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THE LAST YEARS OF LIVINGSTONE.
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stone, premising that the name Webb’s River was substi¬
tuted for the Lualaba—-the name being given in honour of
Livingstone’s old friend of Newstead Abbey. “It is hoped
that the most superficial reader, as well as the student of
geography will comprehend this grand system of lakes
connected together by Webb’s River. To assist him, let him
procure a map of Africa, by Keith Johnston, embracing
the latest discoveries. Two degrees south of the Tangan¬
yika, and two degrees west, let him draw the outlines of
a lake, its greatest length from east to west, and let him
call it Bangweolo. One degree or thereabout to the north¬
west, let him sketch the outlines of another but smaller
lake, and call it Moero; a degree again north of Moero,
another lake of similar size, and call it Kamolondo, and
still a degree north of Kamolondo, another lake, large and
as yet of undefined limits, which, in the absence of any
specific term, we will call the Nameless Lake. Then
let him connect these several lakes by a river called after
different names. Thus, the main feeder of Bangweolo, the
Chamhezi; the river which issues out of Bangweolo,, and
runs into Moero, the Luapula; the river connecting Moero
with Kamolondo, Webb’s River; that which runs from
Kamolondo into the Nameless Lake northward, Lualaba;
and let him write in bold letters over the rivers Cham-
bezi, Luapula, Webb’s River, and the Lualaba the ‘ Nile,’
for these are all one and the same river. Again, west of
Moero Lake, about one degree or thereabouts, another
large lake may be placed on his map, with a river run¬
ning diagonally acroa*.to meet the Lualaba north of Lake