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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
The River that Flowed North, North, North 
After a sliort rest, the journey was resumed. Crossing 
Tanganika, the Expedition proceeded north-east through 
the Manyema country to the town of Nyangwe, on the 
river Lualaba, which was the furthest point of which we 
had knowledge of the great river. The problem was to 
discover where it went to. Livingstone had seen it 
flowing north, north, north, and longed to follow it, be- 
NATIYE HUTS AT MTUYU. 
lieving it to be the upper course of the Nile. Cameron, 
shortly before Stanley reached Nyangwe, had also gazed 
upon its waters, but was constrained to turn his back 
and travel southwards. Stanley saw his opportunity 
and embraced it. Let him tell his own story. 
It was about the middle of October, 1876. 
From Mpungu we travelled through an interesting 
country (a distance of four miles), and suddenly from the 
crest of a low ridge saw the confluence of the Luama with 
the majestic Lualaba. The former appeared to have a 
breadth of 400 yards at the mouth ; the latter was about 
