The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-12-13

the course of his
life and made him famous, "fresh from the
carnage Of Valencia. At 10 a. M Jacopo, at
No = Calle de Ia Cruz, hands me telegram;
on opening it 1 find it reads, Come to Paris
on important business The telegram is
from James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the young
manager of the New York Herald"
The next night there is a tap at Mr.. Ben
nett's door. He is in bed, but bids the
kuocker enter.
"Who are you?'
My name is Stanley
"Oh, yes! Sit down. I have important
business on hand for you"
After throwing somo covering over his
shoulders, AIr. Bennett asked:
Where do you think Livingstone isl"
II really do not know, sir.n
"Doy you think he is alive2'
"I1e may be and he may not be-
"Well, think he is alive, and that he can
be found, and am going to send you to find
him."
''Whatl Do you really think can find Dr..
Livingstone2 Do you mean me to go to
Central Africa!'
"Ycs; mean that you shall go and find
him wherever you may hear that he is, and
to get what news you can OF him, and per-
haps the old man may be in want Take
enough with You to help him should he re-
Quire it. OF course you will act according
to your own plans-but find Livingstone
Then Stanley asked if he had considered
the cost.
"What will it cost?'
Burton ard Speke's journey to Central
Africa cost between e3, 900 and e., 900, and
fear it cannot be done under 60 ,500."
swell, will tell you what to do. Draw
81 600 now, and when you have gone through
hot 11,D, tI,n,.t
is spent draw another thousand, and when
you have finished that draw another thou
sand, and so on; but find Livingstone"
Stanley had enough laid out to do before
touching Africa at all to frighten an ordi
nary man. He was expected to report the
Inauguration Of the Suez canal, then to pro-
ceed up tho Nile and join Baker, who Was
conducting an expedition. Jerusalem, Con-
stantinoplc, the Crimea, tho Caucasus, Per-
sia, Inda, all had TO be done, and then he
might go after Livingstone.
On the 9th Of January, 1871, Stanley ar
rived at Zanzibar, on the east coast Of
Africa, and there made preparations to find
one white man who had not been heard from
for years, who might be dead or lost in the
heart of q fever stricken continent as big as
North America. Think Of Columbus in 1891
lost somewhere between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, between the North Polo and
tho Gulf of Mexico and some adventurous
Spaniard sent out by The Castillo Chronicle
landing on the coast and walking into the
interior to search for him
At Zanzibar Stanley found as acting Brit
ish consul DR.. Kirk, whose name had been
often coupled with that OF Livingstone, and
who knew the doctor well. From DR.. Kirk
Stanley learned that Livingstone was not IN
easy man to get on with; that he disliked
company, and II he should know that any
one was trying to find him, would probably
put a hundred miles OF swamp between him
self and those who sought him. No one had
heard anything definite from him for two
years. 1t was not known whether he was
dead or alive, though DR.. Kirk seemed to
think he was alive
Stanley had studied the work of Speke,
former explorer, and interrogated such per-
sons as would be likely to give him informa-
tion as to tho whereabouts of Livingstone,
but it does not appear that be received any
definite knowledge which would influence
him in making up his mind what direction to
take. He determined to strike due west to