, 1880-06-05
1FRICAN EXPLORATION.
prnaditlous Now in the Dark CONT
nent-News from the EX-
+s p1orers. .,ssA
v,o1,sh, French, German, I1clglan, 1tal-
ian. Portuguese, and Spanish
4 Tho Dead and Missing.

,,Ias has this advantage over that In the other
.ea.,focnts, that II may DO prosecuted during tho
es,,rs voar, for while In wlntcr the Show Gov
ia niatns md icc-buund mountains Of Central
~. md North America, anu IN summer TIM
n. "a md parchod deserts Of tho Australian In
w. .s.t,r and tho inundated md fercr.strtckon
sss.,.nd, ss. of South Amortca bring MI travellers
- s1and.tilt, and whllo tho adventurous OK.
SI,.ar NJ tho Arctic rcKiona must even hurry
tps~,m.h his work, II posslblo, In a few brief
s;,,mcr months, tho African explorer mny cnn-
.,".. h,s march through nl parta Of tho vast
santnnnt at all times and sonsons of tho ycar.
Tr,,o. sou1o expeditions prefer To go into catnp
s,rnr tho rainy season, which on tho cast coast
,."s iron, November to April. but travellers
,'tn 1,irIugatunc, Cameron, and BtAnloy hayo
.-sr continued thoir travels during NIL tho
s.ssons. It Is, therefore, but nntural that tho
o,ntdItlons Mt present engaged In exploring tho
Iii unknown parts Of tho DIRK Continent In
,mmhnrs moro numcrous than ever boforo in
n. history of Afrltan exploration have accom-
nI.hcd much valuable md important work
soro tho Inst summary Of their achievements.
successes, aud failures appeared in tho Herald
ofDcc. g. 1871
1.he English expedition eont out by tho Iloyal
ncooranhioal 6ooloty has so far beon very suC-
oo.,ful This expedition, It will bo remembered,
VI, tho coast nenr Xhnxibar III May, 1870, undcr
In leadership Of Koith 1ohnstonot Jr, nftcr
.boao sod death hts companion, Joseph Thon1-
.on, took command. After q march Of 131 days
M reached tho north ond Of Lake Nyassn Sopt-
p Tho highest point passed by tho expedition
betvccu tho coast and tho lAko hnd I, no feet
t|eyation aboro tho son. After tlvc dny8 rcst
Thn,nsuy continued his unrch to the west, md
IN thfrty-fvp days succeeded IN accomplishing
lie chief object 0f his expedition by crossing
thc hlthorto entirely unknown region bctWcch
sgas ne. al bfoad bat~csn " tne two nkes, With
mountain oe tGst h hEp teSa5v e IT.
iaScs' saSsSo Having rcucbsd Tnfnbcte, near tic
ss .oathern end 81 TanRanyika, o9 ~ 50 q NJ
s%bss s1s be AS %hcse rs he Gu e stad I'll 9sn Is
sim @ac, 'Sgs Ia startcI On bis Toturu Journey TO
s eos hs so t Sfssea 70 ,fe to
9,tnea e rr,eE passir % Jown Tho riyor abouI
tht4 miies. II orler 10 titally solve the a,,es-
M aas raj.ed % By ~ Cameron Came aad s5aHlcy rcgardng I
~ @ eesth 1nMth tnraah II All b te lii unexporcd ' rc
aoV eor vat AZ Tnneanylka, and passnR It's sonth-
snd return y wa W On S cast WnG
SS vitf Ia Ityinretorta Mission expedition MISC
ise Mseesdsd Il r. erossi%g iho , country Ietwssn ,
s.ss and a 1ohGSons &c M tno % oe
~ ~. anntsar NJ tHn nnv 3yhitn auntS On ti,a
MP q Africa hos Ut last been e.., illled Ia:
TIE ROYAL nEluiAH EAfhntI1oNo.
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ssns sac ~ rno1 aneessss Mfr III ts msfort
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