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As the result of my journey I felt convinced 

 that it is navigable from a point 50 miles distant 

 from Tanganyika to the Nyanza. 



There appears to be no doubt in any quarter 

 that from the outlet, which appears to be deep, it 

 may be ascended without any difficulty (except 

 such as may occur from the rapid current and 

 numerous hippopotami) as far as Musonje, where 

 I crossed it. From this point I myself followed 

 its course to Kitoboko, where I struck across 

 Ankole to Kuwenzori. 



I intentionally left that section between Kito- 

 boko and Latoma, where the river takes the 

 sudden bend in its course referred to, un- 

 traversed ; as I knew that both Dr. Baumann 

 and Mr. Stanley had crossed it at different 

 places. 



If I had been aware that their reports were so 

 extremely unsatisfactory, I should have followed 

 its course right up to Latoma, where, as I in- 

 tended, I eventually reached it again on my return 

 journey. As is shown in previous chapters, I was 

 only able to follow it a short distance south of 

 Latoma before I was obliged, on account of 

 enormous lagoons, to make a wide detour to the 

 east, only picking it up again at Bugufu, where it 

 was a broad, navigable stream. This point is only 

 160 miles from Tanganyika. 



I think that it must be navigable from this 

 point to Latoma ; and all native testimony, as 



