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Iliver, flows into Kamolondo, and that into Webb's Lualaba, 

 the main line of drainage. Another, on the north side of 

 the sources, Sir Paraffin Young's Lualaba, flows through 

 Lake Lincoln, otherwise named Chibungo and Lomame, and 

 that too into Webb's Lualaba. Then Liambai Fountain,. 

 Palmerston's, forms the Upper Zambesi ; and the Lunga 

 (Lunga), Oswell's Fountain, is the Kafue ; both flowing into 

 Inner Ethiopia. It may be that these are not the fountains 

 of the Nile mentioned to Herodotus by the secretary of 

 Minerva, in Safe, in Egypt; but they are worth discovery, 

 as in the last hundred of the seven hundred miles of the 

 watershed, from which nearly all the Nile springs do un- 

 questionably arise. 



I propose to go from Unyanyembe to Fipa ; then round 

 the south end of Tanganyika, Tambete, or Mbete ; then 

 across the Chambeze, and round south of Lake Bangweolo,. 

 and due west to the ancient fountains ; leaving the under- 

 ground excavations till after visiting Katanga. This route 

 will serve to certify that no other sources of the Nile can 

 come from the south without being seen by me. No one- 

 will cut me out after this exploration is accomplished; 

 and may the good Lord of all help me to show myself one- 

 of His stout-hearted servants, an honour to my children,, 

 and, perhaps, to my country and race. 



Our march extended from 26th December, 1871, till 18th 

 February, 1872, or fifty-four days. This was over 300 miles, 

 and thankful I am to reach Unyanyembe, and the Tembe 

 Xwikuru. 



I find, also, that the two headmen selected by the 

 notorious, but covert slave-trader, Ludha Damji, have been 

 plundering my stores from the 20th October, 1870, to 18th 

 February, 1872, or nearly sixteen months. One has died of 

 small-pox, and the other not only plundered my stores, but 

 has broken open the lock of Mr. Stanley's storeroom, and 

 plundered his goods. He declared that all my goods were 



