River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-11
THE DARK CoNTINEHi
Letter from Explorer Stanley i'm whiol
He Describes the Hardships of HimseI
and His Gallant Band in Their Search
for Emin paSha

and His Gallant Band i'm Their Search
for Emin Pasha.
LONDON, April s.-The following Is a
synopsis of the letter recently received
from Henry NJ Stanley by Sir Francis De
Winton, chairman of the Emin Pasha relief
committee. 1t is dated Bungangeta island,
on the Aruwhimi August 2S, 1855:
II describes in detail the journey between
ambunga and Albert NyanZa. The expedi-
ton, which consisted Of $50 officers and men,
started from Hambunga on June ss, 1887 On
the first day the expedition marched twelve
miles along the river bank 10 Yallnarde. On the
approach or the column the natives set fire
10 their villages. and under cover OF the
smoke attacked the pioneers skirmish fol-
lowed, lasting fifteen minutes. During the
next six days the exped ton marched inland
In al easterly direction through a densely
populated district. The natives used every
art known to them to modest and impede the
/ advance OF the party but, although
several conflicts took place, Stanley did
not lose man. Finally, perceiv-
ing that the path he had been following was
taking him out of his proper course, Stanley
struck out toward the northeast and again
reached the river on July 5. From this day
until October IS he followed the left bank Of
the Aruwhimi. After seventeen days OF con-
tlnuous marching the expedition halted Co cGc
days rest
On August 1 the first death occurred the
cause being dysentery. So far, for thirty-four
days, the course had been singularly success
fuL The party now entered a wild country,
in their nine days march through which their
suiterings multiplied and several deaths
occurred On August 1S, on arriving at Arsib-
bia. the natives presented a bold front and the
| party lost five men from Pc soned arrows
Lieutenant Stars was wounded below the
heart and suffered greatly but he recovered.
On August 81 the expedition met a
| party OF Manyeaas, and their misfortunes BE-
gan on this date. Stanley writes that he had
taken the Congo route 10 avoid Arabs who
would tempt his men. Within three days Of
tn unfortunate meeting twenty-six men de-
serted.
What Stanley describes an awful month
begins on September Is Leaving the station
OF the Arab chief. Ugarrava, when the expe-
dition numbered 263 men, having lost sixty-six
by deserton and death, and having left fifty
six with Ugarrava, the march led to the Arab
settlement Kalinga Tonga, the men lived on
wild fruits, fungi and nuts. Before reaching
kalinga Tonga Stanley lost flfty-tye men
/ through starvation and desertion.
A slave-owner at Kalnga Tonga named
Abedsaim did his utmost to ruin the expe-
| dltion, short of open host lities. He insisted
| upon purchasing RITES, ammunition and
| clothing so that the expedition left the sta
| ton beggared. The men we're absolutely
| naked, and were so weak that they were un-
/ able 10 carry the boat. Stanley was therefore
| obliged to leave the boat together with
seventy loads Of beads, at Kainga Tonga
under the care OF Surgeon Poke and Cap
tain Nelson, the latter Of whom was unable to
march.
After twelve DAYS journey the party, on
November ?, reached Ibwiri. The Arab devas-
tation, which had reached within few miles
Of Iowiri, was so thorough that not native hut
was lett standing between Ugarraya and
( lbwiri. What the Arabs did not destroy the
| elephants destroyed, turning the whole region
into horrible wilderness.
Mr.. Stanley continues: "Our suferngs
terminated az Ibwiri. We were beyond the
reach of destroyers. We were on virgin soil
/ in a populOus region Astounding with food.
| We ourselves were mere skeletons. From 2S9
! persons we now numbered Ia, several OF the
party seeming TO have no hope of life left. A
halt was therefore ordered for the purpose OF
recuperating.
Hitherto our people were skept.eal of what
we told them. The suffering had been so
awful, the calamities so numerous and the for
ests endless that they refused TO believe
that by and by we would see plains and cattle,
the Nyauza and Emin Pasha. They had
turned a deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties and driven by hunger and suffering,
they sold their rifles and equipments for few
ears OF Indian corn, deserted with the am
munitlOn, ana became altogether democrat
Ized Perceiv.ng that mild punishment
would be OF no avail / resorted to the
death penalty, and two OF the worst cases
were hanged in the presence of ALL We halted
for thirteen days at Ibwiri, reyeling on goats,
bananas, co n, etc. The suppl es were mex
haustiblc, and our people Quilted themselves
with such effect that we had 173 sleek and
robust men. One had been killed with an
arrow
AT Kalonga Longa on the 9th, we entered
the country of the powerful chief Mazambom.
The villages we're scattered 50 thickly that no
road except through them could be found. The
natives sighted US, but we were prepared. We
zed a hill as soon as we arrived in the center
of a mass of villages and built zareba as fast
as bill-hools could cut the brushwood The
war-cries were terrible from hill TO hill, peal
ing across the intervening valleys. The
people gathered in hundreds at every point,
war horns and- drums announcing
the struggle. After a slight skirmish,
ended in our capturing a COW, the first beef we
had tasted since we left the ocean, the night
passed peacefully both sides preparing for the
morrow. Mazambom declined peace Offering,
and detachment OF forty persons, led
by Lieutenant Stars and another Of thirty,
under command OF Mr.. Jephson, with sharp
shooters, left the zareba and assaulted and
carried the villages, driving the natives into
general rout The march was resumed on the
18th. There were constant little fights all
along the route.
eve sighted the Nyanza, with Kavalli the
objective point Of the expedition. Six miles
of l had told the men to prepare to see the
Nyanza They murmurred and doubted, say
ing: why does the master continually talk
this wayY
On the 18th the party reached the Nyanza,
but had TO fight its way right to the shore of the
lake. At Kokongo the natives would have moth
ing to do with Stanley or his party and the re-
tfs,fa hot
was compelled to retreat 10 Ibwiri and send
party back to Kalinga Tonga for the
boat Ibwiri was reached January z Stanley
was attacked by gustrtis and a serious alb
cess. and it was April before the march was
aga made for Albert Nyanza On this oc-
casion Mozambini, instead of fighting, made a
blood brotherhood with Stanley, food was sup
piled TO him gratis. and every d!fiiculty re-
moved. Stanley continues:
"Wheu one days march from the Nyanza
natives came from Kavali and said that white
man named Malejja had given their chief
black packet to give TO me, his son. Would
] follow themy they asked; Yes, tomorrow
answered, and if your words are true viii
make you rich. They remained with us that
night telling US wonderful stories about big
ships as large as islands, filled with men, etc,
which left no doubt in our mind that the white
man was Emin Pasha. The next days march
brought us TO Chief Kayali. After "A While lie
a
with a strip OF black American oileloth. The
note was TO the effect that as there had been
anative rumor that q white man had been seen
at the south end OF the lake, he had gone ia
steamer to make Inquiries, but had been I'M
able 10 obtain reliable iuformation.tHe begged
me to remain where / was until he
could communicate with me. The next day.
April % Mr.. Jephson was dispatched with
strong force to take the boat 70 the Nyanza
On the Goth the boats crew sighted a Nawa
station, the soufhermost belonging 10 Emin
Pasha. Mr.. Jephson was there Hospitality re-
celved by the Egyptian garrison. The boat 5
crew say that they we're embraced one
by one, and that they never had such
attention shown 70 them by these men
who hailed them as brothers. on April
20 we once again reached the Diyouac
ground occupied by US on December 10,
and oil ; p m. of that day saw the khedive' 5
steamer about seven miles away steaming up
toward US. Soon after T. m. Emin Pasha,
Sig. Casau ami Mr.. Jephson arrived at our
camp, where they were heartily welcomed py
all OF u.s.
Stanley remained with Enlin Pasha until
May >, and left with him Mr.. Jephson ana
several others OF his party. Emin furnished
Stanley with porters and the return trip was
prosecuted without notable incident, save that
a garrison was established at Fort Bode.
August II ne reached RunaIya where he
found Mr.. B5nney with the rear column OF the
relief expedition. The geographical results Of
the march are most important. Emn Pasha has
1870 regulars and large. force OF trregulars,
the whole. counting the women ana chd.
dren, amounting 70 10000. Emin refused
TO leave the lake on account Of the difficulty Of
getting the whole number safely away. and