The Portland daily press., 1889-12-05
THEY SAW THE GREAT CLOUD KING.
Wonders OF the Dark Continent Dis
covered by StanIey's Party.
Snow-Capped Mountains and Vast
Lakes Added to the Maps.
The Explorers Generous Tribute to
His Brave Lieutenants.

NEW YORK, Dec. A cable despatch
to the Herald, dated Mbiki, December 1st,
says: "Stanley's expedition, accompanied by
the force sent out by the Herald, arrived
here safely today. All the Europeans con
exception Of Mr.. Stevens. the commissioner
Of the New York gift enterprise, who has
been struck down with fever and lies in
tent very Ill. Stanley is bringing with him
zS6 of Emin Pacna's people. Many of these
people are aged, decredit and sick, and they
are all being carried down the coast by Stan
ley's Zanzibar men. The troops and carriers
In the Stanley command elicit the unbounded
admiration of every one. They are under
the most porfoct discipline, and whom tho
road march in that perfect order which
could only be expected OF we'll trained and
well provisioned army"
The Herald has long cable letter from
Stanley dated Msuah, November so. which
abounds in thrilling and interesting incl
dents of the plucky explorers experience.
Looking back" he says, lover what has
been accomplished, see no reason for any
hearts discomfort. can say we shirked no
task and that good will aided by steady ef-
fort enabled us to complete every little job as
as well as our circumstances permitted"
Over and above the appointed duties the
Journey has been fruitful of valuable
geographical discoveries. accounting some
Important facts established, he says: "The
Aruwimi is now known from its source and
the Great Congo forest, covering as large an
area as France and the Iberian peninsula,
we can now certify to be an absolute fact.
The mountains of the moon, this time, be-
vond the least doubts, have been located, and
Ruevenz ri 1.-THE cloud king. robed in eternal
snow. has been seen and its fianks explored
and some of its shoulders ascended.
ION the southeast Of the range, a c0nnec-
tion between lakes Albert Edward Nyanza
and Albert NyanZa has been discovered,
and the extent of the former lake Is now
known for the first time. Range after range
of mountains were traversed, separated by
such tracts of pasture land as would make
your cowboys out West mad with envy and
right under the burning equator we have fed
ON backberries and bilberries and quenched
our thirst with crystal fresh from snow beds.
We have also been able to add nearly six
thousand square miles Of water to Victoria
Nyanza. Ialways suspected that In the CEN
trail regions between the equatorial lakes
something worth seeing would be found, but
| was not prepared for such harvest OF new
facts"
The letter details the terrible hardship and
suffering Of the party, and says: "Not one
officer with me will forget the miseries he
has endured, yet every. one that started frcm
home destined to march with the advance
column aud share the wonderful adventures,
is here today, safe. sound and well. This Is
not due to me. Lieutenant Stairs was
pierced with pois soned arrow like others,
but the others died, and he lives. The pois-
months after he was pierced. JephsOn was
four months prisoner with guards with
loaded rifles around him. That they did not
murder him is not due to me. These
officers had to wade through as many as IL
streams and broad expapses Of sand and
In ha daU hau rod
that scorched whatever 1t touched. A null
titude of impediments ruffled their tempers
and harrassed their hours. They have been
maddened with the agonies of fierce fevers.
They lived months in an atmos-
asclared ss ss deadly Sdss They faced dangers as
very day, and the diet has been all through
wnat legal serfs would nave declared infam-
GUS and abominable and yet they live. The
vulgar will call it luck. Unbelievers will
are more things in Heaven and earth than
dreamed Of in common philosophy"
LONDON. December 4.-Stanley will be
surfeited with welcome on his arrival in
England. Everybody desires to do him
o. the Royal Geographical Society arrange
ments will be made for banquet. Emin
Pacha will, Of course, be included in the in
yitation, should he come to London. A pro-
posal will also be made at an early meeting
of the Common Council of the city that
Stanley be entertained at the Guildhall on a
date to be fixed by himself. 1t has already
been decided that should Stanley accept the
invitation of the King of the Belgians and
visit Brussels he will be entertained by the
Burgomaster at grand banquet, to which
the delegates of the anti-slavery conference,
now in session, will also be invited. On the
day following a gala performance will be
given in his honor at the opera. Stanley
will be the guest of the king during his stay
in Brussels.
e]Stanley has arrived at Bagamoyo.