50} LETTERS TO DR. FELKIN.

us will not be lost sight of, nor the importance of crushing the slave-trade and of keeping my people free. One or two caravans are all that 1s necessary, and I believe they could easily reach me from the east coast direct, or from the north-east corner of the Victoria Nyanza. ‘There remains, too, the route through Usoga and the Lango district. JI am of opinion, however, that a good present would smooth all difficulties there ; and it must not be forgotten that if I knew that help was coming to me from that direction, I could easily push forward one or more stations towards the east, and thus stretch out a helping hand to any caravan coming to my relief.

WADELAI, October 2, 1886.

DeEsaR FRienND,—Your letter dated May 10, 1885, arrived, together with one from Miss Felkin, dated September 25, 1885, and I do not know how to thank you enough for still bearing me in remembrance at a time when all my other friends appear to have thought me dead. Your letters were the first lines I received from Europe after three years and a half of absolute isolation. May the Almighty reward you abundantly for all the joy which your lines of affection gave me! . How much the deaths of Gordon and of my old friend Hansal have grieved me I need hardly tell you. What will have become of Hansal’s poor children, I wonder ? .

We have heard a report that Dr. Fischer has arrived at the north-east corner of the Victoria Nyanza, and that Kabréga has sent some people to him to try and guide him to us.

Now that the way to Uganda is at last open, owing to the kindness of Mr. Mackay,* I hope that correspondence will * Mr. A. M. Mackay went out with the first Church Missionary Society expedition to Ugdnda in 1875. After much illness and many hardships, he reached his destination in 1878. He has remained at his post with wonderful tenacity until quite recently, having held his own against Moslem intrigue, the suspicion and ill-treatinent of both Mtésa and Mwdnga, and the vicissitudes of the climate. It was due to his influence and self-denying efforts that Emin Pasha -was at last enabled to enter once more into communication with Europe. He also sent some supplies, and was the means of obtaining Mwdnga’s consent for Dr. Junker to pass through Uginda to Zanzibar, and for the caravan of goods purchased by Dr, Junker to be sent to Emin. Emin again and again expresses the gratitude he feels to Mr. Mackay for all the risks he ran in aiding him,— Ri WF,