. The story of Africa and its explorers. the Welle, hereached a place called Mabub or Zereba Ali,where Schweinfurth had crossed his newlydiscovered river in 1S70, and went on toTangasi and Niangara, a little beyond hispredecessors farthest point. Then, after ex-ploring various tributaries of the Welle, hereturned to his friends at the Monbuttoovillage. In January, 1881, again turning south, the almost for the first time, Junker found him-self amonof enemies, from whom he was ffladto escape to the A-Madi on the other sideof the river. Meanwhile, Emin, having formed a stationnear Mambanga, south
. The story of Africa and its explorers. the Welle, hereached a place called Mabub or Zereba Ali,where Schweinfurth had crossed his newlydiscovered river in 1S70, and went on toTangasi and Niangara, a little beyond hispredecessors farthest point. Then, after ex-ploring various tributaries of the Welle, hereturned to his friends at the Monbuttoovillage. In January, 1881, again turning south, the almost for the first time, Junker found him-self amonof enemies, from whom he was ffladto escape to the A-Madi on the other sideof the river. Meanwhile, Emin, having formed a stationnear Mambanga, south of the Welle, went there to visit CaptainCasati, journeying from thence to countrythe Upper Bomokandi, an import- *^^^®^^®^-ant tributary of the Welle, the route leadingfor most of the way through primeval undulating regions, rismg at times intohills, or even into mountains, and againmerging, as in the Bahr-el-Ghazel territory,into wide alluvial plains, are, however, theprevailing characteristics of the country. MUNDOO WAKKIORS (From a Ihotograph by E. Itiichta.) country of the A-Madi, who occupy a bendof the Welle, formed the object of his ex-ploration. Taking a route westwards, theWelle was crossed once more near themouth of the Kumbala, and the territory ofthe A-Barambo tribe entered. But now, over which Junker had hitherto this huge empire of black menstreams out of number flow either into theNile or the Congo; the divide, or water-shed between those two great rivers, being abroad plateau or elevation. Civil war and 262 THE STORY OF AFRICA. anarcliy had torn asunder almost every tribeor nation. The Niam-Niam, once a powerfulconfederation, were split up into parties con-tmually at feud with each other, and, ex-hausted by internecine wars, lived in acondition of distrust and uncertainty. TheMonbuttoos were in no better case. They,too, had lost unity and power since KingMunza, Schweinfurths friend (p. 242), hadbeen murdered by the
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