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ceeded to Kagei. Thence they marched round the Victoria Nyanza, through Karague to Uganda. They discovered that the river flowed out of the Nyanza at the Ripon Falls ; and followed its course up to Foweira, where they were compelled to leave it and strike across country to Gondokoro, at which place they met Mr. Baker (afterwards Sir Samuel Baker) and his wife, who were coming from the north to aid them.

Speke and Grant had been told by the natives that there was another lake farther west ; this ' information they gave to Baker, who acted upon it, and continued his journey with the result of discovering the Albert Lake.

Baker struck the Luta Nzige at a point called Vacovia, and imagined that the Lake extended far to the south. He was not able to explore the Lake fully, and the true position of Vacovia turns' out to be nearly at the end of the Lake, which is only about half as long as was then thought.

The Nile flows from the east into the north corner of the Lake, and flows out in a northerly direction. (See map.) On discovering this, Baker came to the conclusion that the Lake contributed to the supply of water, and ought to be considered as one of the sources of the Nile. A reference to the accompanying map will show the Lake as Baker gave it ; and as it really is. Some travellers have