The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-31
was injured he had to have his ,

was injured he had 10 have DIS
bound up with leaves
I When the journey was resume
Kingsley found the traps nun
and every kind OF obstacle -sa
the paths AT almost every toNQ
FangweS stopped the expedition
wanted to eat the three Fsngue
plant men. as they were enemies. MIS-
I Kingsley had guaranteed the elephant
/ men safety, so sometimes by persuasion.
and sometimes by threats OF puntsn-
ment. and sometimes by llttle present
I the men were each time saved. Mss
Kingsley did not come acroSss one bur
. iai place N the Fangwe country. but
she found that in most OF the native
mud hutS pieces Of human bodies were
being kept just as civilized people keep
eataoles in their lardsrs. On one occ0-
sion. when Mss Kingsley was fa-ning
out the contents or sack - IND os;s
the origin OF a sickening smell. hands.
feet, eyes, and other human remains
turbied out on the ground The 1sd1u-
mas. on the other hand. bury their
dead IN the forest. This was discover
ed by Miss Kingsley IN a gfewsoarse
mannenr. While collecting some botan-
teal specimens she came across several
mounds composed Of earth and leaves
Thinking they were a new form OF ant
hill. she removed the upper layers with
her stick when the dead bodies q IA
tives came TO view.
Miss Kingsley refused 20 relate any
gorilla stories. saving that toe much
doc5s was cast upon al such accounts
by the public She saw many large
gorilla. but these invariably made OF
on the approach OF the hand. One.
however. persisted IN an attempt 70 mo-
lest them. and was finally dispatched
by the elephant men. He measured >
feet. inches In height. Two OF his
teeth are now IN Miss klngsley's pcs
session.
The natives a, the back Of the Gaccon
colony spoke English, not Frcnch-of
course IN broken style. Owing 10 TRIAL
fighting. Miss Kingsley had TO make
a desoar and came on the as YET I'M
eSSplored Lake N'CoVL She crcSsed
this lake and passed a night on one
OF the numerous islands In & As Tar
as Mss Kingsley could judge. Lake
N'Covi was about sen miles wide where
she crossed and acoat fifteen In ehe
other direction. she also crossed the
little-knOwn range ~ noun tains calsed
the Slrra del Crystal. TheSe varied
from 6.oo0 10 about s.ooe feet IN height
At the foot 81 each group was a mud
swamp, In which the explorers sslrsk
nearly NJ 10 their necks
Miss Kingsley returned to tire Gstoon
by way of Rernbwe. ana when SHE m
ders OF her travels they were aston-
iShed tina; she had returned alive Hat
they known Of her intention befcrekan9
they would probably have prevenfF
the Journey. She had been abou,
months in the interior. After this =
Kingsley explored Corisco island Fros.
N'Djole there Is a stretch OF country I'M
known. for 500 miles. IN the direction
OF Brazzaville. II = French. and French
officials have several times gone up the
Ogowe to keep up communication. but
IN this way many lives have been loSt.
Miss Kingsley went. however. 10 Vic
tiria. on the sea side OF the peak. and
began the ascent She did no; keep 20
this side, however, but went inland 70
explore the Itte-known Runrbl range q
mountains. These mountains Were In
habited up to about 1900 feet. and Miss
Kingsley found shelter IN the native
hufs. At an altitude OF 10000 n-s.i she
came across the great crater. Alto
gether there are about seventy crafers
IN the CAMERON mountains. and from
the largest OF these the peak from the
seaside shoots up almost perpendicu-
larly. II Is from the other side tslat
the summit or the peak IL reached.
Having now no tent. Miss Kingsley had
10 sheep on the ground IN the open cir.
and was frequently drenched by heavy
rains. The peak Is Is. 200 feet high.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jae ndfuHhtV~ N4lat
she went through Miss Kingsley enjoy
cd good health. and was never once at
tackled with fever. Her diaries were
regularly kept. and ought 10 enable her
- furnish a valuable and most INTEREST
ing volume. Miss Kingsley expressed
herself as most charmed with The rec.sS-
tiOn and assistance she received trOm
the French. German and English on.
iafs. and also from the traders az al
points OF her travels. She intends 90
return 10 West Africa IN "A few months
to explore other parts. Miss Kingsley
sent home a large number ~ specimesls
TO DR.. Gunther IN advance. and has
also brought a large collection with
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