The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-10
4 RlllHlY UP the conen
Tie Dark Continent to b. M.
tfatesl By the Meslera csyilir.r.
xA~ Great Railroad MAxaAsss ~
s-asessas lsa~r@isy - Al
she seasme-


As<sssE sssss.sse hss hesa sss<s1r!le.a
~ hnsisl : Railroad sets cen the l...r~-
fslls .! fSe Teagu river and Ss.nies|
tsSsa- how snQeh asuse money Win =
sseSsess fog tae parpases - nas know~|
sla tals sssse * tAe Aisxhue. hat a.
&sa1 other issiofsaatsaa relating ss
ssanS Ter op@asag The ccax.a esssn -
n ps&sassSl Say XII soaa Ae ii a.
sosss .ssea os Nr colslns + Hapsire.
soas pecsi3~ns e4 tssr southern rxcI6c.
IaeaeA II Ilsassagsea has not =.
eslsea, - sepsssss. csshie~rsm ~
sa'ln< 20 AfTsesa fns way s.sass.ss from,
tfss King ~ sAe ReiSsaas. lie has hen
recently the reSS plens of na&Ssaze
srosn acse~S sl4e aases Efaaa q Kindred
sowrse. Mr.. NeNsnnnn, tAe xrvaf
>cossa SAff~awnsy--Sesd To Ne tha
largest kaGiv.aaai skis-owns.r IN the.
SeEia anst an immensely wealsnv.
sAzn - Hsptaas TREND ~ shs siux
~ rhs Esfxsxas sti3 Mr.. tfansiaess.rss
isas h gent esaea have sests ssss,sx st~vs
ga Nj MeksBnoss's s~auttssss estate
ea lbs ~ et.st q S,xstt sfss.
The interest taken Is tfse ksns II
the belgiAas in A yseNn EXPLORATIONS
sra IN tie alNssttaa AZ tAe Afrseass
Save sr&ae Is knowR tnrcagA ous the
sossa- lie IaGaa an ally la NcKln-
Een sud snstAer ia Mr.. Huntington.
aEd the latter ha~ had cof~iss.yahle
eovse. pondsNee y ith The private ere
tsre 81 Bssgsuass's slag asssat TIE feaS~
5AsAfy ~ easktseg = rAis Dad het~sen
she t4lls ansa Icy pool ard tsarh~
iee iaefiseis Tor kti,ses the slase trade.
The "a llegfsn pa porting 70 hsve
s@ea svut 81 Mr.. isAstlazttn hy tue
ksrg q sA% es,asassS VS. srsssas Nr Ne.
( klanon. Ia Il is iaiorusssi TIE Anssri>
caa faiirosl mssnAfe that the RrIx:Sn
government lad agTees. 10 pail s0s
tssl iaio the scheme. that ssasiAxse
u Ee CLANS hasi subscribed san 40
More, ana that be I Ne ksamuss1 had
pat hss nsage Gown tus @Nastki, ard
that other aasaaets had or.u sab
>cfihssl M MeAinnUa wuahd up
ai~ eahiegram hs ssqnrlng hos mech
aaaney MF. Huaslnwlas sis.<ss ressly 10
tar isa aHd hs sskug Il lie could d.
llssluce sssiser Americans 10 tass stock
Ia the scheme
Mr. Huntington said lsSt evening
that BE Vas pat ip "a lisoa 10 give
definite insuTlostioa about the ca<e
Surveys of fae reafa hAa been made.
ard Is scene "a he .etssed that thefe
acre shvas Stsn miles ef fairly asvfx-
SHE wafer aboNt Sisn.es pod. The
lenEih ai the railroad between tho
pool and tae fails Nts To lte 80 miles.
Maps of the couussy ana psoliles of
the contemplated work acre prussahiv
an their way from Earop@, UnsH h.
sax these sn.i ossisiaeI fair idea IL
trs quantity afsi cls> siiicatEofs IL to
material fo sae teuovea be could t<It
nothing asoat tl.e probable csst Of the
road.
The kiug 81 he Bsigians was dosnx
ereat zeal ~ epoa ia Africa. and
wnul,i ,ie uose. lie wa- pFssbAhfy
sctuatel more nv sentiment ts.sn mo-
SiveS 81 gaie. his object sax to -
the Congo coantry made open "a
travel for ouly by snch means could
tie slave irai9e h. nhiiiefatra
pid Nj. Huntington think there
VAS any woneS ia ere Ssheme2 IL
MRS hard u say. His kao xlcsigc of
the coaatrv and It's products vas
cleaned from books He unsierstoud
there ws, nof many pcFsag~s hetgeen
The hea3-wsfers os tho Congo and
NlctNia >raAEa There Was talk OF
an k8azhsh syndicate beilsEing road
from the Eanzihar coast - Victoria
Nyanxa. distance OF something uss-
der 80 mites is both - aeneS we're
saccessgui Aa irncuse Impetus
sonid ofcagrse be given to commerce.
in region that VAS ROW practically
given az ta The Arab trader. The
latter. when he collected all
the ivory he was able Ia buy.
secured negroes 70 carry IL. aud upon
arriving AZ the east coast sold loads
and carriers. lie had known Pruvi-.
sienee and SA'rnA ship owners Win
gres very rich uut al traie with the
east coast ~ Africa. Mr. Nc kinnon
believed there VAS m0ney in the
scheme.
Mr. Huntington wAs willing 10 cons
tribute something 90 KIN he slave
trade lie hsa longht slavery from
hoyhoed He was interested In the
scheme from sentimental motive
rather than financial reasons. aud
woald oniy suhserihe an amount that
BE would afford To- lose lie lid not
knox haw other Americans wosid
look az the scheme.