The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24

the rush sounded like the swash OF against
. ships prov driven before spanking breeze. At
another time ike a strong tide washing against piers
and buttresses OF bridges, at another time II over
whemed the senses and filled the measure OF a deep
grief with the OF lis fury and far up on tho
height OF tho tableand the and supcrstitious
Basund sirayiDg near the CLAY verge, stopped bis
ears against the dreadful thunder and hurried away
Is from DOOM
While we were hghiipg tragical way over the
long series OF tails along distance OF over $50 miles,
which occupied five months. we lived as though we
were in tunnel subjec. intervals TO the thunder
crash OF passing trans
Ali SO different IRON that son. CLASSY dow oil the
river by the black forests OF Uregga and Koruru,
where a single tremuious wave was rarity when we
gded day after day through tho aere wilds IN sweet
delicious musings, when our souls were thrilled al
sight OF the apparently mpenetrabie forests on either
hand. when at misty MORN or humid eve or iervid
noon wild nature broathes a soft stiffness.
4 WORK THAT STAND ALONE
wha, wo have done cataract region. 1t will be
insanity in a successor He may travel overland, and
the native will point the 1000 ect altitude up
which we dragged three, four and vo ton canoes
He will perhaps point out the stumps OF tho giant
trees We cut down IRON which we carved out our
canoes within eight and ten days, working night and
day. whereas canoe was ever maae in that
region under three months. He may show
him the craggy rocks which we con-
structed tramways with system OF rollers.
He may show him where cut grove OF tall
trees down Ill the great pits between the rocks. Hc
may show him The celebrated By dreadful
tragedies and by heroisms enacted by Of the
white strangers He may point out localities
where the white entered their and brought
people down long foaming OF river, to
Tho fright OF all who them and against all advice
He may point out the terrible falls where the boat
with the white chief and his boats swept
over, and whrled round and tossed and smittcn by
brown waves until his friends. who spec
OF the expected catastrophe were in agony of
fear; and finally with shudder, guide him TO the
spot where the younger chief carried the
falls. taken down in whirlpool and lost But
there tear OF any other explorer attempting to
initiate our work here.
DECEPTIVE rucKEY.
Nor would We have ventured upon this terrible task
had the slightest idea that such fearful impedi-
ments were before us. Tuckey's map led mo astray
and tho natives, who seldom travel further than their
own homes. assisted Tuckey TO deude u.s. Neither
Tuckcy the natives any better On Captain
Tuckcy's map find east Of Yeala Falls, after very
Rido unnoted interval, cataract set down in about
10 degrees Of east longitude At the same time the
names OF places are msrked on the land as If he had
left Yellaia Falls and proceeded overland far
the Kwango River. The whole published the
map of district well known. Need do more than
to say that below this supposed cataract
thirty falls and rapids, and that II any part Of this
region been explored such falls and rapids would
be prominently sotdownY Our losses In valuable men
should be warning to explorers not to down
more than they actually have seen, or, they needs
must publish hearsay information, to make a differ
ence between explored localities and what is uncx-
pored.
FALLS.
Ny observations informed mo that We were in the
noighborhood OF this supposed cataract OF Tuckeys
and believing that we should soon reach IL resolutely
fought After passing that position the natives
cheered by stating that there but two more
after passing those. Other natives said there were
one or two more, and so each day, until finally
rving IsanQa Falls. and hearing there were five
falls after Ave months toll and the loss Of ono
European and fifteen soldiers in the lower cataracts
said, Enough" aud drew my boat and canoes high
upon the rocks above the Cataract Of lsaugila.
THE COUNTRY or rum DAsnEs"
We the country where previous explorers
and white merchants have pampcrcd native kings with
what is called 'dashesr Of rum and cloth ana beads
These kings came before us to demand dashes. They
said they must have "dashes'' OF rum ana cloth.
'Dashes from usl Poor miserable creatures like u.s.
Why, have nothing. We have but just enough TO
reach the sea, and cannot spare beadn
sAh, but you must, Or"
"What, must aganl Get out OF my camp this min
ute and bring the lull in food what you de-
SIRE. And they brought 1t, and only the value OF the
food did they But one king resented this In
dignity, and brought his vaorous fighters to dispute
The road. Tho Immediate disposition Of our people,
and plain hint that quito ready 10 begin,
however, Gained hts NOISY ruculcnce, after which we
made peace, exchanged gifts and passed on
EUROPEAN GOOD THINGS
sent messengers in advance praying for relief from
any European in Emboma, Bomba, as 1t is called
south Of tho cataracts BY good fortune tho letter
put the hands OF the agents OF Messrs Halton
& Cookson, Liverpool merchants Tho prompttude
of the agents, Mr. Motta Vega Hd Mr.. Harrison.
saved us from much misery. Wo tho
brink OF destruction by famine Such an abu ndance