, 1889-04-04
A TOUGH TRIP.
A Detailed Account of Explorer
Stanley's Journey.
Terrible Suffering and Deser-
tiOn Among His Men.
Confiict with Hostile Natives Constantly
Harrassed the Route ls Now
SAFE and Healthy.


YambunRa and Albert Nyanza. IL Roes
much into details and Is very interesting
| The expedition, which consisted of 36N
officers and men. started from Yambungn
June 2S, 1887. On the first day the expe-
dition marched twelve miles along the
river bank to Yakanrd During the next
six days the expedition marched inland in
an easteIy direction through densely pop.
| ulated districts. The natives used every art
known to moiest and impede the advance
of the party, but although several con-
tiicts took place, the party did not lose a
man from July 4th until October 18th.
He followed the left bank OF the Aruwhi-
mix. On August lst the first death oc-
! cured the cause being dystntery. So far
| ~ thlrtytour days the course had been
sin ulary successful. The party new en-
tered the wild country in their nine days
march, through which their sufferiDgs
| were multiplied, and several deaths
occurred On August 18TH. on arriving
at Airsibbia the natives presented u bold
front and the party lost five men from
poisoned arrows. On August 3lst the ex-
pedition met a party of Manyemas, and
their misfortunes began on this date
Within three days after this unfortunate
meeting twenty-six men deserted What
Stanley describes as an awful month be-
gins on September 9Th. On leaving the
station of the Arab chief Ugarrava, when
the expedition numbered 273 men, having
lost sixtysi by desertion and death, and
having left ninety-six sick with Ugarrava,
which led to the Arab settlement Of
kallnaa LonRa. The men lived on wild
fruits, fungi, and nuts.
Before reaching kilinga Tonga, Stanley
lost fifty. hve men through starvation and
desertion. A slave owner at Kilinea
LonRa tried his utmost to ruin the expe-
ditlon. Short of open hostillties he in
sisted on his purchasing rifles. ammuni-
tion and clothing, so that the expedition
left the station begeared. The men we're
absolutely naked and were so weak they
were unable to carry the boat, Stanley
was therefore Obliged TO leave both to-
Rether with seventy loads Of goods at
kllinea Longa, under the care of Surgeon
Parke and Captain Nelson, the latter OF
days journey. The party on November
I'd reached lbwiri. Tie Arab devastation
which had reached within n
few miles o. Ibwiri was so
thorough that not native hut
was left ptalding between Ugarrava and
lberri. What the Arabs did not destroy
the elephants destroyed, turning the whole
region into horrible wilderness. Stanley
continues: "Onr sutferings terminated at
Feweri. We were beyond the reach OF the
destroyers; we were on virgin soil region
abounding with food, We, ourselves,
were mere skeletons and halt was there
fore ordered for the purpose of recuperat.
ing. From 2s9 persons we now numbered
ia The suffer ings bad been 30 awful,
and calamaties so numerous and forests so
endless that our people refused to believe
we would see the plains and cattle of
Nyanza and Emin Pasha. They had
turned deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties, and driven by hunger and suffer
ing they sold their rifles and equipments
for Il few ears of Indian corn. Perceiving
that mild punishment would be of
no avail | resorted TO the death
penalty and two of the worst cases were
hanged in the presence of all. We waited
for thirteen days at lbwiri. Supplies
were in, xhaustible, and our people elutted
themselves with such effect that we had
l73 sleek and robust men when we started
for Albert Nyanza November "a. We
were still l26 miles from Lake. Given
food, the distance seemed nothing.
On December we emerged npon the
plains, leaving the deadly and gloomy
forests behind us. After l60 days of con-
tinuous gloom we saw the light of broad
beautiful. The men literally leaped and
yelled with JOY and raced over the ground
with their burdens. On the 9th we en-
tered the country of the powerful chif, Ma
zambeni. The natives sighted US, but we
were prepared. Their war cries were terrible.
From hill to hill. peaIin1 across the inter
vening valleys, people gathered in hum
dreds at every point, war horns and drums
announcing the coming struggle. After
a slight skirmish ending in our capturing
a COW. the first beef we had tasted since
we left the ocean. the night passed peace
fully, both sides preparing for the NOR.
row
Here Stanley narrates how negotiations
with the natives failed; how one detach-
ment of forty persons. led by Lieutenant
Stairs, and another of thirty left Zearaba.
assaulted and carried the villages. driv ng
the natives into general rout. The
march was resumed on the 18th. There
we're constant light fights all along the
route. On the afternoon of the 18th. says
Stanley. we sighted the Nyanza with Ka-
valli, the objective point of the expedl-
tion. six miles of. Itod the men to pre-
pare to see Nyapza. They answered and
doubted, When they saw Nyanza below
them many came to kiss nv hands.
We were now $500 feet above the sea
level and 29OO above the Albert Nyanza
After short halt to enjoy the prospects,
we commenced the rugged and stony
descent. Before the rear guard had
descended 100 feet. the natives from the
plateau poured after them, keeping the
rear guard busy until within u few hun
dred feet of Nyapza plain We after
ward approached the village of Kakorro.
situated at the southwest corner of Albert
lake. Three hours were spent by us in
attempting 10 make friends. but we
signally failed. They wonld not exchange
the blood of motherhood. because they
never heard of any good people
coming from the west side of the
lake. They would not accept any
present from US because they did not know
who we were. hut they would give us
water to drink and show US the road up