The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-21
Henry Morton Stanley.

august Peterman speaks oil Stanley as
the Bismark Of African explorers. 1t is a
fact that the results achieved by this
American in Africa surpass all the scien-
tific discoveries made during the last
thirty years. all travels of Europeans dur
ing the last eighty years, and the travels
of the Arabians during the last thousand
years. Stanley has acquired more knowl-
edge of Africa that millions OF the inhabi-
tants possess Of their own country. His
tory knows Of no other discoverer who has
been as successful as Stanley.
stanley's first trip to Africa, and the
finding Of Livingston, created great sen.
sation throughout the civilized world. He
had no object in view during his second
journey, and at the time that he embarked
On small boat on the African stream
Lualaba, and drifted toward the north.
Shortly before leaving Njangwe, on Oct.
30, 1915, he wrote as follows:
"The entire equatorial Africa Is IN un.
known country, from which not even the
slightest information has passed to the
outer world. Even here in Njangwe no
one knows anything Of the same. 1t is
wrapped In mysterious darkness, and the
great superstition Of the inhabitants hes
surrounded 1t with horrible imaginations
They are Of the opinion that is is inhab-
tied by vicious dwaris striped like the
zebtas, living ON elephants and using
poisoned arrows. An immense forest
extends toward the north, no one knows
how far, as no one has seen its end. Day
after day and week after week, the traveller
passes through the forest OF equatorial
Africa without ever seeing the sun. The
great Lualaba River flows TO the north,
and it is supposed that 1t extends to the
Mediterranean Sea; at least, so the Arabs
and their slaves say"
From the above il is evident that much
courage was required TO undertake the
hazardous trip to this unknown country,
but Stanley succeeded after overcoming
enormous difficulties, dangers and hard
ships. He has proved that the Lualaba
ard the Congo are identical, and has thus
solved the last problem of the Two main
rivers Of Africa, the Nile and the Congo.
Stanley achieved much because he did
not travel as scientist collecting notes, CT
as a great discOverer, but as general and
conqueror. He negotiated when lie could
accomplish the desired result thereby, but
otherwise made use Of his weapons. Cor
teZ and Pizarro received much assistance,
in the countries they conquered, from
those who were oppressed or III treated,
or dissatisfied with the rulers, but Stanley
received no assistance whatever, and II
was all he could do 10 prevent being
attacked. Stanley not only achieved scien-
tiflc results, but also discovered beautiful
river and country for mercantile transac-
tions. Enormous woods of oil palms,
cotton plants, rubber trees, etc, cover this
country. Elephants seem to be in abund-
ance, for Stanley says that he not only saw
temples and buildings made of ivory, but
even the most common implements, which
are not usually made of such costly mater
ial. Some Of the inhabitants are canni-
balls, but some tribes are partially civilized
and have some culture. Stanley found
very large cities and some vessels of per-
feet construction. The Congo countries
are very fruitful, and the climate is favor
able TO vegetation, although the coast
country Is not very favorable for Europe.
ans. The country is specially well adapt
ed for raising tropical fruits, and most OF
the West Indian plants can be raised here,
such as cotton, sugar, indigo, tobacco,
cocoa, ginger, and many others. The
quantity and number of drug plants OF
this country are enormous.-[Scientifc
American.