The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-11

ing and the stanchness of his little cruis.
ing barge, Lady Alice. The Lady Alice was
built In England from SANKEY'S designs.
She was constructed of Spanish cedar and
divided into five sections, each eight feet
long, and could be further subdividcd for
ease in portage overland. The only white
men of the party besides Stanley were three
novices in rough adventure, Frank aud Ed
ward Pocock, stalwart fisher lads from the
coast OF Kent, and Frederick Barker, ro
mantle young hotel clerk of London
When the Adventures reached Zanzibar,
they were met with the tidings of Living
stones death in the heart of Africa, and
Stanley at once turned to exploring the
lakes supposed to be the sources of the Nile.
| Two years were passed in exploring Veto.
ria Nyanza and Albert Nyauza. He cir.
cumnavigated both lakes. transporting the
Lady Alice from one to the other and from
| river to river, as he crossed the country, on
the backs of natives. The barge was in
every way equal to the hopes of her design
er, and after looking over and abandoning
/ many projects for u return to civilization
| Stanley and Frank Pocock, the survivors
of the original four, decided to try To
make the sea by a trip down the ysterious
! river flowing through the region where
Livingstone had passed his closing years.
No white man had fathomed the secret OF
its course and outlet and lived to tell of it,
and no native could be found who would
say more than that it flowed on and on for
ever to the sea- But its waters rolled
throughout vast territories teeming will
savage peoples, and Stanley looked upon il
as a roadway to carry him on his courst
and reveal the wide inner continent in al
its darkness. The Lady Alice, au element
counting more than "A third white man il
the enterprise, was finally launched on tn,
water in December, 1876. The Arab com
pany, under Ippu lib, had abandoned thu
trip In spite of the enormous sums Offered
them to continue. and other trained native!
of Stanley's own crew deserted.
The river had some terror for those who
knew it far better than the white men
terror which no amount of treasure coult
spirit away. Stanley's party, when left tt
itself, numbered l49 people-men, womei
and children. The natives travelled in theil
own rude canoes.
The first cataract of Stanley falls wa,
reached Jan. 4, 1877. The party was get
ting ready to land and go around by port
age when the noise of the roaring waters
was hushed in the battle din of the Mwan;
warriors, who swarmed on the banks o.
the river. There was no choice but Il
4 fight, because an attempt to shoot the rap
ids was sure to end in swift destruction o
the canoes and all on board. The can
nibals were driven away from the shore by
sharp volley from breechloaders, and tn,
party made land. The next day the war
like Mwana took counsel and united theil
forces on one side of the river The bolt
voyagers then lugged the Lady Alice ant
canoes around the falls
Six more cataracts were passed after 2
days of hardship and toll At night tn,
party would make camp on shore or upor
some deserted island, surround it with
strong barrcade and rest in security, bu
at each portage place the natives, generally
of different tribes, swarmed to the spot ant
harassed the expedition with every meant
at their command. To the perils of tn,
river and the enemy were added those Of