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THE LAST YEARS OF LIVINGSTONE.
them well. Jacob Wainwright was sent from Zanzibar to
England by order of the Missionary Society, of which he
was a pupil. Among the things brought by Mr. Thomas
Livingstone, the eldest son, was the Winchester rifle
which Mr. Stanley presented to Dr. Livingstone. Mr.
Livingstone means to keep it as a souvenir of his father.
The following is Majwara’s Account of the Last Days of
Dr. Livingstone, by F. Holmwood, of H. B. M. Consulate,
Zanzibar; it was read at the last meeting of the Royal
Geographical Society in London, and is as follows: —
Zanzibar, March 12,1874.
My Dear Sir Bartle,—No doubt you will hear from
several interested in Dr. Livingstone; but, as I do not
feel sure that any one has thoroughly examined the men
who came down with his remains, I briefly summarize
what I have been able to glean from a careful cross-ex¬
amination of Majwara, who was always at his side during
his last days, and Susi, as well as the Nassick boys, have
generally confirmed what he says. I enclose a small
sketch map, merely giving my idea of the locality, and
have added a dotted line to show his route during this
last journey of his life.
The party sent by Stanley left Unyanyembe with the
doctor about the end of August, 1872, and marched
straight to the south of Lake Tanganyika, through Ufipa,
crossing the Rungwa River, where they met with natural
springs of boiling water, bubbling up high above the
ground. On reaching the Chambezi, or Kambezi River,