| Show kie kte tia 47 nily iu as afi ff i ia 17 71 dr livingstone at the cape capo 7 fr i A w r sta V 1 the ca cape pe of good hope papers contain tuil full reports of the thet farewell dinner at CapeT owna to dr Livingsto Living stona ild zid and ind the thie officers cirs of bf the zin bes beai expedition the Ho hon conw nW V porter borter katoe 4 ney general presided preal ded and captain JM ani cibil commissioner and resident tda yda ef of the cape gape district occupied tiie tile the iid vid vice chaar anthe on the tha ri night right 1 ht of the chairman hirv captain mr justice cloete rev R hoffst rev deau veau douglass douglas mr art T baine balne and catbe on the left were dr Livingst livingstone briL justice bell mtr thornton Tn ornton hon hont H 11 rivers rivets and the rev rey s 14 th to toast sito to dr livingstone was proposed b y his Excell they 1 if f f dolivin Dr Livin t he the toast baid eaid xi you will allow me I 1 will explain to to follow up the tha di have been ma matte matle da th the central p art battie e continent which we wen ow stand upon wa was supposed for a time to ve bea a great sandy bandy plain certain knowli to be flow ingin towards the deen Jeen centre cantre trel but they the Y were not knopp f urther further and they posed inconsequence to loft lost but lna ii ina tead istead of that the grani grand gran i view vien v fiirst I 1 gradually upon my of avery a iery very fine well weil watered anly hat bili of certain well wa watered tired healthy localities on both sides side sot the country our itry which were suitable foria forfa european lesi esi esl evidence eai dence efforts have hava been anade for ceri cert luries to boget gat lat get into the interior of africa but unfortunately i it bab baa been always attempted through the uh healthy unhealthy parts near t he coast on the southern part 0 of the country we wd had bad the de desert sert serb and the eppedi was wis senit sant out from cape cabb town dr smith was prevented from V p penetrating enet rating thee lne interior by this bame same Kali kaii hari bari desert deserts the coasts presented a barrier on both sides si desand j lund lind this thia desert presented an obstacle on the a outa but rhen rhen me sars oswald murray and myself elt self succeeded in passing round that desert then we e came into a new and celi ceil vell ivell watered country beyond when I 1 passed into country I 1 had not the smallest idea that there was such a want of cotsonas cot tonas I 1 bouno found 0 o be the eese case when I 1 went wenta broe ome UEn iland fland but here hare saw the cotton gro aro growing trIng bild anft almost everywhere dar that saga bugar sugar lr was va collected collect edall edail kii kli ey tr erthe the country althon althou hep bep topie tople MO did no be prance from the bugar gugar cane eane and I 1 found further that this thid wis was a credit market for labor when I 1 lived at ko xo bobeng 0 en men left that tribe iribe and I 1 found some of them within two hundred miles of cape town seeking to obtain work no noi y here we have the produce e and herece bere here we have haye the labor anai landi hope a P 6 we may secure a 4 healthy standing f from r 0 which Europea euro Curo peana may push their co m maie mafe ihl and their missionary efterp enterprise rae to to the bah unhealthy regions beyond we ive proceed first of 0 niver river and haya hate e the frile of the Port portuguese f for so loing doing ng this riv teria e r 1 I i veri verk it ia is iliff mault difficult to convey to the toe people of such a dry country as ihli this an mea idea of its the narrowest part that I 1 mar seemed be equal to the at bridge I 1 it was rifi rift n aj known I 1 to be a e river on account of 0 its separated RO to five or lix gix bran branches chis at its bitsi mouth be ve fora 9 it i elrea evrea chaj the p e 4 1 we ge la have haie a a noble stream and we haye have at ID W idoll 1 a A qc 7 r al single obstruct ob obstruction llon lion The benl nwe lave come lit int into i 0 a large coal fi field eld eid and land this seems to contain the elements of future civili ationo then I 1 may state stale that as we have faveto to examine examina the river our expedition evill will be a practical one it is pot like ilke those that haye have been sent bent to td the north role eole we hope to to show when whence nwe live come com e backo back OUR Au botanist tanist isau isan is an economic botanist aalthe geologist is isa a practical mining geologist ana anca the naval officer gaeta captain I 1 ii beadi engfield ng field has ha hada bada great deal of expert experience one lein le in african rivers rais and hadnot been deterred by the fear suffering of from african f fiver veri aly any more than to go expedit expedition lona iona degoes to examine and give ua correct information ormae about we th its ith navigability land e have an artist and a photographer to giva give an idea oft what been in the country ba buti bu t I think this placeda aci nci somewhat at i peb pet uliar position I 1 it ever uever h heard pard of another noth n expedition being s imi simi ably companioni compa neona niona are nil all ut brn brt thein thelt mettle mettie cheyl arbi aret arey aware that itis very well known that alone J did something and J if f we e to dont dat d doi dol orv lvell 1 I 1 n now 0 avi in m th is ex p e d I 1 t io n people will aa say bose bosa fellows have bave depre preg pret vente bathe laugh i terji ter BO othey the their thein mattl motti A ami I 1 hav have elbe the greatest confidence in their to accomplish the great objects object of thee the expedition e di tion we find thal thai in the the fhe country country there are d a great inane baoy branches kofl of I 1 the several sever dl of thein thela I 1 have examined myself and found nut a fety feiy miles sonie sonis teno ten or r twelve aniles rand tand then came camb in again t ta 5 the main I 1 stream mow now vow the natives native ii pointed outa out a num berm otea orea and nd they say these other streams arps alps i M come me oue dutot of the main branch bratich and tand enter it again after hundreds of miles Tt this thiv tisia is a noot rodt most root interesting point because if the departing add arid branches afe really been seen L heb heh ahee we may go up tip the small steam launch into inid an aa immense extent of country beyond beyen d werrill rill tun obliged to pass vass the great falls of victoria mvictoria which cannot be passed iii iri apy vessel if jf we have pathway into the country beyond then there is bf lift reci country antry autry all well cada adapted 1 fon for thi the bt those products which we na naw get th through rough hough siave slave labor aad abat what I 1 I 1 hope 0 to effect this I 1 dont hope ti fehd d aa argues af antl anil ar perhaps reaps that tha result will trill imbt taime 1 buti bu buti t hope we ve a ablo able ginning and alid the thin end atea bl a adge we wedi and that agrall olie alie ollen oilen rl upa up a a walk ill lii to tle the interior 6 the country and by getting right into the e have a speedy pare sage aage by an open path pathway way w working a king outto out to wards the sides wh when going into the coun coul country tty we lont mean to leave our christ christianity hadity cheers cheers Cheera 3 I 1 thinkie think thin kwe vvs ivd made somewhat of ai in mistake stake indeed deedy a very great mistake irl india but cherew where we er are re will have bave hareno no need to be ashamed fon ton fou f ou oun our r christianity i wc we gw go As christians we begam goi gol ta speak to the peole people about I 1 i our christianity f and cotry 0 o try and recommend court mirt religion to those with whom we botho comeiro arf contact co intact trece ired irea the grea grel test fest mhd mod I 1 nesb nesa from ali ail all c asses of people peo plein din the interior i I 1 have found th that a t mii wil wily V when we approach ah thuu 0 I 1 confines don eon fines of civilization the people become I 1 worse such stich is the fact the nearer docimo I 1 I 1 to civil i we fin dithe people W worse orse arse than abah nver never had any tiny contact with the white man T f it 1 I 1 n I 1 |
