Central afrika. A new epoch of history central afriki

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The new epoch of history of the Central Africa begins in 1849, with time of the first opening made Livingstone. On June, 1st this year accompanied by Osuella and Merreja (Murray) it left in expedition on purpose to carry out for a long time lelejannuju it dream to find lake Yokes. It has crossed Kalahari desert and ' he on August, 1st, 1849,-writes, have gone down downwards by a wide part of lake and the first of Europeans have seen this fine and extensive lake... It is shallow, as I was convinced, when have seen in 7 or 8 miles from its northeast end of the native who was floating on a canoe and making a start by means of a pole; therefore I consider, that this lake cannot play the big economic role as a trading way: it is so rather poor water, that within several months till that period when in it waters from the next lake annually arrive, the cattle only hardly can make the way through its marshy, porosshie a reed of coast to the water. Protected everywhere low, and on a West side bezlesnyj, that specifies that the lake yet very much should cover it for a long time, and now has departed. It is one more proof usyhanija, so characteristic for all area '.