The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10


OF foTty-three men and boys.
On April 26 we arrived in Mozamboms country
again. This time, after solicitation, Mozsmbom de-
cided to make blood brotherhood with His
ample followed by all the other chiefs far as
moved. Food was supplied gratis. Cattle goats,
sheep and fowls we're also given in abundance,
that our people lived royalty.
When one days march from the NyanH natives
came from Kavali and said that white man named
Maleiia had given their chief black packet to give
Eyes: to-morrow - I answered land il your words
are true will make You rich" They remained with
us that night telling wonderful stories about big
ships as large as islands filled with men, etc. which
left no doubt in our mind that the white man
Emin Pasha. The next days march brought us 10
Chief Kavali, After while he handed me a note
from Emin Pasha, covered with strip of black
American oil-eoth. The note was TO the effect that
there had been a native rumor that white
man had been seen at the south end
of the lake and that he had gone ing
steamer to make inquiries, but had been unable TO
obtain reliable Information He begged me to re-
main where was until he could communicate with
me. The next day, April %, Mr. Jephson was dis
patched with strong force 10 take the boat TO the
Nyanza- On the 26th the boats crew sighted the
Mawa station, the southernmost belonging to Emin
Pasha. Mr.. Jephson there Hospitality received
by the Egyptian garrison. The boats crew say that
they were embraced one by one and that they never
had such attention showed to them by these men,
who hailed them as brothers. On April %
we once again reached the bivOuac ground
of that day 1 khedive steamer about
seven miles away steaming up toward us; Soon after
arrived at our camp, where they were heartily well
coined by all of us.
The next day we moved to a better camping place,
about three miles above Nyanasie, and at this spot
Emin Pasha also made his camp.
We were together until May 25 when left him,
leaving Mr. Jephson three Soudanese and two Fan
zbars in his In return he caused TO accompany
me three Of his irregulars and 102 madi natives
porters. Fourteen days later was at Fort Bodo.
At the fort Capt. Nelson and Lieut. Stairs. The
latter had returned from Ugarrowwas twenty-five
days after had set for the lake. bringing with
the rest were dead. NY twenty couriers whom
had sent with letters TO Maj. Barellot had safely
left Ugarrowwas for Yambuga on March 16. TT.
Bodo was in fiouTishing state. Nearly ten acres
were under cultivation. One crop OF Indian corn
had been harvested and in the granaries. On
June 16 left Fl. BodO with Ill Zanzbaris and lO1
of Emins people. Lieut.. Stairs was appointed COM
mandant of the fort. Capt. Nelson second in
command. and Surgeon Parke was medical officer.
The garrison consisted of iftY-nine rifles. thus
deprived myself OF all my officers in order not TO be
encumbered with baggage, provisions and medicines,
which would have to ce taken if accompanied by
Europeans.
June "A. we reached Kilonga, and July 10, Ugar-
rowwas. The latter station was deserted. Ugar-
rOwWns having gathered as much ivory as he could OBJ
tain from the district, had proceeded down the river
about three months before. On leaving Fort Bodo,
had loaded every carriers with sixty pounds OF corn,
so that we were able 10 pass through the wilderness
unscathed.
Passing on down the river as fast as we could 60,
daily expecting 10 meet the eouriers who had been
stimulated to exert themselves for reward of $40
per head, or the major, himself leading army of
carriers, we INDUCED ourselves in pleasing anticpa
ton, as we neared the goal. Aug. 10, We overlook
Ugarowwas with immense hotilla of ffty-seven
canoes, and 10 our wonder, our couriers, now re-
duced to seventeen, who related awful story of
hair-breadth escapes and tragic scenes. Three had
been slain, two were still feeble from wounds, and
all except five bore on their bodies the of
rows.
A week later Aug. L. we met the rear column of
the expedition at Bunalya. There white man
at the door of the stOckade whO at first, thought
was Mr.. Jameson nearer view revealed the
features of Mr. BOnnev who left the medical service
OF the army TO accompany US.
asked
"He is dead. sir; shot by Manyuema about a
month ago" replied Bonney.
"CoOd God" cried land Jamieson?"
she has gone to Stanley Falls to try TO get more
men from TippOo lib
And IrOup2"
"Troup has gone home"
''Well where is Ward?"
"Ward is at Bangala"
Heaven alive! then you are the only one here?"
"Nes, sir,
After describing what wreck he found the
rear column TO be- Stanley complains of the
officers at 1ambuga too readily accepting the
deserters' report of his death and'sending his
personal kit medicine, etc., away, leaving him
naked Of necessaries for his return to Emin.
"By accident" he says two hats, a pair of
boots and a flannel jacket were left, a truly
African kit with which to return" The letter
then proceeds to summarize what had been &C
complished. Stanley says:
We we're 16O days in the forest-one continuous,
unbroken, compact forest. The grass land
traversed by us in eight days. The limits of the
forests along the edge of the grass land are well
marked. We it extending northwesterly, with
its curves, bays and capes just like sea-shore.
Southwesterly 1t preserved the same character.
North and south the forest area extended from
Nyangive 10 the southern borders Of Monbuttu.
East and west il embraces all the Congo, at the
mouth of the Aruwimi to about east longitude
% degrees latitude 30 degrees. How
far west beyond the Congo the forest
reaches i do not know. The superficial extent
h. a skaa1 ,11r~ 81
forest is 246 600 square miles North of Congo, be-
tween UpOtO and Aruwimi, the forest embraces
another 20, 900 square miles. Between Ambuga and
Nyanza we came across five distinct languages. The
land slopes gently from the crest of the plateau about
the Nyanza down to the Congo river, from an alti-
tude of $500 to 400 feet above the North and
south of track through the grass land face of
the land much broken groups of cones isolated
mountain rides To the north we saw no land higher
than about six thousand feet above the sea- hut bear
ing 215 degrees magnetic At distance of fifty miles
from camp the Nyanza a
snow, probably seventeen thousand feet
eighteen thousand feet above the
II is called Rueyenzori, and will prove rival to
KelimaryarO. l am not sure that ii may not prove
TO be the Gordon Bennett mountain in Gambaragara;
but there two for doubling if it be the
same. () 1t is little far west for the position
of the latter given by me in 1876. ~ We no
snow the Gordon Bennett. have met only three
natives who have seen the lake toward the south
They agree that 1t is large but not 50 large as the
Albert Nyanza.
Before closing, let me touch more largely upon
the subject which brought me here. VIZ. Emln
Pasha He has two battaliOns OF regulars, the first
consisting of about $50 rifles, and second OF $50
Besides these battaliOns he has quite respectable
force of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., artisans, clerks and
servants. Altogether" Emin says, 'if L can't 20
away from here we shall have about 5000 people
with us. Were in your place, would not hesitate
moment, or for second be in doubt what to do What
you say is quite true But we have such large
number of women and children-prObably 10000 peO-
pie altogether. How they all be brought out of
here? We shall want number Of carriers"
'Carrlers Tor whatE. asked
"FOr the women and children. You surely would
not leave them, and they can not travel"
1.-The women must walk. 1t will do them more
good than harm. AS for the little children load
them on dOnkeys. l hear you have about two hun
dred Your people will not travel very far the first
month but little by little they will get accustomed
TO il. Our Zanzibar women crossed Africa my
second expedition. Why can not your black women
do the same? Have no fear Of themi they will do
better than the men,"
''They would require vast amount of provisions
for the road
"True but you have thousands of cattle, believe
Those will furnish beef and the countries through
which pass must furnish grain and vegetable
food"
'Wer, we will defer further talk until Tomorrow"
The conversation with the pasta took place on
May 1, 1885, during halt in camp at Nzabe The
pasha ashore from the steamer hhedive next
day about p. m. In short time we commenced
our conversation again. Many Of the arguments
used above we're repeated. He said:
'fWhat you told me yesterday has led me TO think
IL best that should retire from here. The Egyp-
tians are very willing to leave. There are OF those
about one hundred men besides their women and
children / should be glad TO be rid OF them be-
my endeavors for retreat When informed them
that Khartoum had fallen and that
Gordon Pasha was slain, they always
told the Nubians that it was concocted