Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-16
THE DARK CONTINENT.

HE ORhN CONJNCsNss
Important and Remarkabls. Discoseriel
-, Eecentiy Made II Africa. -
DR.. Wolf, the German traveller, has
made the most remarkable addition to
our knowledge of Africa that has been
made since Stanley floated down the
Congo. His discovery is the last and
greatest of.sa series of four big sur
prises that in the past year and a half.
since SANKEY'S last map was issued,
have entirely upset previous notions oi
the photography of the Congo basin.
Lieutenant Wissmann last summer
laid the foundation for DR.. VOLTS dis
covery. 1t will be remembered that
travelling overland from the west coast
be reached the middle course of the
great Kassai river, which was believed
to fow almost directly north and empty
into the Congo near the equator. He
followed the great tributary to its
moush, and found, much to his aston
ishn,ent, that it made large curve to
the west received the waters IF the
Quan2o river, and reached the Congo
aOout LOU AAucS SouSis Va Ihe oquaso1 aS
kwam outh, which was supposed to be
the mouth OF the kwa or Quango EVER
only. In his journey down, the Kassai
he discovered a great river comIng
|. from the east, which ensptied into tie
Kassai BY two mouths. $50 and eco
feet in width. 4
DR.. Wolf was one of tbs: three Euro.
peans whe accompanied Wlssmarn on
} this journey After tacy reached
Stanley Peol DR.. Volt was commits
stoned to. reascend the Kassai in the
steamer En-. Ayant, to RETURN to their
homes a large party OF kaSsai natives
who had accompanied the expedition
to the Congoa and TO eXplors tho mys-
terious eastern tributary that Wiss-
mann had discovered. The fact that
this river, krcmn as the Sankuru, I'M
mpeded by xny rapids or c1taracts, is
available for steam navigation to the
very heart of:the continent, ;s the dis
eovery that Dr. Wolf has made.
Ii the reader will take any map show
ing the great northern bend Ct the Con-
60. he can trace approximately the
course of this. Important river. The
Sankuru, flowing almost direstly from
east to west practically subtends the
great arc formed by the Congoys north
EN- bend. WoT entered the river at
itxconfluence with the KassaI Until
tie full details, of his Journey, in
clsdinp the astronomical desermina-
ton Of this yaint. are received. the
ccafiuence NAV be said to. be at
aIss,t 3 DEGREES 3(Bminutes south Iati-
tude and 20 c4erees east longitude.
Daring January, February and March
of shis wear ke. Travelled leis,scely up
th;sriyer fndir A snlendidE water
waz. fulfilling al The requirements of
naypation. HIsaourse was eastwith
a sEght curye toward the northt Il
He finally emf axa,P a Iaroe tr:hutarv
eon,inc from the.santb knowr,as the
Lon,ami, alread 1yknown in it,, npper
WATERS. The oenyrapbers had selected
a river emntvino iBso the Congo at %
deenees 20 mf7m,tes east Icpoitnde
as the probable -aonth of the omami.
bus. It in noinss of fact reaches the
ort.as river tbtcaph the Sank,rn and
Kaasai. nearly ,a0SO miles fsnm the
point az confluence. The
San;turn also w,s.sl7obtIv knovun in it's
upuer course and us supnosed ;nnction
with the Congo iss also noted On the
m l.s about 4OCgmi7cs northeast of the
place where it's waters meet tie great
ri1er.
DE-: Wolf turpsd. she prow ois the En-
Axaxt southcas .sinto the Lon axni and
asssDded that -ivsr to 5 DEGREES 80
inmates south latitude. At his fur
tbesa point Ia. saws the liver is
s.N an opers waterway. and he
t,z,ed back onLy becarm some
OK the steamers. machinery, showed
SPAS of givingyons. and he therefore