The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-07
FAMOUS BEFORE sTAnLsY.
The work OF Paul Du Chaillu In African
.Junrie-.

Jungies.
The local branch Of the Royal Scottish
Geographical Society afforded Aberdonians
recently an opportunity Of seeing and hear
ing distinguished traveller and explorer,
Mr.. Paul Du Chaillu, Mr.. Du thaiilu was
famous long before MIR. Stanley was heard
Of. and has had. tor a modern Traveller ana
cxplorer.qute unique experience, his great
discovery. the gorilla, being dis believed. and
his whole travels being discredited. He has
lived. however. 10 see the one substantiaied
and the other accepted indeed, his books
Of travels are still popular and must tespe-
ciallv his series for young readers Nieid
him a nice income. Mr.. Du Chaillu. not
wi,hstanding the French form of his name,
is in reality an American, IA native oi LOUIS
lana. and was born in lsiJ.
Ills father for many years carried on
trading business on the GabOOn river. on tine
west coast Of Africa, almost on the equator,
between the CamorOons on the north and
the Congo on the south; and here young Du
Chaillu was practically brought up. lie
has himself declared i'm one OF his books thal
his early residence on the west coast Oh
Africa gave him "a knowledge Of the IAN
ellages. habits and peculiarltie- al the coast
natives which he found serSicrable. and at
the same time Injured his constitution IN
some degree 10 the seventies Of an African
hot season. or at least tamiliariled him Win
the best means for preserving life ana health
against the levers.
After spending year or two IN America,
Du Chaillu returned to the Gaboon river
coast in is.,j (when he was only twenty for
the purpose Of exploring the country NJ
when he had beard many wonderful
stories from the natives, and To hunt wild
birds and beasts. Some Of the natives, DE
tells us. Thought was out Of my senses.
and pitiod my father, whom they all knew
for being troubled with such gcOd-ior-
nothing son. They surrounded me. each
with ms tale OF the horrors and dangers VI
"A VOYAGE up the country asserting ihdt /
should be eaten up by cannlpdl7, drowned
in rivers. dcN0ured by tigers ANA crocolll -
crushed by elephants, upset by hipIolol-
ami. or Waylaid and torn 90 pieces hl lue
gorilla" Du Cbaiilu spent iour years eN-
plOring region then totally unknown, lying
between degree 30 minutes north latitude
and degrees south, and extending iom
the coast to about II degrees ID minute,
east longitude
During that time be traNeled-llways on
foot. and unaccOmpaulcd hy other WnII'
men-about 5000 miles; hc shot, stuffed.
ana brought home over 1000 birds, of WhirA
more than $50 We're new species; ana h'
Killed upwards of 1000 quadruped-, stuiilne
some and bringing home the skeletons 90
others. - OF them being OF species ih.n
unknown to science. An account OF Do
travels WAS published I'm 1861 under lA,
title Of Evaporation, and Adventures N
Equatorial Africa. with Accounts ol ihn
Nanuers and Customs Of the People, ana a..
/ fine Chase Ofthe Gorilla. Crocodile, Leopard.
Flcyhant and other Animals His oli
discoveries were tribe of native caunioa-'
Fan-). the gorilla ami the nD-t-nuildiu-
ape: and one and all were received with bee
creduliiy
Du Chaillu madc second exploration
! between lS6, and l,6J in order t0 r1uiu'e
bi. critics. this resulting ina another work.
"A Journey tO A.hango-Land. and fWtaDi
Penetration into Equatorial Africa Ills
ORIGINAL statements. however. have long
since been confirmed by Burton and Other
travellers: and uo one now affect, tu doubt
| the right of Du Challu 90 Dee IanhDa
amOmg the most cntcrprsiug and oH-
servant of explorers. After residing
/ for some years i'm the nted ~i1ie--
/ Mr.. pu Chailu made extensive travels
/ I'm Norway and sweden. ln l>, Dr.
published a volume descriptive 0tnis travels
called "rhe Land OF the Midnight SUM
/ lhis was followed mp by the production last
yparO "A much more elaborate and lsll.-
.0rhical work, Tho ihiug Age in ~rllNi-
uayia." the main purpose otWlich i- o. ~huN
fuattbe\ iku--. instead oiDein- hlrN1ranr
as ordinarily supposed. were DOB many NHl
"a remarkably civilized people. aud Ntic .n
/ fact our prO-cnitOr-. 81 come. raid i'N
| Claillu lately, "to te.l you En-i'shmcn lA"
secret of your origin.