Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
STANLEY MEETS EMIN.
The Two Great Explorers Join Forces
Near Albert Lake.

his lengthy letter as follows:
"When one days march from the Ny
ANA, natives came from kavili and said
that white man named Malekja had
given their chief a blacket to give to sme,
his son. Would follow them, they asked
Yes tomorrow answered; and if your
words are true l will make you rich.
They remained with US that Eight, telling
Us wonderful stories about big ships as
large as islands filed with men, ETC.,
which left no doubt in our minds that the
white man was Emin Pasha. The next
days march brought us to Chief Kavili.
After while he handed me a note from
Emin Pasha, covered with a strip of black
American oil CLOTH The note was to the
effect that as there had been native ru-
NOR that white man had been seen at
the south end of the lake,
and he had gone in steamer to
make inquiries, but had been una
bic to obtain reliable information. He
begged me to remain where | was until he
could communicate with me. The next
day, April %, Mr.. johnson was dispatch
ed Wit a strong force to take the boat TO
the NyanZa. On the 26th the boat crew
sighted Mawa station, the southermost be-
longing to Emin Pasha. Mr.. johnson
Was there Hospitality received by the
Egyptian garrison. The boat crew say
that they were embraced one by one and
that they never had such attention shown
to them as by these men, who hailed them
as brothers On April 20 we once again
reached the bivouac ground occupied by
us on December 16 and at 5 p. N. of that
day l saw the Khedive steamer about seven
miles away steaming up towards US. Soon
after p. m, Emin Pasha, Signor Casata
and Mr. Jephson arrived at our camp,
where they were heartily welcomed by all
of US.
''Next day we moved to better camp
ing place about three miles above Nyamas-
sic, and at this spot Emin Pasha also made
his camp. We were together until May 70,
when | left him, leaving Mr.. Jephsou,
three Soudanese and two ZanZlbares on
his car. | caused to accompany me three
of his irregulars and 102 Madi natives as
porters Fourteen days later was at Fort
Bodo At the fort were Captain Nelson
and Lieutenant Stairs. The latter had re-
turned from Ugarrowwas twenty-five days
after had set out for the lake, bringing
with him, alas, only sixteen men out of
fifty-siX; all the rest were dead. My
twenty couriers whom had sent with let
tiers to Major Bartelot had safely left
Ugarrowas for Yambuga on March 10.
Fort Bodo was in fiouriShlng state.
Nearly ten acres were under cultivation.
One crop of Indian corn had been har-
vested, and was in the granaries. On June
IS | left Fort Bodo with II Zanzibaris and
101 of Emin's people Lieutenant Stairs
was appointed commandment of the fort.
Captain Nelson was second in command
and Surgeon Parke was medical officer.
The garrison consisted of fifty-nine rifles.
| thus deprived myself of all my officers
in order not to be lncumbered with bag
gage, provisions aud medicines, Which
would have to be taken if accompanied by
Europeans.
.'On June "A we reached Kilonga and on
july 19 Ugarrowwas. The latter station
was deserted. Ugarrowwas having gather
ed as much ivory as he could
obtain from the district had pro-
ceeded down the river about three
before On leaving Fort Bodo
had loaded every carrier with sixty pounds
of corn, so that we were able to pass
through the wilderness unscathed. Pass
ing on down the river as fast as we could
go, daily expecting to meet the cOurers,
who had been stimulated to exert them
selves for reward of ten pounds per head.
or the major himself leading an army of
carriers, we INDUCED ourselves in pleasing
as we neared the goal. On
August 10 we overlook UgarrOwwas with
an immense f1otlla of fifty-seven canoes,
and TO our wonder, our courlers now re-
duced to seventeen. who related an awful
story of hairbreadth escapes and tragic
scenes. Three had been slain, two were
still feeble from wounds. and al except
five bore on their bodies the scars of arrow
"a week later, August II, we met col
umn of the expedition at Bulaly. There
was a white man at the gate of the stock
ade, who at first thought was Mr.. jamie
son. A nearer review revealed the feat
ures of Mr.. Bonney, VINO left the medical
service of the army to accompany us.
We'll, my dear Bonney, where's the ma
ior | asked.
He is dead, sir, shot by a Banyuma
about month ago. replied Bonney.
Good Godl' | cried, and JamieSon?'
He has gone 10 Stanley Falls to try to get
more men from Tippoo- lib And Troup?'
'Troup has gone home We'll. where is
Ward?' Ward is at Bangala.' Heaven
alive. Then you are the only one here.
Yes sir"
After describing what wreck he found
the rear column to be, Stanley complains
of the officers at Eambuuga too read ly
accepting the deserters' report OF his death
and sending his personal kit, medicine,
etc. leaving him naked of nee ssaries for
his return to Emin. by accident" be
says, two hats, pair of boots and a fan
mel jacket were LETT, truly African kit
with which TO return"
The letter then proceeds to summarize
what had been accomplished. Stanley
says: I'VE were loo days in the forest, one
continuous, pnbTokeu forest. The grass !
land was traverSed by us in eight days /
The limits OF the forest along the edges of /
the grass land are we'll marked. We saw it |
extending northeasterly with its curves |
bays and capes, just Ikea seashore. South !
westerly 1t preserved the same character. |
North and south the forest area wendell /
from Nyanga TO the southern borders of |
East and west it embraces /
the Congo at the mou b of the Aruwhimi /
to about east longitude 25 deg. latitude 40 !,
leg. How far west beyond the Congo the !
forest reaches | do not know. The super |
fetal extent of the tract described totally |
covered by forest, is 246 600 square miles |
north of Congo between Upoto and Aru- |
yhimi, the forest embraces another 10000 /
square miles. Between Iambuuga and |
Nyanza we came across five distinct Ian
yuages. The land slopes ge tly, the crest |
IF the plateau about NyaDZa town to the |
Congo river, from dn altitude OF !, 500 feet /
o 400 feet above the sea-
North and south of our track through |
he grassland the face of the land was
HUH bIOhSH by sioh ps Va CcIAcS VI ASOtdbctt
ridges. To the north we saw no
and higher than about 5000 feet above the /
ga but bearing , degrees magnetic AT a
distance of five miles from cur camp on
he NyanZa, we saw towering mountain. |
is summit covered with snow, probably |
: 600 feet or Is 600 feet above the sea. 1t IS
allied Ruevenzori, and Will prove rival
o Keiinaryaro. | am not sure that
[ may not prove to be the Gordon Ben
lett mountain, in Gambaragara, bat there
ire two reasons fer doubling If it be
he same. First, il is little too far west
or the position of the latter, as given by
ne in 1876. Secondly, as we saw no snow