New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-17
Stanley's Explorations In Africa.

Victoria Niyanza was reached after mani
fold perils. He departed from the old route
to Unyanyembe, on a new line to unknown
lands, imperiling and really bringing the
expedition to an untimely end.
On leaving Mpwapws he edged north
ward across the desert of the Marenga
Mkali, leaving Mbumi to the south, and
traversed Northern Ugogo. The chiefs en-
deavored to fleece and blackmail at every
opportunity. He crossed friendly territory
to be doubly fleeced in the next; broad and
bleak plains where food was scarce and
cloth vanished fast, to enter billy districts,
with abundant food, civil people and kind
chiefs. He traversed warlike countries,
with treacherous people, to countries at the
mercy of the ferocious Walmmba on the
north, and the Wahebe TO the south. Good
and evil fortune alternated. Furious rainy
tempests each day, and some days both
man and nature warning against him, caused
the expedition to melt away. Men died
from fatigue and famine; many were left
behind sick; others deserted. Promises of
reward, kindness, threats, punishments
were without effect. The white men, ord-
nary Engishmen, worked bravely, and
cheerfully performed allotted duties.
The western frontier of Ugogo was
reached on the last day of 1874. Stanley
rested two days, thence struck northward
across a level plain, on the western extrem-
ity Uhunba. Two days march brought him
near Usandawi, famous for elephants;
thence proceeding northwest he entered
Ukimbu on the northeast. His guides de-
serted; fresh ones obtained at Umhalala de-
serted after one days march, and left him
on the edge of wilderness. The guides
informed him that three days march
would bring him to Uriml; he purchased
two days provisions, and the second deser.
ton did not discomfort or raise suspicion
The march was continued, but on the second
day the track was lost in labyrinth of ele-
plant and rhinoceros trails. Men were dis
patched in all directions to seek the lost
road, but were unsuccessful, and no re-
source was left but the compass. The day
brought him into dense jungle of acacias
and euphorbia, through which it was nee
essary to push, scramble, crawl along the
ground under tunnels of embracing shrub
berry, cutting the convolvuli and creepers,
which heightened the journey aud stay in
the wilderness. On the third day one death
occurred. The fourth days march, only
fourteen miles, was more arduous than the
preceding. Not drop Of water was dis
covered. Many becoming weary Jagged be.
hind and tbnrS Cbpp1iapal tbai
Some of these reached camp and were re.
lieved by restoratives, but five strayed from
the path and were never seen alive again.
Scouts found one dead; others must have
hopelessly wandered until wearied out The
fifth day Vverivi, populated by four men,
their wives and little ones, was reached.
They had not grain of food to spare. Most
Of the expedition were unable to move for
hunger and fatigue. A halt was ordered,
and twenty men proceeded to Suna, twenty
| nine miles northwest, to purchase food. In
the interval the woods were fruitlessly
searched for game, save two young
lions. Stanley was greatly moved at
the pinched faces Of his men. sheet
| iron trunk was emptied, from the
medical stores were taken five pounds
of Scotch oatmeal and three tins of reva-
lenta arabica, with which cruel was made
to feed 800 men. The sicker ones received
the largest dose. After forty-eight hours
waiting food was received and greedily
seized, and the men clamored to be led on.
Two men died in the camp before leaving.
Camp at night was made at the base of u
rocky hill, overlooking broad plain, which
was an intense reliet from the gloom and
confined atmosphere of the jungle. The
next day "a march of twenty miles north
ward under a fervid sun brought Stanley
to the district OF Suns, in Urimi. The
people were remarkable for manly beauty,
noble proportions and nakedness. Men
and boys were without clothing; women
bearing children wore goatskins. 1t re-
quired tact and patience to induce them to
part with food for cloth and beads. They
had ne chief, but treaty was made with the
elders for passag e through the land. Per-
missio on was given, and food sold reluctant
ly. Six Of the expedition died here; the
sick list numbered thirty. The illness of
Edward Pocock, of typhoid fever, caused
halt of four days; their stay excited the
suspicious of the natives, and it became
necessary to move. The sick list was on
the increase; dysentery, diarrhea. chest
diseases. sore teet-tasking medical knowl-
edge to the utmost. March was resumed
across the clear, open, well cultivat ed
country of Urimi. The Englishman Po-
cock breathed his last at ten o'clock, 400
miles from the sea, at the base of the
watershed directing streams Nileward.
From Chiwyu Stanley iourneyed two days
through Urimi to Mangara, and here Kaif
Halleck, the carrier of Kinks letter bag to
Livingstone, was waylaid and hacked to
pieces by the natives. This was the
first overt act of hostility. Ituru was en-
tered January 2l; camp was made near
Vinyata in broad populous valley, with
1000 to 5000 souls. The river Leewumbu
was discovered flowing west; in the dry
season twenty feet in width by two in depth,
but in the rainy season formidable river.
Natives received them coldly, but exchang-
ed milk, eggs and chickens for cloth. The
magic doctor brought fat OK on the second
day and received rich presents. The bales
and goods Of the expedition were dried in
the sun, and the natives eyed them greedily. |
A war cry was sounded in the villages of |
the valley, 200 in number, but Stanley sup
posed it to be a movement against native |