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The Slave Trade

           LieutenantCameronofferedtogooverthesameroad.

           Theofferwasaccepted.Cameron,accompaniedbyDr.Dillon,LieutenantCecilMurphyandRobertMoffat,anephewofLivingstone,startedfromZanzibar.AfterhavingcrossedOugogo,hemetLivingstone’sfaithfulservantscarryingtheirmaster’sbodytotheeasterncoast.Hecontinuedhisroutetothewest,withtheunconquerabledesiretopassfromonecoasttotheother.

           HecrossedOunyanyembe,Ougounda,andKahouele,wherehecollectedthegreattraveler’spapers.HavingpassedoverTanganyika,andtheBambarremountains,hereachedLoualaba,butcouldnotdescenditscourse.Afterhavingvisitedalltheprovincesdevastatedbywaranddepopulatedbytheslavetrade,Kilemmba,Ouroua,thesourcesoftheLomane,Oulouda,Lovale,andhavingcrossedtheCoanzaandtheimmenseforestsinwhichHarrishasjustentrappedDickSandandhiscompanions,theenergeticCameronfinallyperceivedtheAtlanticOceanandarrivedatSaintPhilipofBenguela.Thisjourneyofthreeyearsandfourmonthshadcostthelivesofhistwocompanions,Dr.DillonandRobertMoffat.

           HenryMorelandStanley,theAmerican,almostimmediatelysucceededtheEnglishman,Cameron,ontheroadofdiscoveries.WeknowthatthisintrepidcorrespondentoftheNewYorkHerald,sentinsearchofLivingstone,hadfoundhimonOctober30th,1871,atOujiji,onLakeTanganyika.Havingsohappilyaccomplishedhisobjectforthesakeofhumanity,Stanleydeterminedtopursuehisjourneyintheinterestofgeographicalscience.

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