EXPLORATIONS OF THE WHITE NILE. 345 CHAPTER XXVII.

THE WH I T E NILE.

Explorations of tho "Whito Nile — Dr. Knoblecher's Voyage in 1849-E\) — The Lands of the Shillooks and Dinkas — Intercourse with the Natives — "Wild Elephants and Giraffes— The Sofcat Eiver— The Country of Marshes— The Gazelle Lake— The Nuehrs — Interview with the Chief of the Kyks — The Zhir Country — Land of the Baris — The Rapids Surmounted — Arrival at Logwek, in Lat. 43 10' North— Panorama from Mt. Logwek — Sources of the "Whito Nile — Character of tho Bari Nation — Return of the Expedition — Fascination of the Nile.

Let me here pause a moment, at the turning-point of my journey, and cast a glance up the grand and wonderful vista which the White Nile opened to my view. The exploration of this river within the last fifteen years constitutes the most interesting chapter in the annals of African Discovery. It has been ascended to lat. 4° north, eight degrees of latitude, or four hundred and eighty geographical miles — and at least eight hundred miles, following the course of the stream — beyond the island of Aba. Of the Europeans who at different times accompanied the exploring fleets of Mohammed Ali, or the annual trading expeditions, three kept journals and made scientific observations, and two — D'Arnaud and Werne — have published accounts of the voyage. Werne's book, however, is 15*