The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-05
HENRY NJ. STANLEY.
Safe Ont Of the Heart Of the
Dark Continent.
GUIDED ~ a HIGHER POWER
a saery ~ Hardship. and Trsumphs-Ths
World Kicker IN Knsrieage fog
the Lahors Of Devoted Men.

LcED0E, Dec 4-NeEs from Zanzibsr to-
day eonhrms the previous report that
STANLEY = ~ Bcgnnav0. IS steamer was
dispatched % meet him there. The world
vii soon See TIE Ereat explorer ence more
AEw York. Dec. 4-The Herald VIII to-
morrow print letter from Henry y. STAN
ley. which was handed 20 the Herald CORES
pendent at Msaixah. NoFsmber 3. In the
letter Mr. Stanley says that looking back
eTer what has been accomplished. be sees
10 reason for discomfort Over and above
happy ending al their appointed es.they
had not been unfortunase in geographical
discoveries @Arnwima riveris aow known
from is source 20 Boarne; the great Congo
forest. covering IS large sn area As France
aid the Ibegfan peninsula, can now be car-
titled as 81 absolute fact; the Mountains OF
the Moon hare been located, knwinzori,
or 'sCaoud King robed in eter-
nal snow. has been seen and ex-
plored, Mounts Gordcn. Bennett and
MaekiHnon cones being but giant sentries
warding OF The approach 70 the inner area
OF Cloud King; the connection between
AIbers Edward SyanzA and Albert Syanza
has been discovered, and the extent Of the
former lake IL now known for the
first time. Range after rangs Of
mountains bean fraversed. separated by
such tracts Of pasture land IS would make
American cosboys wild with envy. Right
under the burning equator se have fed ON
hlarkberries and quenched our thirst With
crystal water fresh from snow beds We
also have been able TO add nearly
eco square miles Of water 10 Victoria
Nyanxnz Our naturalist will expatiate Ola
tbe new species Of animals and birds and
plants he has discovered.
1T viii take Us al We know 70 say what
new stores of knowledge have been gath
erred from unexpected discoveries. This
certainly has been toe most extraordinary
expedition | ever have Ted into Africa
A verifable divinity seems 20 have sedged
us while we journeysd. say ii with all
reverence. il has i1npeiled ms whittier IL
woula, effected Is own viii but neverthe-
less guided aud projected as "
Stanley then goes on 10 tell at length OF
the sfiferings OF the rear columns alter
disoheying his Instructions; the terrible
experience os the advance column which
was lost in the brush and the six
days search which he had TO find it; the
death Of Jaaesoa and others; the seizure
OF Emin Pasha and Jephson by rebels;
their rescue. etc. and adds Jephson's own
letters will describe bis Anxiety.
Not until both were in my camp. and
the Egyptia fagitivcs safe under our pro-
tectson. did begin 10 see was only carry
ing ont q higher plan than mine
Not one officer who was with me
will forget the miseries be has endured. yet
every one that started from home destined
70 march with the advanced column and
share It's wonderful adventures. Is here to-
DAY safe. sound and we'll
Referring 10 the terrible privations
through which they lived, Stanley says:
This was not due 10 me any more thar
10 the courage which they have borne
Ali TINT was imposed upon them
By their surroundings, or the eneery ener-
~ which they bestowed on their work, or
the hopeful voices which rang in the ears
OF deafening multitude Of blacks and
urged the poor souls to their goal
THE vulgar viii call II luck. unbeliesers
will call IL chance, bat deep down in each
heart remains the feeling that OF verify
there are more things in heaven and earth
than are dreamed of in common phiios-
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