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towards the eastern coast of Africa, which have been supposed to be covered 

 with snow, and are commonly called the " Mountains of the Moon." It seems 

 that the range of white-capped hills, which Dr. Livingstone examined, trended 

 towards those so-called mountains, and it may prove that the missionaries, 

 who believe that they saw snowy mountains under the equator, have been 

 deceived by the glittering aspect of the rocks under a tropical sun. I would 

 also ask Dr. Livingstone if he has formed any idea of that great interior lake, 

 which is said to be 600 or 700 miles long ; and whether the natives gave him 

 any information respecting it ? 



Dr. Livingstone : When I was on my way from Linyanti to Loanda, I 

 met with an Arab, who was going to return home towards Zanzibar across the 

 southern end of the lake " Tanganyika," and who informed me that in the 

 country of the Banyassa (Wun' Yassa ?) there is an elevated ridge which 

 trends towards the N.N.E. The lake lies west of it, and in the northern part 

 is called Kalague. They cross the southern end of it, and when crossing 

 they punt the canoe the whole way, and go from one island to another, 

 spending three days in crossing. It seems, . from the description I got 

 from him, to be a collection of shallow water, exactly like Lake Ngami, 

 which is not deep either, as I have seen men punting their canoes over it. 

 It seems to be the remnant of a large lake, which existed in this part, 

 before the fissure was made to allow the Zambesi to flow out. That part 

 of the country is described by many natives as being exceedingly marshy. 

 The Makoloko went up to the Shuia Lake and found all the country 

 exceedingly marshy, and a large lake seems to be actually in existence, or a 

 large marsh with islands in it. But it can scarcely be so extensive as has 

 been represented, as in that case I must have crossed part of it or heard 

 more of it. 



Me. F. G-alton, F.R.G.S. : I should be glad to ask Dr. Livingstone, 

 whether, in his route across Africa, he fell in with any members of the 

 Hottentot race. In old maps the northern limit of the Hottentot race is 

 placed but a short distance beyond the Orange River ; later information has 

 greatly advanced their boundary, and in my own travels, I found what 

 appeared to be an important headquarters of that people, at latitude 18° South. 

 There they were firmly established in the land, and were on intimate terms 

 with their negro neighbours, the Ovampo. These Hottentots asserted that 

 their race was equally numerous still farther to the northward of the most 

 distant point I w as able to reach, and I have been unable as yet, to obtain 

 any information by which any northern limit to the extension of the Hot- 

 tentot race can, with certainty, be laid down. 



De. Livingstone: When I went up to discover Lake Ngami with Mr. 

 Oswell, I found people who have the "click" in their language, and who 

 seem to be Hottentots ; they had formerly large quantities of cattle, and 



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