Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-20

goods from Bolobo and Stanley Pool, the
officers still behcved that Messrs. Troup, Ward
aud Conny were To report TO Major Barttelot
for duty, Out 40 important acton or move
ment, according t. The letter Of instructions
given by me to Major Bart;elct before ieav-
Ing, was 10 be maze without consulting with
Messrs. Jameson, Troup and Ward.
STANDING RIDERS.
The columns under Major Barttelot's or
ders mustered 251 men. AS requested the
major to 'end you n copy Of the Instructions
issned TO each officer, YOU are doubtless aware
that the major WAS to remain at Yambuya
until the arrival OF the steamer from Stanley
Pool with the officers, men and goods left be.
hind and II 1fppoo Tbs promised con-
tiDgeDt O: carriers had In the meantime ar
rived, he was TO march.
His column ollowed our track, which, so
long as 1t traversed the forest region, would
be known by the blazing OF the trees by our
camps ahd zarebas, etc.
II TippOo Tbs carriers did not arrive,
then, II the major preferred moving on to
staying at Yambuya, he was to discard such
things az mentioned In my letter OF ~instruc-
tons, and making double Ind
triple journeys by hort stages until should
come down from NyanZa and relieve him.
The Instructions were explicit and the
officers admitted they We're i%ntellis iole.
h0LHSrED AT THE START.
The advance co,umn OF $50 officers and
men set out from Yambuya June 2S, 1887.
The first day We followed the river bank,
marched twelve miles and arrived In the
large district OF Yaukonde. Al our approach
the natives fred their villages, and, und
cover OF the smoke, attacked the pioneers,
who cleared the numerous instructions they
had placed before the first village. The
skifmtsh lasted fifteen minutes The second
day we followed a path leading inland, bat
tending east.
We followed this path for FIVE days through
a dense population. Every art known to the
native minds for molestlng, impeding and
wounding an enemy was resorted TO and We
passed without tn, loss OF a man.
Percetving that the path was taking us toe
far from our course we cut a northeastern
track and reached the river again on July g.
TERRIFIC MARCH.
From this date until October Is we followed
the left bank Of the Aru .imi. After seven
teen days continuous marching we halted one
day for rest. On the twenty fourth day from
Yambuya we lost two men by deseition. Ir
July we made -four halts only.
On August | the first death occurred, which
was from dysentery, so that for thirty-foui
DAYS our course had been singularly success
full: but, as We now entered n wilderness
which occupied us nine days In marching
through II, our sufferfugs began to multiply
and several deaths occurred.
The river at this time was OF great use &c
US. Our boat and several canoes relieved the
wearied and sick Of their loads, so that oul
progress, though not brilliant as during the
hrst month, was still steady.
SERIOUS LOSSES.
August Is We arrived at Airsihba. Tn,
natives made a bold front. We lost five met
through poisoned arrows, and TO our grea'
grief Lieutenant Stairs was wounded just be
low the heart; though he suffered greatly fol
nearly a month, be finally recovered.
On the 18th Mr. Jepson, commanding the
land party, led his men ioland, became con
fused and lost his way. We were not REUNITED
until the 21st. On August Is we arrived II
the district OF Ariel. Opposite our CAM
was the o Of the tributary Nepoko.
BRIBED by ARABS.
August 81 ] met for the first time q party o