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THE question of the death of Emin Pasha is again under discussion. It is one of the most difficult problems associated with Africa to estimate the amount of credence due to native or Arab reports. The dictum that bad news travels fast in Africa has been repeatedly proved, but rumours of the death of every explorer of note who has buried himself for a time in the interior have been so persistent and so often falsified, that hesitation is justified in believing Emin dead. It may very well be that he was killed, as Arab report affirms, in October last, while on his great journey across Africa, by the very route which brought Stanley to his rescue five years ago. But on the other hand, it may very well be that he is pushing on leisurely towards Lake Chad and keeping his movements secret for political purposes.
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Geographical Notes. Nature 48, 356 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/048356a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/048356a0