Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-08
ROW AN AFRICAN EXPEDITION Is
ORGANIZED

lrtbor Of Around the World on Bicycle. ="
"-ies5erof the party that met Stanley on his
retnrp from the relief of Emin Pssha.
downright 1890 by the Author.l
Reorganization and management of an
African expedition is an affair that puts
a European's executive abilities TO no
mean test. Few people are aware of the
number of African expeditions that are
entered upon by persons incompetent to
carry their undertaking out to q success
full issue. It is only of the wholly or
rartially successful expeditions that peo-
pe at home hear or read. For every
African expedition that is heard OF by
the general public there are probably q
half dozen that are organized, come to
grief and are never heard of out of
ZANZIBAR, aud a limited circle who were
Immediately connected with their incep-
ton.
All the failures are brought about by
the instability of the negroes whom you
have to depend upon TO carry the sup
piss, as first cause, an as second,
The uuftuess OF the white men in charge
10 control aud command that class of
people. Some men are peculiarly fitted
Il ,
attle-brained Africans; others are wo-
fully out of place trying to command
anything less civilized than their tailor.
The great Quitting place for expedi-
tons starting into the interior from the
east coast is Zanzibar. Zanzibar is city
Of SO 900 people, or an island containing
200 900. IT is twenty-five miles from the
mainland, the low hills of which can al
ways be seen at sunset from the fiat
roofs of the Zanzibar houses. The popu-
lstioH Of the place consists of Arabs and
their negro slaYes, free Africans, Hindu
and Geanoese merchants, and few
whites.
few Hindis and a couple of whites
make business of assisting to organize
andOutdt caravans for the interior. For
commission they undertake to engage
The number Of porters you require, and
70 purchase the necessary quantities of
cloth, beads, wire and other supplies you
intend 10 take with you. THESE men
have been long residents in Zanzibar,
and their knowledge of the local
ropes is Of great service to the new
arrival from Europe and America.
Notice is circulated that men are
wanted for white mans expedition.
IN very short time everybody in ZanZI-
par Is talking about it. Young men de-
sFous Of acting as poTters go to your
agent and have their names put down.
Three months wages are paid them in
AlVsnee 10 bind them to their contract.
t'om the day of signing until the start
pg Of the expedition, whether it be
week or six months, each man draws
aOodt i've cents q day posho, or ration
money. The wage OF the porter is IS
month and rations. The old Maria The
.vsa dollar is still the unit of account in
zanzibar, although the currency is ru-
PEGS.
III the interior there is no money, the
currency Of the interiors; American or
bombay domestics, Manches er prints
auu hankerchiefs, beads of many kinds
= rIu eoloTs, and iron and copper wires.
- Inc absence of the money and the
ou'Ny nature of these supplies that makes
aa'ei IN Central Africa so dificult and
expensive. Instead of putting a roll of
-o'es or q purse of gold in your pocket
is, have to buy bales of cloth, sacks of
= .,s vs. and coils of wire, and hire rabble
~ =, zanzibar porters to accompany you
81. NJ carry them on their heads.
alg regulation porter-load weighs sixty
pOunds, Lighter loads and better food
AZ &C expected from a European than from
~ ~ arab. \ load of domestics costs in
q, 1lIloar about Sl5, q load of beads, from
a, 20 80, according TO quality, load
upper wire $50. Your load of sem
~ Tor which you have paid 81 in Fan
"a lar, Will cost you $40 or $50 to trans
nv =, 10 Till, and SIS to Uganda
s, -.ueA care and rorethought has to be
ttissc'sed IN the selection of the various
o1 IuS OF beads. Certain tribes will take
ce-y certain kinds. Savages are most
YIN JTr,se''ative in the matter of trade, and
lsoa 40 more think Of accepting q neck |
NJ. VI beads to which they have not |
~. accustomed, than an American |
HI, Keeper would of accepting across
NJ .ouuter Russian ruble.
iyr-@-u an explorer has bitterly rued his |
6.suee Of this nice point, when hun
rsc. ss Oh miles beyond the possibility of |
bs,sy'ng the mistake. Because the
cB-. -s ne had taken with him were not
r.. elt IN Elgunin Count Teleki, in rs, |
u,,,. eOnpelled TO make war on the /
~ ', ss and seize food to preTent his peo-
Son. rom starving. Inscriptions bead
SAts take advantage OF the un- ]