New York herald., 1877-09-20

the Luauoa, or Congo. to It's mouth During the lat
ter half OF Camerons journey from Nyangwe he In
region which had been formerly visited by silva
Porto, Ladslas Magyar and the Pomberos, and was
thus not strictly an unexplored region. sianloy's
course on the other hand, lay through wilderness
into which no white man had ever penetrated,
and OF which not the Ubiquitous aud imaSina-
i've ARAB slave trader pretended to have any
knowledge. Just as Cameron's transcontineptai
march was esteemed more important than that OF
Livingstone. since he crossed the continent through
region much further north than that OF the Zambcz ba
SIM SO Stanleys eclpses that Of Cameron and for
similar reason In fact Stanley may be fairly said 10
have crossed Africa at the Equator for although both
Zanzibar and tho mouth OF the Congo south
latitude, his explorations OF tho Milo lakes neccssa-
riy carried hin into north latitude, and whlo follow
Ing the course Of the Lualaba he reached point two
degrees north OF tho Equator. While giving the utmost
there no reason TO doubt the laters claim having
crossed the contnen-t fs clear that Stanlcys trans
continental march is unequaied in lis length, dicu-
ties and geographical Importance.
This alone would place tho American at the head OF
all African explorers but II is only part OF his mag
nncent achievements. Whatever accomplished
by Burton the dscovcrer oil TanganyIka; Cameron,
the surveyor OF southcry part Of that lake. Spoke
tho discoverer Of the Victoria Nyanza and Baker the
dscovcrer Of the Albert Nyanza, has been cquaed by
sanleys explorations OF the equatorial lake region.
He has visited each of these three great lakes He
competed and corrected Came ron survey of Tangan
yka; no has surveyed the Victoria Lake carefully
that us coast ine Is now as well ascertaincd as
that OF Lake Ere aud he has camped the shore OF
the Albert Lake He has discovered the Shimccyu, tho
chiei tributary OF the Victoria Lake, and thus found
extended Speke's slight explorations in tho Valley OF
the kitangulc. Tho explorer who has emulated tho
achievements OF Burton, Spoke and Baker; who has
completed tho unfinished task Livngst and sur
passed the great march oil Cameron have
that his rank as the greatest of all African explorers
Will ever be questioned
The diihcultics which Stanley met and vanqushcd In
his journey from IAN zbar to Nyangwo have already
been made familiar to the public by earlier letters
HIS journey down the LuaIaba demanded even a
greater ,ra, display Of perseverance,, bravery ana
skill tnan hc had previously shown. In
addition to tho ordinary difficulties Of a
had 10 navigate river iull OF dangerous caaracts
lace the terrors OF famine. and 10 tight prolonged
battle, not OF days but OF weeks, with the swarming
savaecs. That he brought even q remnant OF his
pediton safely TO the proves that the not
merely an explorer but a born soldiers true leader
OF men, Since tho DAYS OF tho Spanish
in tho New World there has been no moro splendid
achievements than Stanloys journey TO tho sea- His
tatcrcd and mongre followers lacked the pictur
ofillmncy oi Cotezs armorcd cavaliers hut the Amer
lean newspaper correspondent who fought his way
down the l.ualaba can CLAIM knshp in heroism with
MN who burned his ships ana hcwod with his sword
path To Mexico
Although IT had been demonstrated to the sutisfac.
ton OF all geographors that tho Lualaba tho Congo
are IDENTICAL It was none the less important that the
course OF the river should be accurately traced.
Having accomplished this, Stanley has already, thou sh
inaccuratoy, becn credited with having sOivcd the
hnai problem Of African geography Tho identity Of
the Wellc Rvcr discovered by Schw enfurtn IN 8 de-
srces 30 minutes north latitude yet remains to bo
ascertaiucd II has already been pointed out in
being, Schwenurth was inclined 10 think
the uppcr course OF the Shary rs either The Ogoba
possibly tributary OF the Lualaba. White on the
tremc northery bend OF Lualaba Stanley must havo
been within hundred miles OF the Wec, at the point
where Schwciniurth H. nnd if In that ncighbor-
hood he found large river flowing into tho Luaaba
from the north or northeast hc will be ablo 10 add
solution OF the problom OF the Wclle to his other
aurols. II he found no such tributary II will remain
Tor some futurc explorer TO descend the Wcc until It's
identity with the Ogoba is established and thus ina.
ly close the cycle Of African exploration