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THE opinions of Dr. Junker, who is now in Cairo, as to the best route by which to reach Emin Pasha do not help us much. Indeed, Dr. Junker does not commit himself further than to suggest that by the shortest route, through Masai Land, there would be difficulties as to food. Not more, we are inclined to think, than by any other route. Mr. Thomson passed through the country at an exceptionally bad time, when the cattle of the Masai were dying by hundreds from disease. The country is one of the richest game regions in Africa, and by any route an expedition must, as far as possible, be independent of local supplies. For an expedition of hundreds of men to attempt to cross the Victoria Nyanza in boats would be extremely hazardous. Meantime it is evident both from what Dr. Junker says and from the letter of Mr. Ashe, who has just returned from Uganda, that Emin Pasha is in an exceedingly perilous condition, and that every week's delay risks his life and the lives of those who are with him, for he has no ammunition. We hear, on good authority, that Mr. Stanley has decided to go by the Masai Land route; if so, it seems a pity that the only white man who has explored this route will not be in the expedition.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 35, 258–259 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/035258b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/035258b0