The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
Intensely Interesting Letters from Mr.
Stanley. So

Stanley, whom they have sent out to ex-
plore the country around the source of
the Nile, in west Africa and under the
equator. AR ..
Mr.. Stauley's letters of date March LIST
and May 18th, are both written from the
village of Kagehyl, which he locates on
the southern shore of Lake Victoria Nj.
yanz;, days march east from the point
where Captain Spoke first reached and
discovered that lake. The letter o. March
list is mainly devoted to an account of his
travels from the 3lst Of December last
when the party reached the western
frontier of Ugozi, southeastward from the
lake, until the 9th Of February, when
they reached thelake. After resting two
days, on the ID of January they moved
directly northward two days along an al
most level plain. .
Two day. march north brought US to
the confines Of Usandawi, a country
famous for elephants; but here our route
inclined northwest, and we entered Ukim.
bu, or Uyanzi, at it's northeastern ex.
,tremity.
FA1THLEss GUIDES.
We had hired guides in Ugogo to take
us as far as Iramba, but at Aluhalala, in
Ukimbu, they deserted. Fresh guides
were engaged at Muhalala, who took US
one days march farther northwest, but
at night they also deserted, and in the
znorn;ng we were left on the edge of
wild wilderness without guide. On the
roads the previous day the guides had
informed us that three days march
would bring us to Urimi, and re-
lying on the truth Of the re.
port had purchased two days provis.
ions, SO that this second desertion did
not much discomfort US nor raise any sus-
pieion, though it elected many unpleas-
ant remarks about the treachery Of the
Wagogo. We therefore continued our
march, but on the morning of the second
day the narrow, ill.defined track which
we had followed became lost in laby-
rinth Of elephant and rhinoceros trails.
The best men were dispatched in all di.
Tections to seek out the lost road, but
they were all unsuccessful, and we had
no resource left but the compass. The
day brought us into dense jungle of
acacias and euphorhia, through which We
had literally to push our way through
by scrambling, crawling along the ground
under natural tunnels of embracing shrub
berry, cutting the convolvuli and creep.
ers, thrusting aside stout, thorny bushes,
and, by various detours, taking advan.
tage of every slight opening the jungle
afforded, which naturally lengthened our
journey and protracted our stay in the
wilderness. On the evening of the third
day the first death in the wilderness &C.
Cured.
HUNGER AND THIRST. !
The fourth days march lasted nearly
;5he whole day, though we made but four
teen miles, and was threefold more ar
duous than that Of the preceding day.
Not drop Of water was discovered dur
ing the march, and the weaker people,
laboring under their loads, hunger and
thirst, Jagged behind the vanguard many
miles, which caused the rear guard. under
,Swo of the white men, much suffering.
AS the rear guard advanced they Shout
dered the loads of the weaker men, and
endeavored to encourage them to resume
the march. Some of these men were en-
abled to reach the camp, where their
necessities were relieved by medicine and
restoratives. But five men strayed from
the path which the passing expedition
had made, and were never seen alive
again. Scouts sent out to explore the
woods found one dead about a mile from
our road; the others must have hope
lessly wandered on until they fell down
and died.
The fifth day brought us to small viii
lage, lately erected, called Uveriveri, the
population of which consisted of four
men, their wives and little ones. These
people had not grain of food to spare.
Most of the men of our. expedition were
unable to move for hunger and fatigue.
In this dire extremity ordered halt
and selected twenty Of the strongest men
to proceed to Suna, twenty-nine miles
northwest from Uveriveri, to purchase
food. In the interval I explored the
woods in search of game, but the search
was fruitless, though one of my men dis.
covered lions den and brought me two
young lions, which killed and skinned.
Returning to camp from my fruitless
hunt was so struck with the pinched
faces of my poor people that could have
wept heartily could have done so with
out exciting fear for our fate in their
minds, but I resolved to do something
toward relieving the pressing needs of
fierce hunger.
MAKING CRUEL IN TRUNK
TO effect this sheet iron trunk was
emptied Gifts contents, and being filled
with water, was placed on the fire, | then
broke open our medical stores and took
five pounds Of Scotch oatmeal and three
tins of revalenta arabica,. with which I
made Cruel to feed over 22O men. Oh, it.
was rare sight to see these poor famine
stricken people hasten to that Torquay
dress trunk and assist me to cook that