The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13

force OF black iaborcrs numbered $500. OF
whom l.5O0 had come from various points on
~" T6e T Game busy days at Matadi. The, place
was an arid. rocky nninyitlng spot. and only
two years ago this month. One OF our pic,
lures shows u part OF the town as II appeared
last Srs the Of 1T. Congo tns state
To-day the town contains ABOUT 300 Euro.
reans. nifty more than stanley left behind him I'M
to to Europe after founding his stations. About
1000 native employees Of the railroad are also
at Maad THREE dw me pwRs
population includes BelGians. English. pOrtu-
Guese. Italians. Frcnchmen. Dutch. Germans,
ployers OF the railroad and tho state there are
quite a number Of traders and mi ssionarss.
that WGfe la' usSSreI ia 10 besnnns Of tie
enterprise, One picture shows the nrst ieW
miles 81 the road along The side =, Natal Iitnn
ton Of Matndi. .Ths river hero flows swiftly.
and l. full OF cdGes aud whir,,r3,olss; little
i Rse. up fhS r rSts sh."
iatcd expedition. III lSlG, first heard the ro i,
OF the sIeai ann iT thns IN falls ormei
n barrier they could no, luss. The depression
in ,hS ig Hills at the !eit e the ric,1r" is TIE
i."orold ravinH up whirh thH r"''F''aa Turns "
The road. FROM the starting point at Natal,
3aonT ts HI Hr% %TH o, w. Of w. a" Fa TnrH
ito ot cittcmc harines. ,nnI rrnstcHSni'' ,e,,,,
made with the utmost difficulty: mo siapa
niouy tho river is worry prCrliilouS. Hhu ~
many Places thr track has been laiu between
Two sttid walls OF rock. Wich were nihsteo
loot by loot. S'ili greater difficulties wcr1 on,
roun.errd in tho raviuo. up which thc roaI1eu
had 10 re made N n steep gradient unlii lt
rrnchcd , height Of about 1000 i,et above tne
river 1 he work il carried on under me clreo-
lion of Cast. Tnys. whS has h"en IN mo ser
vice OF the Congo state and the society OF the
Cpprr COMO for years. ,o.,
Another picture shows the bridge. hpou' Nv
feet lou:. that has hccn thrown overt tho Mroso
River IN The Leopold rav!nc This Is the lag
est fridge vet put III il,r' dong 'no NE. ne
nblr Young engineer VIZ" bulit y. Mr.; Jean
Hnrti-te ilAe. nor. wrote to his friends Two
months ago: mex; week ! shalt complete
the lrih.:". and thou | shall com" nome 20
RS Tnc poor tr,w Ind "vcTtaNri ms
70 bore he sal new hat Door tIa' sh"f was
dead "nl th" irleNl who s'nt 'hn triin.S en-
r.os.,; - photograph Of thu COMP ted bridge
tn.Wh.ch tn. yuang .NHu had dey"tci mouths
Of hard wu"N thlt eos. him his NE; seven
bridges 1t Importance mu"' u" uu', ueI"'t
thn iIna rcn hos stanley FOOL me longest.
over tho Ngbnso river. will hr $50 Feet long.
Dn, problem which guvn tn" engineers some
trouble was low trnISi"S" OF TN" torrents "i
wut., which NuUl, tn sur" t. ppur Town over
the tract; dH,irg,h heavy tr"ri"a! rains IL
WIS feared that tuy"S-nnt tr 1Nh,r bIrih" nun
M yrLr woVd -" eye nun'riel from TINS
source IN aT.ctiv. solution Ut til" problem
srcinS 70 have been reached. y, an iit"tS
whnrn ilrg. torrents UrrHr steel auEcuurta
ara tuii,iin- that Will carry III" Hood down
the hiil- and under N" raj! ,"ad tack. ,.o,
~ first the comrHny hni chnS,h"Fab!e ul.i-
cIltv ia securing rnouch prov:Stnas lnr us
army OF wnrkmru. as it WaS very costly 10