Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-14

terest circulat ting around African travel
ers and geographers since the time Of
Henry Stanleys expedition as has been
caused by the arrival this week of
young and hitherto unknown English
man, Mr.. Albert Bushnill Lloyd, from
central Africa, after record journey of
| three months from the heart of Africa
to London, travelling over Stanley's route
down the Congo to the west coast. His
journey was in one respect more remark
able than Stanley's, inasmuch as Mr.
Lloyd travelled quite alone so far as
Europeans were concerned, and was ac-
companied by only two native servants
and small number of carriers. More
over, although he marched three weeks
in the pigmy forest and then traversed
the whole length of the Aruwimi river,
the banks of which are lined with war;
like cannibals, he never once fired shot
! in self defense. On the contrary, he was
on cordial terms with both pigmies and
cannibals.
Mr.. Lloyd is already coming to be a
celebrity and has received number of
lecture offers. Possibly later on in the
year, after the publication of book
| based on his experiences, he will lecture
In the United States. His journey west
along the almost untrodden path from
Uganda was most hazardous. His own
friends tried to dissuade him, but he per-
sisted, and on his arrival at Congo the
| Belgians could scarcely believe that he
had safely run the gauntlet of pigmies
and cannibals. On entering the great
primeval forests, Mr.. Lloyd went west
for five days without the sight of a
pigmy. Suddenly he became aware of
their presence by mysterious movements
among the trees, which he first attributed
to the monkeys. Finally he came to a
clearing and stopped at an Arab viii
lage, where he met great number of
pgmies
'They told me-" says Mr.. Lloyd, that
| they had been watching me for five days,
peering through the growth of the forest.
They appeared very much frightened,
and even when speaking covered their
faces. l asked a chief to allow me to
photograph the dwarfs and he brought a
dozen together. l was able to secure a
snap shot, but did not succeed in the
time exposure. as the pigmies would not
stand still. Then 7 tried to measure
them and found not one over four feet
high. All were fully developed, the wo-
men somewhat sighter than the men,
was amazed at their sturdiness The
men have long boards. rea aching half way
down the chest They are very timid and
VIII not look stranger in the face
their bead-like eyes constantly shifting
They are, it struck me, fairly intelligent
L had long talk with a chief who con
versed intelligently about their customs
in the forest and the number of tribes
men. Both men and women, except for
a tiny strip of bark, were denuded. They
were armed with poisoned arrows. The
chleI tod me the tribes were nomadic
and never slept two nights in the same
place. They just huddled together in
hastily thrown-up huts. Memories of a
white traveler-Mr. Stanley of course
VINO crossed the forest years ago, still
linger with them"
Nv r
cannibal countries to the coast. He
found the cannibals warlike and fierce
but open and STRAIGHTFORWARD, and had
no d1ff1culty with them. At one place he
put together bicycle he had with him
ana rode about their village. A remark :
apie scene followed, thousands of canni-
| pals-men, women and children-turninp
out dancing and yelling at what thew
uescrlbed as European riding a
snake" -