The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-12-07
stanley's Latest Work.

MT. OGdpl0y drTlV0Q IN IaClS uuOn
improved in health after his journey Of
nearly forty days from st. Paul de Loan
do, and he leaves this afternoon for
Brussels, where he win make o report
upon his mission aud his labors in Africa
during the last three years and o half
to the Secretary-G General of the Interna-
tional African Colonization Association,
This body was formed at the instance OF
the enterprising King of the Belgians,
shortly after the close of the Paris Exhi-
bition in 1878; and the first act Of the
King after assuming the Presidency Of
the society was to send for the young
explorer and to ask him IL he would put
his experience and energy into the labor
of establishing stations along the tracts
on the ''Dark Continent" where settle
mentS were most available and likely to
bring forth good fruit for civilization.
After due reflection Stanley concluded
to accept the kind offer, which was en-
inently flattering ia its character; and
he understood from the first, as every
one else connected with the association
understood, that the object Of the work
was not so much immediate commercial
gain as the civilizing and education of
the savage or semi-savage populations.
The company did not raise the flag of
any particular nation, but adopted o
banner of its own, under which all Mr..
Stanley's marches have been made, and
all his efforts have been undertaken. In
connection with the central and parent
| society at Brus sells, it was arranged that
| national committees should do as much
as they saw fit, and contributions in
money and equipment were made to the
main expedition by various geographical
1 nd lno'r g., AL hrA
told the association that the Congo Rlv-
er was the main avenue of entrance to
Central Africa, and that, 80 soon as the
difficulties of getting around the great
cataracts were surmounted and steamers
were set ahoat on the Upper Congo, the
results for both civilization and COM
merce would be colossal.
The young explorer therefore left for
Africa, for the third time, in January,
1878, and since that time has been
/ faithfully occupied in building road:
around the falls, in organizing stations
J each one of which is solidly fortified
supplied with rough but comfortabl,
} dwellings,, and kept stocked with pro
? visions and clothes from Europe. Gun
and ammunition do not form any con
} siderable part Of thee outfit; for Mr.
} Stanley's boast is that one can 90 any
where in the country which he has set
/ tied up armed with nothing more for
midable than cane. The natives lool
} upon him as kind of demigod for the
: have discovered that civilization, b
| which they at first felt such n dislike
; means getting more food to eat, an
/ getting 1t easier than in the old times.
Last evening the explorer gave ME
picturesque description of a banque
which he gave some time ago to the 80
J blacks and twenty eight whites directl
} and indirectly interested in the colonial
, ton scheme. The natives had neve
} seen such baronial festival before
Stanley had purposely determined t.
give them a Gargantuan spread whicl
they should remember to the end O
their lives. There were quarters of bee
roasted whole, vast wooden tubs fillet
| with rice; butter and cheese from Eu
rope; milk from the COWS, which ar
kept at each of the stations; game il
stacks and pyramids; and fruit in CO
} | losSal heaps. The men were amazed
7 and sat, until the order to begin eatin
= was given, with their fingers on thei
lips, and in a dazed, rapturous mood
When they had the signal TO 'fall to,
3 those nearest the precious food plunge
madly at it, but speedily found the me
t in the second rank crawling betwee
, their legs or leaping over their backs
. But there was no quarreling; every on
had enough; and all went away wit
I largely-incraased impressions in favor Q
1 the white man.
1 "We have done wonders since I las
. wrote you," said Mr.. Stanley; sand ou
' greatest accomplishment is the buildin
= and roofing of a long, handsome, vel
, arranged two-story house. The secon
t story is looked upon by the primitiv
populations in the neighboring village
as something mysterious and magical
almost as proof of divinity. I hav
been living in tent for about two year.
and have found it usually very comfor
. able; but we wish to get solid building
put up as rapidly as possible. Well,
:. he added with sigh, "the road is bull
. and is as nearly perfect as such q thin
= In such q new country can be. The sti
tions are established, and no one
them is in the slightest danger of bein
= assailed. have done my part to tt
best of my ability, and my conscience
y clean; and now turn to the associi
o ton and say to 1t, what will you d
T., nextP' "--PartS Cor. Boston Journal.