Telegram-herald., 1890-02-03
CARVING UPA CONTINENT
a Flood OF Arr-can Literatur q
p -oU Explorer Staniey's Book
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vel knit and athletic, one would
scarcely believe. 90 look 80 his youthful
face ami franz Ei4e-open eyes. that
here aas man Nho had gcao through
more psrils than fAl 70 tle lot ot most
t-avslers. even lifetime. Explorer,
geogra phsr writer and artist he has
spens i've OF the best years OF his life
among the Canni6ai tribes OF the inter
Tor beyond the Colgo, has lived amOng
them. studied tae.r social pecuharltiss.
their domestic l.fe. their superstitions
aud their barbafitisa he has sketchsd
and photographed them Ia every con-
esivable asIsct. has Noa their confidence
and respecs bJ his courage. and, In
sord may be said 20 know more about
these Elld and hitherto unknosn tribes
than any man living
found the iatrspid young traveller n
bis room a. the Windsor Hotel New
y ork City lately iust recovering from
q mild attack Of in1uenza.
The whole sUbiect OF African ex.
plorati0n IS a most interesting one, ha
observed Very little Is really known
about the tribes and races whO live
there. Mosr OF the books OF travel that
have been written are mere records %
observations sn ,oute. and recitals Of
personal experiences OF the travellers.
Little or nothing Is written OF the in
ner its. the manners and customs OF
she tribes, cannIbal and otherwise.
During she ave years I passed among
them Z made tEeir life a special study
and consequently whatever I should
write On the "a iect would Do largely OK
that character But l. along with the
other officers OF Mr Stanlsy's party. am
pledged 20 Hrite nothing concerning
the Congo Or It's xibes until he shall
have submitted bis rep0rs may be
SIX months from nov.
Was there q general understanding
% that effect 20
Yes; we are ali bound BY the same
agreement His book 1 have no doubt
will % a very interesting and valuable
one. When the tine comes, shall have
abundant material 70 write about my
African experiences he added smil-
tag
''You have net De Brszra and Serpa
Pinto, the explorers, II your travels,
Ar Ward ?'
De BrazzA res bus not Pinto. You
see, his experiences we're all on she
other side OF she continent. down at
Delagoa Bay and the surrounding
region. while l was on the Western
side starting from 81. Paul de Loando.
I heard about him while I was out
there. but IS 70 the merits OF the CON
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little or nothing. do not intend TO go
back 20 Africa. I shall go to Europe in
March and then probably TO south
America, but hardly OUT OF easy reach
of civilization.
There are indications that, following
Immediately upon the appearance Of
Stanley's book. next sQring we MIL
have a food OF African literature. all
more OF less valuable as shedding light
upon she mysterious tribes Of the dark
continent Al 4 time when a great
struggle IS in progress among the
European powers for the ascendancy in
African coloniza ZION. aad when the an
rexa,iop fever seems 70 have seized
half a dozen Governments simulta-
neolsly. these produ tions will be
viewed with special interest 1859 will
Re known a. famous African year.
both for she number OF exploring par
ties n she feld and FOR the results
achieved
Africa IS RAPIDLY being parcelled
out By the European nations. The
Congo Free Ssate the main theater OF
exploration toward which the energies
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