1884.] Geography and Travels. 1031 
flows into Lake Chad. The rivers Pango, Kuru and Biri do 
not flow into the Bahr-el-Arab, as marked on Dr. Schweinfurth’s 
map, but into the Bahr-el-Jur, which, joining the Bahr-el-Arab, 
a little east of 29° W. long. and a little north of 29° N. lat, forms 
with it the Bahr-el-Ghazal. It appears that the death of the Dutch 
traveler, Mr. Schuver, was the penalty for his own rashness, The 
Nazir of Meshra, knowing that the hostile Denka blocked the 
road, wished to detain him, but he insisted on the right to free 
travel given him by the governor-general, and started for Jur 
Ghattas. The next day he and his party were killed by the Janghe 
orDenka. The tribes that have revolted are the Denka, Nuer, 
Dembo, and Mandala, who are mixed up with the Arabs. 
The French on the Congo—M. Dutreuil de Rhins, the represen- 
tative in France of the French “ mission” in West Africa, states 
that surveys have been made for 800 kilometers up the Ogowé, 
and thence from Francevilie to the Alima. At the station of 
Alima-Leketi, work is progressing upon stone houses and sheds 
in which boats for the navigation of the Congo will be built. The 
Nconi, the Luete, and the Quillu have also been explored; and 
numerous journeys made in before unknown regions. The treaty 
concluded with the International Association has removed some 
of the greatest difficulties. 
The Upper Congo.—Messrs. Bohm and Reichardt continuing 
their route after the death of Dr. Kaiser, November 19, 1882, have 
founded the station of Mpala. A map of the region between Ta- 
ents of the great river, 
comes into sight, being filled with water from the canals of the 
Khanate. After a course of ninety miles, the Daudan is swal- 
lowed up by sand, but after crossing the Shamrat canal, it agam 
