THE
A L B E E T N’TANZA.
CHAPTEE I.
T H E E X P E D IT IO N .
In March, 1861, I commenced an expedition to
discover the sources of the Nile, with the hope of
meeting the East African expedition of Captains Speke
and Grant, that had been sent by the English Government
from the South, vid Zanzibar, for that object. I
had not the presumption to publish my intention, as
the sources of the Nile had hitherto defied all explorers,
but I had inwardly determined to accomplish
this difficult task or to die in the attempt. From my
youth I had been inured to hardships and endurance
^in wild sports in tropical climates, and when I gazed
upon the map of Africa I had a wild hope, mingled
with humility, that, even as the insignificant worm
bores through the hardest oak, I might by perseverance
reach the heart of Africa.
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