Speke, who was the geographer of Burton's Expedition, heard of a place called URUA, which he placed on his map, according to the general direction indicated by the Arabs; but the most enterprising of the Arabs, in their search after ivory, only touched the frontiers of RUA, as, the natives and Livingstone call it; for RUA is an immense country, with a length of six degrees of latitude, and as yet an undefined breadth from east to west.
"How I Found Livingstone"
Sir Henry M. Stanley
RUA, at a place called Katanga, is rich in copper.
"How I Found Livingstone"
Sir Henry M. Stanley
To proceed to Unyanyembe, receive his goods, and enlist pagazis sufficient to enable him to travel anywhere, either to Manyuema or RUA, and settle the Nile problem, which he said he was in a fair way of doing.
"How I Found Livingstone"
Sir Henry M. Stanley