The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-11
The DARK CONTINENT.

THE DARK CONTINENT.
- Letter from Explorer stanley In Whiol,
He Describes tho Hsrdships Of Himself
and His Gallant Band in Their Search
lbs Emin Pasha. .~- ~
& LONDON, April a-The following Is q
synopsis Of the letter recently received
from Henry NJ Stanley by Sir Francis De
Winton, chairman Of the Emin Pasha relief
committee. It is dated Bungangeta island,
ON tho Aruwhimi, August q, 1883:
1t describes in detail the journey between
Yambunga and Albert Nyanza. The etped,-
ton, which consisted of $50 officers and men.
started from Yambunga or June 20, 1887. On
the hrst day the expedition marched twelve
miles along the river bank to Yaknarde On the
approach Of the column the natives set i1re
to their villages, and under cover Of the
smoke attacked the pioneers. A skirmish fol-
lowed, lasting fifteen minutes. During the
next six days the exped ton marched inland
In an easterly direct on through a densely
populated district. The natives Used every
art known to them to modest and impede the
advance OF the party, but. although
several conflicts took place, Stanley did
not lose man. Finally, perceiv-
Ing that the path hs had been following was
taking him out OF his proper course, Stanley
struck out toward the northeast and again
reached the river on July 3. From this day
until October Is he followed the left bank of
the Aruwhimi. After seventeen days Of con-
tihuous marching the expedition halted for one
days rest.
On August the first death occurred, the
cause being dysentery. So far, for thirty-four
days, the course had been singularly success.
full The party now entered a wild country
in their nine days march through which their
sufferings multiplied and several deaths
occurred. On August IS, on arriving at Airsib-
bia, the natives presented bold front and the
party lost five men from poisoned arrows.
Lieutenant STAIRS was wounded below the
heart and suffered greatly, but he recovered.
On August 81 the expedition met
party Of Manyeaas, and their misfortunes be.
gan on this date. Stanley writes that he had
taken the Congo route to avoid Arabs, who
would tempt his men. Within three days OF
this unfortunate meeting twenty six men DC.
serted.
What Stanley describes as an awful month
begins on September 10. Leaving the Station
OF the Arab chief. Ugarrava, when the expe-
dltlon numbered 1853 men, having lost sixty-six
by desertion and death, and having left fifty
SIX with U garraVa, the march led to the Arab
settlement, Kalinga Tonga, the men lived on
wild fruits, fungi and nuts. Before reaching
through starvation and desertion.
A slave-owner at Kalinga Tonga named
Abedsalim did his utmost to ruin the expe.
ditton, short OF open host'lities. He insisted
upon purchasing r.f1es, ammunition and
clothing, SO that the expedition left the sta.
ton beggared. The men were absolutely
naked. and were SO weak that they were un-
able to carry the boat. Stanley was therefore
obliged to leave the boat, together with
seventy loads OF beads, at Kalinga Tonga
under the care OF Surgeon Poke and Cap
tain Nelson, the latter Of whom was unable to
march.
After twelve DAYS journey the party, on
November 2, reached Ibwiri. The Arab devas-
tation which had reached within few miles
OF Ibwiri, was so thorough that not a native hut
was left standing between Ugarrava and
1bwiri. What the Arabs did not destroy the
elephants destroyed, turning the whole region
into horrible wilderness.
Mr.. Stanley continues: "Our sufYerings
terminated at 1bwir. We were beyond the
reach OF destroyers. We were on virgin soil
In populous region Astounding with food.
We ourselves were mere skeletons. From 2S9
persons We now numbered ia, several OF the
party seeming to have no hope OF life left. A
halt was therefore ordered for the purpose OF
fecuperating.
Hitherto our people were skept.cal OF what
we told them. The suffering had been so
awful. the calami ties so numerous and the for
ests so endless that they refused to believe
that by and by we would see plains and cattle,
the Nyanza and Emin Pasha. They had
turned deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties, and, driven by hunger and suffering,
they sold their rifles and equipments for few
ears OF Indian corn, deserted with the am.
muniuion, and became altogether democrat
lzed Perceiv;ng that mild punishment
would be of avail I resorted to the
death penalty, and two OF the worst cases
were hanged in the presence OF all. We halted
for thirteen days at lbwirj, reveling on goats,
bananas, co n, etc. The supplies were mex
with such effect that we had 173 sleek and
robust men. One had been killed with an
arrow.
LAT Kalonga Tonga, en- the 9th, we entered
the country OF the powerful chief Mazambom.
The villages were scattered so thickly that no
road'cxcept through them could be found The
natives sighted US, but we were prepared. We
seized hill as soon we arrived in tho center
of mass of villages and built zareba as fast
as b:ll-hooks could cut the brushwood. The
war-cries were terrible from hill to hill, real
ing across the intervening valleys. The
people gathered In hundreds at every point,
war horns and drums announcing
the struggle. After slight skirmish,
ended in our capturing COW. the first beef we
passed peacefully, both sides preparing for the
morrow. Mazambonl declined q peace Offering
and detachment OF forty persons, led
by Lieutenant Stars. and another OF thirty,
under command Of Mr.. Jephson, with sharp
shooters, left the Zareba and assaulted and
carried the villages, driving the natives into q
general rout. The march WAS resumed on the
18th. There were constant little fights all
along the route.
1--WE sighted the Nyanza, with Kavalli, the
objective rent Of the expedition. Six miles
OH had told tho men to prepare to see tho
Nyanza. They murmurrcd and doubted, say
ing: why does the master continually talk
this way?'
On the 18th the party reached the Nyanza,
but had to fight its way right to he shore OF the
lake. At Kokongo the natives would have moth
ing to do with Stanley or his party, and the re-
suit OF the failure to negotiate was that Stanley
was compelled to retreat to Ibwir and send u
party back to Kalinga Tonga for the
boat. 1bwiri was reached January z. Stanley
was attacked by gustrtis and serious alb
cess. and it was April 2 before the march was
aga n made for Albert Nyanza. On this oc-
casion Mozamb:ni, instead of fighting, made a
blood brotherhood with Stanley, food was sup
piled to him gratis and every difficulty re.
moved. Stanley continues:
"When one days march from the Nyanza
natives came from Kavali and said that white
man named Malejja had given their chief a
black packet to give to me, h1s son. Would
Hollow themT they asked; Yes, tomorrow,
answered, and il your words are true will
make you rich They remained with us that
night telling US wonderful stories about big
ships as large as islands, filled with men, ETC.,
which left no doubt in our mind that the white
man was Emfn Pasha. The next days march
brought US to Chief Hawaii. ATTIC, while he
handed me note from Emn Pasha, covered
with strip Of black American otlcloth. The
note was to the effect that as there had been
anative runor that white man had been seen
at the south end OF the lake, he had gone in a
steamer to make inquiries, but had been un
able to obtain reliable information.sHeb begged
me to remain where I was until he
could communicate with me. The next day
Apri; % MIR: Jephson was dispatched with 9
strong force to take the boat to the Nyanza
On the 26th the boats crew sighted a Nave
station, the southermost belonging to Emtr
Pasha. Mr.. Jephson was there Hospitality re
ceived by the Egyptian garrison. The boat.
crew say that they were embraced ont
by one, and that they never had sucl
attention shown to them by these men
who hailed them as brothers. On Apri