The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-20

selves against the continuous assaults OF the hos
tile natives Amer passing the cAtaraew, Stanley
aud mis- party had q long breathing pause cs, ION
They were also com parauvely secure ifom ~
tack and t0Ok measures 10 recruit their exhaust
ed strength before again enc0untering the dan
gers Ofthe Journey westward. AilhouBh
5 FIsbtIng His WAY Continuously
stanley didhotheglect the objects Of hiS journey
and found opportunity to note all the interesting
changes ana physical characteristics Of the route
Al two degrees nor h latitude he found th9t,the
oou,se of the great Lualeba sweryed from It's al
most nofthery direction 10 the north'westward,
IN Inc westward developing into broad stream,
varying ia width from two 70 ten miles ana
choked with Islands In order 70 Avolu lne
struggles with the tribes Of desperate cannipMels M
that atfnhabited the mainland on each side OF the
liver stanleys canoe feet led BY the Lazy Alice,
naddied along between the Islands taking ad'
vantage ofthe cover they Afforded as pr0tecuon
from attack In This way many miles aoWIii 'he
stream were made by the party unmolested by
the natives But this safety from attack was pur.
chased by much suffering Cut Of fr0m supplies
n the middle OF the great river, starvation threat
ened to destroy the expedition
a The Most Extreme Hunger
was endured by the party, which passed three en-
fire days absolutely without any food. This ter
rihle state Of things could not be any longer en-.
dnred 80 stanley resolved 10 meet his fate on the
land rather than by hunger on the. riger. He
therefore turned his course 10 the left bank OF the
Iualaba, and with the singular good ioItune mat
has nerally attended him. fe9cheg the yllage
of tribe acquainted with upde, lneAe people
had four muSkets, which they obtained from lhe
west coast They representi In degree the
Advance Guard Of Civilization
toward the interior Of the contineut They
called the great river skuta Va Congo With
these friendly natives Stanley and his party made
Dblood brotherhoodp and purchased from them
an abundance OF provisions, Whieh were sorely
needed By the lamished exploring pafgN Aiter
brief rest Stanley endeaVoreu 70 copgn o. WE nis
course along the left bank OF me river put InTee
days aitef his departure from me village OF tne
friendly natives he came 70 The country VI o pow
ertul tribe, whose warriors were
Armed with MAakets.
- Here for the frst lime since leaving Nyangwe
Stanley had tocoptend with an enemy on an al
most equal footing as to arms He therefore pre-
pared his party for tho struggle, the issue Oi
which was decidedly doubtful, no sooner dld
these natives discover the approach OF Stanley 5
expedition than they manned 5tlarge canoes ana
pnt OF from the river bank 10 atlacklts IL was
.notuhtl after three OF his menwere Killed tnaJ
Stanley deslsted In his efforts to make the natives
He,oded Out to them to that effect he offered
them clothes and peace gifts, but
The SaTagos Refused to be COnciliated,
and the fight proceeded with unabated fury. For
twelve miles down the struggle went on, and II
proved to be the greatest aud most desperate nght
on this terrible river 1t was maintained by
stanleys followers with great courage, and was
the last save one of S2 battles iopghtsince the ex
peditiOu had left Nyangwe. The LueAa9a Whlcn
river changes its name scores Of times bow as II
approached the Atlantic ocean became known as
Quango and the sOure. As the river run through
the great basin which lies between 2d deg, ana
IL deg east longitude, II has an ulllterrugIeu
courSe OF over zoo miles, with maknihQent anu
ents, stspeci llly on the southern lde4 Thence
clearing the broad belts OF mountains between
the great basin of the Atlantic ocean, the river
descends BY about thirty falls aud furious rapids
TO The great river between the falls OF euala ana
the Atlantic,
stanley's Losses
During the long and terrible journey across the
Continent from Nyangwe have beenyery severe.
The continuous fighting in the forests and on the
river reduced the strength Of the expedition
daily, until 1t became a question Whether any OF
lis men bers would ever reach the coast Stanley
states in il dispatch MY griet is still new over
The loss of my last white assistant, the brave ana
plous Young EDgliShman, Francis Pocock, who
was swept over The falls Of the Massasa on the "a
NJ Iast Jnneh He adds: my faithful cOmpan-
ion, Kalplu, Is also AMONG the LOST
b Stsuley's Marrow Escapes.
On the same day that Pocock waslost, Stanley,
with seven men, were almost drawn into the