The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-04-03

give to me. his son. They remained with
US that night telling us wonderful stories
about big ships. etc, which left no doubt
upon cur mind that the white man was
Emin Pasha. The rext days march
brought us the Chief kavall. lie handed
me a note from Emin Pasha 10 the effect
that there had been a native rumor that a
white man had been seen At the south end
Of the lake. lie had gone In steamer to
20 make inquiries. but had been unable 10
obtain reliable information. lie begged
me 20 remain where | was until he could
communicate with me. The next day,
April 23 JephsOn was dispatched with a
strong force To take the boat 10 the Ny
anzA April ~, we once again reached the
blyouac ground occupied by US Dec, IL,
and az p. NJ. of that day | saw the khe-
dives steamer about seven miles away.
soon after : O'Clock Emin pasha, Signor
Casau and Mr.. Jephson arrived
at our camp, where they were
heartily welcomed by all VI us.
We were together until May rs when left
him, leaving Jephson, three SOudanese and
two LanEibalrs In his care; seven days later
was at Fort BodO. AT the fort were
Cart Nelson and Lieut. Stairs. Lauer had
returned from Ugarrows twenty-five days
after had set out for the lake, bringing
with him only sixteen men out of tifty-six;
all the rest were dead June ID left Fort
IOdO with all the ZanLibarists and l0l Of
Emin's people, leaving all my officers at
the fort June "a We reached kilanga and
on July ~ Ughrrowas. The latter station
was deserted. Passing ON down the river
As fast As We could 20, daily expecting 10
meet the c0uriers ! had sent 10 Major
Bartell0l, we lndnlged yourselves In pleas
ing antlcipatiOus as We neared our goal.
August 10 we overlook the Ugarrows
with n tlOtilla Of dfty-seven canoes and
our cOuTiers, reduced 10 seventeen who re-
lated awful stories of hairbreadth escapes
and tragic scenes. Three had been slain,
two were still feeble from wounds and all
except five bore on their bodies the scars Of
arrow wounds.
A week later Stanley met the rear col
umn of the expedition at Bunalya and
found Mr.. BUnney From the latter stan
ley learned. greatly 10 his sorrow, of the
shooting OF Major Bartelott, by the natives,
month before. Jamison had gone 10
Stanley Falls 10 try 20 get more men from
Tippoo Tib. Ward was AT Bangala aud
Bonney was the only white man ~ BnDa-
Iva. After describing what a wreck he
found the rear column 10 be, Stanley COM
plains OF the officers at lambunga having
too readily accepted the deserters' report
Of his death and sending his personal kit,
medicines, etc, down the Congo, leaving
him naked Of necessities for his return TO
Emin.
The letter then summarizes what had
been accomplished. The expedition was
one hundred and sixty days In one con
tinuous, unbroken, compact forest. The
grass land was traversed In eight days.
How far west beyond the Congo the forest
reaches Stanley does not know. The super
fetal extent OF the tract described above
totally covered by forest Is 2i6,000 square
niles North Of the Congo, between the
another ~, 600 square miles. Between Yum
banga aud Nyanza Stanley came across
five distinct languages. At distance Of
tifty miles from the camp, on the Nyanza,
they saw a mountain probably 1900 or
1900 feet In height above the sea. its top
covered with snow. II was called Rueven-
zOri and will prove rival TO kelmarriro
Three natives who had seen the lake TO the
south agree that IL is large, but not so large
as the Albert Nyanza.
Emin Pasha has two batallions OF regu-
lars. the first consisting Of $50 rifles and the
second OF $40. Besides these he has a re-
spectacle force OF irregulars. In converse
tlon with Stanley Emin said II he consented
TO 20 away from there they would have
nearly thousand people with them. Emin
was much worried 10 know how all the
women and children, numbering over
two thousand, could be brought
away. lie and Stanley discussed the mat.
ter al great length. but reached no con
oiuslon.s Emin said the Egyptians, OF
whom he had 100 men, besides their women
and children, would be very willing 10
leave, and he would be glad 10 be rid of
them, as they undermine his authority and
nullify his.endeayors for retreat. When
he Informed them that khart00m bad
fallen and Gordon Pasha was slain,
they told the Nnbians IL was
cOncocted story and some day the
steamers would ascend the river 10 their
relief. Emin proposed. after Stanley's de-
parture 10 visit Fort Bod0.
Stanley says, In conclusion, that he In
structed the officers at the fort 10 destroy II
and accompany Emin to the NyanZa. He
hopes TO meet them all there, as he in
tended making short cut 10 the Nyanza
along the new route.