Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-12
STANLEYS MARCH TO THE AL
BERT hYANZA.

mittee fills in with interesting
details the outline given some
months ago in his letter to Tippoo
Tlb. I'm that letter, under date OF
August, 1888, stanley, after re-
latlug that he had reached Emln
Pasha, and had come back to
Bnnalya foI the stores left at that
place, invited TippOo to join him
i'm his return to Emin, whom he
described as i'm a most hOurishlng
condition. Tlppoo declined, and
Stanley returned without him, be-
ing accompanied by the men Emin
bad sent with him to assist him.
Since August, 'SS, we have had,
therefore, no news from the great
explorer, unless we may count as
news the rumOTs current in Zanzi-
bar that Stanley Is now on his way
to the East Coast. The object OF
Stanley's expedition, on striking
eastward from Yambunga, on the
Aruwhimi, on June %, 1887, was
the rescue of Emin Pasha, an
Austrian subject III the service OF
the Khedive as Governor of the
Equatorial Provinces-a post to
which he was appointed by Cen
Gordon when the latter was Gov
ernOr General of the SOudan.-
Emin having held out against the
attacks Of the Mahdists, to whom
Gordon himself had fallen a victim
in January, 1885, the question oil
his rescue touched the conscience
of the world and led to the forma-
ton Of committees in England and
elsewhere. Among others who
were interested in the rescue of the
heroic Austrian was King Leopold
Of Belgium, who contributed large
Nv to the relief fund and invited
Stanley-by birth a Welshman-to
take charge of an expedition de-
signed to bring Emin and his de
voted troops to the coast. Stan
le, undertook the hazardous enter
prise, prompted in part by the
humanitarian sentiment that now
unites the civilized world, aud in
part also, no doubt, by his desire
as an explorer to solve certain
geographical problems. He started
on bis expedition early IN 1887,
going by way OF the Congo, and on
July rs of that yesr, with 3SS
officers and men, left Yambunga,
on his long march. The Albert
| Nyanza was his objective point
where he expected first to com
mnnicale with Emin Pasha. Til
August 81 all went well enough
but after that date there was con
tiuued fighting tor months. Fol
100 days the route lay through an
unbiokcn forest, the gloom and
dangers Of which were lndescrlt
able. There was, besides, lack O
food, so that, what with toll
famine, poisoned arrows and de
sertions, the force under Stanley
command was reduced by NOyem
ber 70 TO ia, and these were mere
skeletons. At Ibwirl a more Oper
country was encountered, and there
a halt was made to recuperate anC
fatten upon the abundance the
place supplied. A portion OF th'
expedition, together with the boa
and seventy loads OF goods, ha(
been left at Kalinga Longa twelve
days before lbwiri was reached
The 12G miles from the latte
place to the Albert Nyanza wer'
covered with comparative ease
though executions of rebelliOuI
members of the expedition anC
numerous battles wlsh hostile ma
tives were fosnd necessary If prog
ress was TO be made. On Decem
Der 13 the lake was sighted, ap'
later the lake was reached, but th
unfriendliness Of the natives an'
want of boat caused long ant
dangerous delay. The expedition
had to go back to 1bwiri, build
fort, fetch the boat lett at KaliDg
Longa, and then return to tn
lake, or Albert Nyanza as it !
called. TO make matters wOrs
Stanley fell sick and was danger
Ously i'll for over month. A
length on April 2G, 1898, tn
bivouac ground occupied on tb
10th of December was again reach
ed, and the same day Emin Pash
arrived on the steamer khedivt
The Pasha was not, it appears
very desirOus Of being rescued. bu
was quite willing thot Stanle
should take away his EHyptla
troops, leaving him his Nubia
regutcrs to hold the country. Th
results of the expedition from
scientific point Of view ore likely
it seems, to be valuable. The lon
slopes gently from the crest of tn
plateau above the Albert Nyanz
to the Congo river, from an altitud
of $500 feet TO 1,4OO feet above th
sea level. The whole cOuntr
traversed was more or less pre-
ductiye, and much of 1t was of sui
passing loveliness AMI fertility. i
snOw.clad mountain of a height Q
$4,000 feet was discovered. and II
formOtion was obtained Of anothe
lake smaller than the Albert N
ANA. The Arowbimi was fOun
, to have no leos than six names &
1sR1o.o.t ,sor,. of 30 Iono oourao