Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-04-09
Authenticity of the Heroes of inc
 park Continent.

Authenticity of the Heroes of inc park Continent.
 fPubllsh d by request of J C. Boblet,, csn- s4ss ng ageEtl
 In reply to inquiries fgoa csnvsssers about the authenticity of Heroes ol the Dark Continent" We present tue following letter from the author, Mr. J. ". Buel, ts a gentleman who had written for information on this subject
 We desire further te state that this book contains the same. materials, let ters, die patches. etc, that will appear in MT. stsniey's own boo, to be pub lishsd toy sn English house some twelve or fourteen months hence, in two vol uuies, at $5 oach.
 In addition 10 this, Heroes of the Dark Continent" embraces a large amount sf ether information regarding ether famous explorations, the anciest history of Africa, manners and customs si the wild tribes, daring adventures, etc. which Mr. Sianley's work will not tovch Upsa
 Tae following is the is.tsr referred to
 ST. I.ou,s SA5 '" l690. V. B. PAyyE, ESQ, Tabs,s. s-s.
 Dear sir.--Icuy leLtcg of tbe IIih, making inquiries as to the authenticity of the "Heroes of the Dark Continent" !" hss been referred ts ne fer s reply. To snswer your requests fully, so AS to give you s1 iss proofs oi he reliability of nay description of StsnIey's last ex- petition, would exhaust much longer letter than l have st present time ts write, but will, nevertheless, relieve your anxieties somewhat by reciting the following facts:
 The value of eur work, "heroes of tue Bark Continent" does not wholly lie in the reliable account of stanley's last expedition. which is therein given, this being only one of tue prominent, interesting and valuable features Of the book fer the reader will derive equal, or perhaps greater benefits from the cam plete record which it presents sl all the explorstions and discoveries made by every prominent expedition sent into Africa during the past three cen .uries. The sncient history of Africa, wkich the book also incisdes. IS scarce ly less instructive, so that Heroes of the Dark Continent IS compendium Of all knssn facts respecting the people and geography of that great Continent. These features, however, are more amply set forth in the descriptive cir eular of the book, to which | beg to refer you.
 But now as to the authenticity of sur account of Stanlay's last expedition Stanley, ss you perhaps kRow, was sent out to rescue Emin Pasha, by cou- mittee of English gentlemen who sub- scribed si00,0o0 ts cover the expense of the nteTprise. Sir Wm MacKia- non, president oi the British East AT rica Co.,, was made president Of the committee. The expedition WAS really as much commercial as 1t was phi isnthroplc undertaking, as you wIll hereafter see. Afr. Stanley was there fore practically in the employ of what was called the "Emin Pashs Relief Committee" In this capacity he made his reports te Sir William MacKinnon. He accordingly sen. letters and dis patches ta this gentleman from every station on his route, making them anite as full ss if he had been preparing history of the expedition. fn them he not only describes his journey. its pleasures ss well as harsssments, but slee his adventures with wild animals and savage. peoples, which letters were invariably read at cslled'meetings of the Royal Geographical Society. All sf these letters and reports, about thirty in number, and covering exhaustively .hs history and incidents of tho cxPe- aitipp from its arrival at the mosth ot the CsEgo until the return to Zanzibar, were, by special s-rangem ent made with the London Times, which was subscriber tc the expense si the eIpedi- tisn, placed iH Ry lands, with tse con sent of Sir Willism Msexinnon. In addition to tkis source of information, also obtained equally authentic re- ports from Herbert Ward, vhc was 8 member of the expedition for two years and whs was second in command at tho fatal camp at Yambuya, cn the Arvwissi river, where Major BaFstslot was killed. We have fifteen additional ietters frem this reliable source, as well ss several letters froS Johnston, an ether seebss ei the expedition, and