The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-01-26

came, and our bodies languiShed as we
thought over the cost and the sad scenes
after reaching the sea from exhaustion;
others recovered, and when we reached
Zanzibar again, in September, 1877, we
were quite recovered. But not till next
year did feel that I should ever be fit
to work again. Then accepted the in
| vitation of his Majesty King Leopold, and
at Brussels discussed the possibility of
performing permanent work in Africa,
and as result set out for Zanzibar in
January, 1879. 1t was proposed that
should build stations, make roads to con-
meet them, and establish fiotilla OF
steamers on the upper Congo. TO do this
we had to be secret lest jealous powers
should interfere, for Portugal laid claim
to the district because of the discoveries of
Bartholomew Diaz in the fifteenth CEN
fury, and France possessed the Gabboons.
After tritiing while on the east coast to
mislead the curious people, we slipped up
the Red Sea and around until, through
the carelessness OF an engineer, we had to
put into Sierra Leone, where a half-caste
customs officer insisted we were slaves,
but word to the Governor cleared us.
On we went; soon the Congo was reached
and our flotilla of steamers ready, and we
reached ITO miles from the sea. There we
made station, putting up houses pre-
pared in England, and by January, 1881,
steel steamer wagon,as far as Ikungul.
At the end of the year we were 80 miles
from the sea, had steamer on the Upper
Congo, stations butt, communications
complete, and all with the aid of sixty
eight
zANzIBARI, WILLING FELLOWS,
Who were carpenters, makers,
steamer crews, pioneers, treaty makers,
and quickly threw themselves into line
when attacked. The chief of Stanley Pool
received 1880 worth of goods for the privi-
lege of building one station. When the
goods We're done he had bad dreams, and
thought that more goods would cure
them. He thought that he might extract
more. goods with a strong force, so col
lected an army and threatened to drive
us back to the sea. His army had a uni
form of SCOT ochre and chalk. We were
beforehand, so our Ianzibaris knew how
to act. Two dozen We're to lie flat on the
steamer, as still as death at the stern;
others under tarpaGllnS, rugs and mats,
some in the PUSHES and grass and trees.
On came the chief, striding haughtily and
severely into camp, where he saw only
myself sitting i'll q chair, Il few meek boys
around the great steamer wagon and Il
Chinese gong. He and his men stalked
Sowing round. I dropped my book,
ganyema come so far to see his brother;
blessings on you, Unganyema, sit here.''
He replied, Il came for goods, for more
goods, all my people say the Rock breaker
(Stanley's name) must return, that you
are running the country" He threatened,
l replied, till soon his eyes were fixed on
the round disc of the great gong. what
. is that?' ''That is fetish,' answered.
"a fetish for what?'
"A wAH FETISH;"
It's sound will raise armed warriors from
all around, above, below, till the whole
place is full. bah, tell that to the old
women; strike it; let me hear its sound
81 cannot, brother; it would be too aw-
full" Nonsense; strike it,; strike it.''
My brother. for your own sake 81
must hear it," You will repent it,,
strike; strike strongly" Thus urged, I
obeyed, seized the rubber stick, and
scarcely had its musical roll rung out
when flying forms of armed men filled
the air from above, heaps of goods disap-
peared, from tents and bushes came fly
ing men, and war-cfies rang out. I'm
ganyema's warriors stood for one mo-
ment, then dropped guns, kegs of powder,
and fled, while Unganyema and his son
rushed behind me and seized my coat tails
for protection. Hold hard, my brother,
my son; l will defend you with the last
drop OF my blood. Who will touch the
friend of Rockbreaker?" 1 cried, while
my men were dancing wildly round,
pointing their rifles, and Uganyema was
shrieking: Preserve me, oh Rock
breaker, save me-" 1t was like the old
game of ''hen and Chickens" and we
acted it to perfection. Then the order to
fall in" was given.and the men fell into
orderly rank as if for inspection.
THEN UNGANYEMA FELT MORE FREE
And came out from behind me. SAYING,
Where did all these come from?"
Did l not tell you it was bad
fetish? Shall not strike it again ?''
No, no." he yelled. So we had peace,
and after that they assisted us willingly,
and soon our steamers were on the Upper
Congo and the first flOtilla advanced in
the name of the Government, commerce
and Christianity. By May, 1884, one con-
tinuous line 400 miles long was COM
pleted, twelve stations with garrisons,
and north of Congo district we had an
immense territory under our jurisdiction.
The work only needed recognition by
February, 1855, it became the Free State
of the Congo, with King Leopold as
sovereign. There are now there 400
officers and $500 police of four ofthe great
tribes. The railroad is pushing forward,
and by 1894 we hope that Stanley Pool
will have been reached and this great
fertile land opened up for commerce.
Before the Congress in Berlin closed the
world was shocked by the fall of Khar-
toum and death Of Gordon. Twenty
months later came letters from Emin
Pasha asking for aid. AS Emin had
been appointed by Gordon, Englishmen
felt responsible, so Sir William Nc
Kinnon collected fund land the Egyptian
Government gave like amount Be-
cause of the jealousy of the French and
Germans we had to go by way of the
Congo, across unexplored territory to
Kavalli's on the Albert Nyanza.
REACHING STANLEY POOL
We found the flotilla too small, but by
June, 1887, gained Yambuga and divided
into two columns, the advance led by
myself, the rear by Major Barttelot, as
) sisted by Jameson, Bonny, Troup and
Ward. If Tippoo Tibb had sent his car
riers they would not have had heavy
work, but even without it would not have
been as heavy as that done by the 6S Fan
zibaris, for they had 271 men and only
500 loads, so that their task was not i'm
possible, and they could have made a
great advance, and would have deserved
as much praise as the advance column.
Trusting them, we left Yambouga on
June 10Th, and cut broad blaZes on the
trees and cleared u broad trail, almost
would be along in six weeks time. At
early dawn we began our march in the
mist, then after four or five hours we
halted, then two or three hours more
work in the afternoon finished our work.
Then we erected our tents, and the mists
rose and darkness closed in upon hun
dred camp-fires, and we gossip, chatter
and enjoy the rest. By 0 all would be
asleep, the officers, weary with anxiety,
the bearers, with their bundles. About 5
the camp begins to move, then we prepare
for the march, roast bananas, make cof-
fee, fold the tents, and about 6 the trum
pets sound, and the pioneers go forward