The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-24
Some None of SANKEY'S Experiences.

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
New YORK. May 23.-Henry NJ Stanley in his
article in Sc5i6Her'S gives this incident of the
march through the terrible forest: lone after
noon, after terrible struggle through the sui
locating wilderness of Arums, Amomahamoma
and the BUSH we came TO a dark amphitheatre
glen, and at the bottom found camp Just de
serted by the natives, and in such hot haste
that they had thought it best not to burden
themselves with their treasures. Surely some
divinity provided for us always in our most dis
tressful hours. Two bushels of Indian corn and
bushel of beans awaited Us in this camp. MY
poor donkey from Zanzibar showed symptoms
OF surrender from Arums and Amoma every day
Since June 2S there was no fit food for the Fan
Zlbar ass, therefore to end his misery L shot
him. The meat was as carefully shared as
though 1t was the finest venison, for the fam
ished men threatened to defy discipline When
the meat was fairly served, free fight took
place over the skin. The bones were taken IN
and crushed and the hoofs were boiled for hours.
There was nothing left of my faithful animal
but spilled blood and hair. pack of hyenas
could not have made more thorough disposal
of him.
mo more gloomy spot could have been Sc
Tested for camp tnan that sandy terrace en-
comprised by rocks and hemmed in narrowly
by these dark woods which rose from the rivers
edge to height of 500 feet ana pent in the
never ceGslng uproar which was created by the
writing and tortured stream aud twin cater
acts which ever riyalled each others thunder
Imagine the hapleSS position OF those crippled
men Who were doomed 10 remain and hear the
fury OF the Wrathful waters and the monoto-
nous ana continuous roar of plunging rivers; to
watch the leaping waves coiling and twisting
into uprising columns as if they were ever wresf-
ing I9r mastery with, each other and were
dashed in white fragments OF foam far apart bv
the ceaSeleSs force of the driven currents: to
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upward and around, standing perpetually fixed
IN dull, green mourning over ages, past
tunes and past generations; then think
of the night with Its imDenetrable placl5ness
the dead black and roof Of the wooded hills: :,
that eternal sound OF fury; that ceaseless boom
OF the cataractS; the indefinite forms born of
nervousness and fearfulnesS; that misery en-
gendered by loneliness and creeping sense OF
abandonment: then viii be understood some
thing of the true position Of the men And
what of Us, trudging no those wooden slopes To
gam lhe crest OF the!orest upland: TO tramp on
and on whittier we knew not, for how long n
time we dared not think seeking for food with
the double responsibility weighing US down for
these trustful brave fellows with US and for
those no less brave ana truStful ones whom we
had left behind at the bottom of the horrible
canon.
Resting awhile to debate upon our course.
we heard a sonoruS voice singing in d language
none OF US knew and lusty anu accompanied
with what appeared to be sorue humor / fired
my Winchester rapidly in the air response
by heavily loaded nusketS reported that these
were the men whom we had been so long seell-
ing. and scarcely had the echoes ceased their
reverberationS when the caravan relieved its iov
by long continued huvrahs. We descended me
slope of the clearing to tee valley, and from all
sides of the opposite slope were seen issuing
lines of men and women to welcome us with
friendly halls.
ION arrival at the village we had to answer
any amount OF questions and CONGRATULATIONS as
the caravan filed past us to its allotted quarters
which the men were appointed to show MS
Numerous were the praises to God uttered bv
them for our marvellous escape, praises which
in our inmost hearts each one of our sorelv tried
caravan most heartily shared ~