^C2 Dr, Beke's Summartj of recent Nilotic Discovery. 



latitude^ had already begun exploring the interior of the continent. 

 In the month of October 1847, Mr. Rebmann penetrated west- 

 wai'ds to Teita, '^ a country whose mountains rise to such a height 

 out of the vast surrounding plains, that on some eminences near 

 Rabbai 'Mpia they are to be seen at a distance of 90 miles;'' 

 and in the April following (1848), the same missionary performed 

 a journey further into the interior, to the still more elevated 

 country of Djagga, where, at a distance of rather more than 200 

 geographical miles from the coast, in a direction about W.N.W. 

 fiHDm Mombas, he made the remarkable discoveiy of a lofty moun- 

 tain, named Kilimandjaro, of v/hich the summit is covered with 

 perpetual snow. The existence of snow on Kilimandjaro has 

 been disputed in Europe, though it is difficult to say on what 

 reasonable ground. However, on subsequent journeys, both 

 Mr. Rebmann and his colleague Dr. Krapf have satisfied them- 

 selves of the fact ; and unless it be intended absolutely to im- 

 pugn their veracity, their evidence cannot be rejected. 



In Djagga Mr. Rebmann obtained information respecting the 

 country of Uniamezi — or Mono-Moezi, as it is designated by 

 the early Portuguese, by whom it was first mentioned — situ- 

 ated considerably further inland ; and tov/ards the end of the 

 year 1848 the same missionary returned to Djagga, for the 

 purpose of ascertaining the practicability of reaching Uniamezi. 

 Having been assured by the king of the former country of his 

 readiness to assist him on the journey, he returned to the coast, 

 whence, on the 5th of April 1849, he again set ovit on his way 

 into the interior ; his intention being to proceed, if possible, as 

 far as the large lake in Uniamezi, respecting which also he had 

 obtained information in Djagga, and which, from the name of 

 Us^mbiro attributed to it, appears to be the Lake Zambre of the 

 early Portuguese maps ; and when there he purposed making 

 inquiries as to the road beyond the lake to the west coast of Africa. 

 On this journey, however, Mr. Rebmann was unable to proceed 

 beyond Djagga ; the king of that country, Mamkinga, having 

 "by tomienting beggary taken all his things from him, and 

 leaving him at last no means whereby to travel any further.'' 



Dr. Krapf had in the interval been occupied in exploring the 

 districts to the south-west of Mombas, nearer the coast ; but 

 after the unsuccessful issue of Mr. Rebmann's last expedition, 

 he himself determined on undertaking the difficult and perilous 

 journey to Ukambani, a country situated northwards of Djagga. 

 This undertaking was successfully accomplished in the months 

 of November and December 1849. The distance performed by 

 Dr. Krapf, as measured on the map published in the Church 

 Missionary Intelligencer for September 1850, is in a direct line 

 240 geographical miles north-west from Mombas. Towards the 

 extreme point of his jom'ney Dr. Krapf crossed the river Adi, 



