Telegram-herald., 1889-10-31
IN THE HEART OF AFRICA
f. c. Selous Describes a Trip Over a Por
finn Of DR. IirInrsfnnr,s Old Rnufe

f. c. Selous Describes a Trip Over a Por-
tion of DIR. Livinsstone's Old Route.
F. c. Selous attended recent meeting in
Cape Town for the purpose Of describing the
journey he made last year to the country Of
the Mashukulumbwe, a tribe Of savages whose
habitat is north of the Zambesi- The well
known African hunter said be lets Barnang-
wato early in April, 1883, with everything
well appointed for long expedition into tho
lnterior. He had two wagons well loaded
with all requisites for that sort of life, besides
five well trained horses, sixteen pack donkeys
and dogs goats, sheep and various other ami
mails. On the journey from Bamangwato it
was only with great difficulty that he man
aged to keep himself and his men alive. In
the middle OF May he reached Pandamatenka,
the furthest trading station in central AZ
rica, where he learned that he would not be
able TO cross the river Zambesi, as the coun-
try beyond was In disturbed state on ac-
count Of one OF the prominent chiefs being
on a hunting aud raiding expedition June
be finally started. with sixteen donkeys well
loaded with ammunition and trading good.
and about a score Of Kafirs, also carrying
loads. June 70 they got down to the banks
- the Zanbesi, and the following day crossed
lhe river.
Four or five days travelling brought them
10 the first Batonga town, and here be might
mention that in 1877 he made journey down
the banks of the Zambesi, travelling among
the Batonga the whole time. These people
had never seen a white man since Living
stone and Kirk came up the river in 1861, and
they turned out to be very friendly indeed.
After three days of this country they came
into fine land. sort Of high plateau, beau
streams, which all flowed into one big river,
which explained why there were such large
unwatered stretches in the country be had
just passed through On the fifth day from
the Zambesi they came 70 a beautiful valley,
with grass water and trees, and before them
a range Of Mills, al whose foot lay Batonga
village the people Of which were very friend
Is aud told them that if they went up the
hills they would come To an open plateau
stretching right away to the Kafukwe. The
next morning they ascended the rather steep
nils and came on fine, open, rolling coun-
.ry, with plentiful supply Of game They
then reached the village Of the Batonga chief,
Nome.
Nome was a very old. shriveled up man,
but remembered Livingstone's visit quite
well, and although it was thirty-flve years
few years since Nome told blm how Liv-
incstone had gone on a low bill near by, called
Owkessi- Kessi, and had used an instrument,
which from his description. was evidently a
compass or a sextant in the beginning Of July
he left Nome. and in short time came upon
small village u the dreaded Masbuxulnmbwe.
They next came % TIE rivers Magoice and
UngwessL DIT Livingstone marked tho at
ter as a tributary II tho Kssukwe. bat this
was an error. for he followed is up nni found
il flowed into the MaColce Here they came
T. another Nashusulumbwe village, the in
habitants Of which assumed a most threaten
ing attitude They tlsen crossed the lngwessi,
and reached an open tract with nothing bus
long grass, SIX - eight feet high, upon IL
Suddenly they found themselves 30 the miise
q villages the inhabitants II which we're 20
al appearance friendly, and the chief manga,
Who owned the whole district, a. rsu - the
canoes on the kafusHe told them 10 pitch
their camp near tae huts.
A part * the next daT vas spent in hunt
inz. and the whole day their camp wss sur
rounded ~ srmei natives with their osroed
assegais snd peculiar bead dresses. AAht
approached, and, II contrast t. the prev ious
day. evHytang Nas quite still lno hafrs
hsd their assegals ia their hands and looked
uncomfortable he ordered them 20 throw
ground on the fires, intending to cr reep round
e. the back II the village Bew jtlst reach
Z ing over 70 take some carrrilEss oat ~ Gag
when three guns went of 80 bis face and
some were fred at che ether sils lneu the
sssegsis came pouring - through ana over
the ''scherm" by the ton daughter. TIE
/ enemy then r1saed in aad Oh va confuslon.
f Each one made for tie lo0z zrass, as toers-n
f lay t1e orlv hope 81 safery
lie also 1sde sls way ta11asr. fscir.s them