The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

II Is Proved by m Piece OF Senweed Picked
Up Where Pharaoh's Army Got Wet.
From the !ssatIe Post. Intentoencer.

~ w ere nhrhOh army SOt wei.
From the SEATTLE Post Inteiii 0encer.
William b. Walker. n gentleman who moved
from the Mississippi Valley last fall to settle in
Seattle, and has offices in the Bailey building,
told a story yesterday Of an acquaintance of his
whose experiences in South Africa are of a
rather romantic character. Early in the sos
Henry Moore lived near Corinth. Miss, and was
a shiftless sort Of fellow. He gathered courage
enough to shift from there. however. and climb
ing on the end OF II railroad train managed to
ride blind baggage to Denver. He spent some
gold fields, lounged In the everlasting sunshine
of, Mexico, for n while. and one day found him
seii,n Hs s s5in snd th There s6,h ne d ariftsd b on board . ia a
eastern coast Of Africa.
Here he found there was gold to be ~had:with-
out the digging. When the ship got to Liver
worked his way back to Africa ON another ship.
time throw those of Livingstone and Stanley en-
tirely in the. shade. For they went armed with
and tents. commissary department. and cooks.
All alone, with as big n pack AS he could carry,
ne started from the east coast In n direct line
1t was something over a year before he was
native tongue. lie got back to the coast. but
was not carrying his pack. lie had a string OF
s snoWn to ana a so @Gnss eye. 70 r6 Sarsy we're Il; G iTarI i ,u hSd
In II, and gold nuggets and, precious stones and
curious things never seen before. All by him
the interior and bin dom a right smart o.
tradin' with the coons,' he modestly said.
Meet any savages ?" he was asked.
Mostly All Sayags!s'' was the quiet reply.
Yes; they is most all cannibals. but nary q
one Nv EN- ever eat me, an I'm here to prove II, '"
This is what he said when he got back to Cor
got his goods to the coast was to get them aud
himself u, onto ,6t9 a sl,n' and at Liyerpo9l he dis.
he invested in a stiil larger pack. and again
Went vent into the wilds OF Africa. but this time
lie passed through Newfoundland and IN tha
mc 2 rSrried many 6npdlss OF
his right hand upward past his thigh and fire
was the result, the natives were ready to worship
The fire maker. He, also took a few firearms.
W men he came 70 II large village on the morning
OF u festival he had the ruler Informed that he
could XII q man and nobody, would know
curious about this. and ordered out one OF his
young chiefs to be Experimental upon, Moore
a cow and an animal intended Tor. slaughter
was placed 400 yards away; which dropped
says he could have had a bigger piece OF land
than the whole Of the state Of Mississippi and
could only bargain for things that no could
carry away with him; some time after that.
about seventy miles square from one OF these
African Kings In the Interior, and sold a half in
tere,t IN Il 10 an English syndicate for nearly
Moore got back to Corinth in 1887. and has
been going ana coming between Africa aud this
country ever since. w hen Chattanooga had a
land boom he went there and asked tho price az
y large tract. lhe price WAS SI5. 600, "BuI
how mucl, cash ?" asked Moore. lie baruAined
H. down to $4,000 and gave a check Tor that
amount on. a san Francisco bank. The land
dealer laughed at IL, but on a telegram being
sent 10 san Francisco the bank on which The
$3.50, 900" ~ ''
N!oore has $500, 900 in Government bond,
and large accounts with several hanks. lie is
poor people. That Is, they were poor before he
returned. lie has sent his brothers two
daughters TO a fashionable boarding school. and
gwen each a bank account uf $50. 600. lie has
Glso lSken Ms brothers boy and sent him 10
friends he has also been liberal. o
! nave u my possession said Mr.. Walker.
A piece OF seaweed that Moore brought rum
ne He'd sea. picked up near the spot WHERE
Fharaoh's army tried TO cross NS
rms proves the wonderful romance 10 ba mar
feotLS uuA yer