14 Livingstone’s African Eaplorations. 
Art. I*.—Livingstone’s African Kaplorations.* Despatch from 
Dr. Livingstone to the Earl of Clarendon, dated ‘near Lake 
Bangweolo, South Central Africa, July 8th, 1868 
My Lord—When I had the Jeg! of writing to you in February, ier I 
had the impression that I was then n the watershed between the Zambes and 
either the Congo or the Nile. re d 4 
me of at essential correctness of th that i impression ; and from what I have seen, ; 
together with what I have learned from intelligent natives, I think that I may 
safely ah that the chief sources of the Nile, arise between 10° and 12° 
south latitude, or nearly in Pi eatiaay pesenes to at y ey ee 
and la 
eat of the parts west and northwest of dange ka, because these have 
et come under my observation ; but if your Lordship will read the fol- 
lowing short sketch of my ~ Sean sa will perceive that the springs of 
the sue have hitherto been searched for very much too far to the north. 
They rise some 400 miles south of the most southerly portion of the Victoria 
Nyanza, wid, indeed, south of all the lakes except Bangweolo. 
Leaving the valley of the Loangwa, virgo enters the capes at Zumbo, 
we climbed up oom seemed to be a great mountain mass, but it turned out to 
the southern edge of an elevated RS which is from 3000 to 
feet above the level of the sea. This upland may roughly be said to cover a 
space — of Lake Tanga: did of some 350 n miles square. Iti is one 
covered with dense or open ce; 
rich nits 3; is well watered es numerous rivulets, and, for Africa, 1 is ony It 
is also an upland, affords pasturage to the immense herds of cattle of the 
Basango, a remarkably light colored race, very friendly to strangers. sango 
forms the eastern side of a great but still elevated na The other or west- 
accidentall 
which pagel latitude ss 5050 uth, and we were then furl a the upland. 
day nce 
evidently perennial Ta ee mero Some went ihe pee fall ene the 
others went nort =a rig bia the River PES ape Misled by a 
; this river in an off-hand manner ‘Zambezi, eastern branch, I 
branches, flows fro eastern 
ley mentioned, which is probably the valley of the Nile. It is an interesting 
river, as helping to form three lakes, and changing its name three times in the 
h Si i oma south 
se ieee. Sag ae mg running fe i 
I mention these animale becanes 
