Africa and its inhabitants . 1854-by Baikie for 660 xnUes from the Atlantic. In IST!) a „pin« to 280 WEST AFRICA. a missionary society penetrated 180 miles beyond Baikies farthest, ascending for36 miles the Furo confluence, where the Benue had already been crossed by that time both the Benue and the Niger have been brought within thesphere of European trade, and the Royal Niger Company, formed by a numberof English merchants, has become the almost oihcial sovereign of all these regions, Fig. 124.—Upper Nigee 1 : 1,100, comprising numerous kingdoms an
Africa and its inhabitants . 1854-by Baikie for 660 xnUes from the Atlantic. In IST!) a „pin« to 280 WEST AFRICA. a missionary society penetrated 180 miles beyond Baikies farthest, ascending for36 miles the Furo confluence, where the Benue had already been crossed by that time both the Benue and the Niger have been brought within thesphere of European trade, and the Royal Niger Company, formed by a numberof English merchants, has become the almost oihcial sovereign of all these regions, Fig. 124.—Upper Nigee 1 : 1,100, comprising numerous kingdoms and republics, and peopled by various races withdifferent languages and religions. According to the stipulations of the Anglo-French treaty of June, 1897, the future supremacy of the Joliba, or Upper Niger,as far as Ilo below Say, is reserved to France, that of all the rest to England, themain stream being, however, thrown open to the flags of all nations. THE NIGER. 281 The Upper and Middle Niger. A special interest attaches to the origin of the great river whose basin has thusbeen already partitioned between two European Powers. Although prevented fromcoming within four miles of its source, Zweifel and Moustier were at least able tocollect sufScient information to describe it. The Tenibi, as the farthest head-stream is called, is now known to rise at the Temla-Kundu hill, that is, the TembiHead, a huge rounded block standing between two others of like form, but muchhigher, with a bluish range in the background. The spring immediately developsa rivulet tw
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