1872.] CALCULATIONS. 105 



that it will be a saving of a large angle into Fipa = 350 

 into Basango country S.S.W. or S. and by W., this comes 

 into Lat. 10' S., and from this W.S.W. 400' to Long, of 

 Katanga, skirting Bangweolo S. shore in 12° S. = the whole 

 distance = 750', say 900'. 



[Further on we see that he reckoned on his work occupy- 

 ing him till 1874.] 



If Stanley arrived the 1st of May at Zanzibar: — allow 

 = 20 days to get men and settle with them = May 20th, 

 men leave Zanzibar 22nd of May = now 1st of June. 



On the road may be 10 clays 



Still to come 30 days, June ... 30 „ 



Ought to arrive 10th or 15th of July 40 „ 



14th of June = Stanley being away now 3 months ; say he 

 left Zanzibar 24th of May = at Aden 1st of June = Suez 8th 

 of June, near Malta 14th of June. 



Stanley's men may arrive in July next. Then engage 

 pagazi half a month = August, 5 months of this year will 

 remain for journey, the whole of 1873 will be swallowed 

 up in work, but in February or March, 1874, please the 

 Almighty Disposer of events, I shall complete my task and 

 retire. 



2nd June. — A second crop here, as in Angola. The 

 lemons and pomegranates are flowering and putting out 

 young fruits anew, though the crops of each have just been 

 gathered. Wheat planted a month ago is now a foot high, 

 and in three months will be harvested. The rice and 

 dura are being reaped, and the hoes are busy getting 

 virgin land ready. Beans, and Madagascar underground 

 beans, voandzeia and ground-nuts are ripe now. Mangoes 

 are formed ; the weather feels cold, min. 62°, max. 74°, and 



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