Missionary Travels And Researches In South Africa By David Livingstone



 -   If some border colonists
had the absolute certainty of our government declining to bear them out
in their arrogance, we - Page 562
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If Some Border Colonists Had The Absolute Certainty Of Our Government Declining To Bear Them Out In Their Arrogance, We Should Probably Hear Less Of Caffre Insolence. It Is Insolence Which Begets Insolence.

From the village of Cassange we have a good view of the surrounding country: it is a gently undulating

Plain, covered with grass and patches of forest. The western edge of the Quango valley appears, about twenty miles off, as if it were a range of lofty mountains, and passes by the name of Tala Mungongo, "Behold the Range". In the old Portuguese map, to which I had been trusting in planning my route, it is indicated as Talla Mugongo, or "Castle of Rocks!" and the Coanza is put down as rising therefrom; but here I was assured that the Coanza had its source near Bihe, far to the southwest of this, and we should not see that river till we came near Pungo Andonga. It is somewhat remarkable that more accurate information about this country has not been published. Captain Neves and others had a correct idea of the courses of the rivers, and communicated their knowledge freely; yet about this time maps were sent to Europe from Angola representing the Quango and Coanza as the same river, and Cassange placed about one hundred miles from its true position. The frequent recurrence of the same name has probably helped to increase the confusion. I have crossed several Quangos, but all insignificant, except that which drains this valley. The repetition of the favorite names of chiefs, as Catende, is also perplexing, as one Catende may be mistaken for another. To avoid this confusion as much as possible, I have refrained from introducing many names.

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