The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-11
HENRY N. STANLEY.
The Great Explorers Story Of His
Unexampled journey.
NEWLANDS AND STRANGE PEOPLES
From Bagamoyo to KagshyI'in One
Hundred and Three Days.
UNyEHING TIE AFRICAN MYSTERY.
Three Days Desperate Fight
ing with the Watura.
HEHU "A HEHUI
Cne. Hundred and FGenty-Six Lives Lost
On the March.
HORRORS OF HUNGER AND THIRST.
Usukuma Traversed and the Victoria
Niyanza Reached.
DEATHS or P0COCK AND BARKER.
Mr.. Stanley's First Letter from the Shores
of Victoria Nivanza.
HORRORS OF HUNGER AND THIRST.
Usukuma Traversed and the Victoria
Niyanza Reached.
DEATHS OF POCOCK AND BARKER.
Mr.. StanIeys First Letter from the Shores
of Victoria Nyanza.

VILLAGE or KAGRHYI DISTRICT or UcHAxBI
UsUKUMA, ON THE VICTORIA NIYANzA,
March J. 1875.
The second part of the programme laid before mo az
Commander of the Anglo American Press Expedition to
perform ended successfully 9th Febru-
ary 1875. The great lake first discovered by Captain
Speke-the Victoria Niyanza-was sighted and reached
by that day; and it with the feeling OF the
most devou gratitude TO Almighty God for preserving
MS, amid manifold perils, that write these lines.
1t seems age since departed from Mpwapwa
Usagara whence l despatched my last letter TO you
We have experienced so much seen and suffered so
much that have to recapitulatc carefully in my
ory and turn to my note book often to refresh my
recoectons of the principal events OF this most
long, arduous and eventful march to the Victoria
Niyanza
/ promised you in my last letter that would depart
practicable from the old route to Unyan-
yembe which Is well known, and would, like
the patriarch Livingstone, strike out line to
known lands did so, but in adventurous journey
north mpcrled the expedition and almost brought it
10 untimely end but which, happily for me- for you
and for geographers, a. kindly Providence averted
vcssIrUDEs TRAVEL.
On leaving Mpwapwa edged northward across the
Desert of the Marenga Mkali, or the Bber Water,
leaving the vain chief of Mbum far to the SOUTH and
traversed Northern Ugogo with the usual success
tending travellers in Southern Ugogo. The chiefs
practised the usual arts to fleece OF property and
blackmailed at every opportunity. Now, we met
chiefs amably disposed toward strangers pay
heavier tribute in other chiefs lands We crossed
broad and bleak plains where food scarce and
cloth vanished FAST enter hiy districts where food
was abundant the people civ1 and the chiefs kind
We traversed troublesome districts, where wars and
Tumors OF rife, the people trcacherous ana
hostile to enter countries lying at the mercy Of the
ferocious Wahumba on the north, and the Wahebe to
the south Thus good and evil fortune alternated dur
ing travels through Ugogo-an epitome in brief
OF our after experiences Furious rainy tempests ac-
companied each day, and days both nature
and warred against us, while other days both
seemed combined to bless Under our adverse fates
the expedition seemed to melt away; men died from
fatigue and famine many were left behind sick, while
many, again, deserted. Promises OF reward, kindness
threats, punishments had no effect The expedition
seemed doomed.
HEROIC ENGLIsHMEy
The white men, though selected out Of the ordinary
class of Englishmen, did their work bravely-nay
may say hcroically. Though suffering from fever and
dysentery, insutcd by natives marching under the
proved themselves Of noble, manful natures, stout
hearted brave men, and-better than al-true Chris
fans Unrepinng they bore their hard fate and
worse farci resignedly they endured their arduous
troubles chcerfuly performed their allotted duties
and at all times commended themselves to my good
opinion
Tho western frontier Of Ugogo was reached on the
last day OF 1874 We rested two days. and thence
struck direct north, along almost level plain which
some said extended far as Niyanza. We found by
questioning the natives that VIC wore also travelling
along the western extremity OF whunba, which we
were glad-io hear fondly hoped that our march
wOrld be hess moicsted.
Two days march north brought TO the confines or
Usandas1, country famous FOR elephants; but here
our ro1to. inclined northwest, and entered Ukimbu,
or UyenzAat lis northeastern extremity.
EAIrHLtss Guides
We he'd shired guides in Ugogo 70 take US as far as
IraabA, but ,at Muhalala, IN Ukimbu they deserted
Frcsh gsaeswcrc engaged at Muhaiala, who took us
ono days march farther northwest but at
night they also deserted, and in the morning we
wcro lcn en- the edge or q wide wilderness with
out a guide. On the roads the previous day the
guides had informed Us that three days march would
bring 10 Urmi, and relying the trnth Of the
port had purchased days prOvlsons-so that this
second dcsorion did not much disconcert raisc
any Suspicion though II elected many unpleasant re-
marks about tho ueaohory Of the Wagcgo We thcrc-
foro contiE ucd march, but tho momInNof the
Gccond day tho narrow, lidcnned track which had
followed became lost IN labyrinth Of elephant. and
Thinoceros trails Tho beat despatched In all
directions q seek Tho los road but they werc all
unsuccessful and had len but the corn.
pass rhe DAY brought into dense jungle Of acaciaS
sd spHAesAiA tsroggh which We bad laesailS