Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-08
DWARFS IN DARK AFRICA.


London News.
The English traveller. Alfred II.
Lloyd. who has made the journey from
Victoria Nyhnza 10 the mouth OF the
Congo In three months. the quickest
time or record. using the Congo steam
boat and railroad Tor two-thirds Of the
way. Travelled through the great edua-
torlai forest Of which Stanley gave 20
vivid description. Ills route was a
little to the south 81 stanlcys road
and he saw much OF the dwarfl who In
habit the forest region.
Il was three weeks crossing the great
forest" he said. "Onen the darkness
even at midday IL remarkable. Some
times I was unable 10 Rad nj noon.
when. as You know. the sun near the
equator II almost directly overhead.
one day I tried % photograph my tent
but failed on account ut inc dinncaA
Of the light I walked throughout the
forest journey. though | had a saddle
ass with me. ! could not use him with
out constantly cxpoalng myself TO tho
danger of being unaaddled b. the vines
that hung over the path. We some-
times narrowly escaped being Killed by
the fail OF enormous trees. some OF
whose trunks measured over twenty
feet In circumference. The silence OF
by animals or the fhii u trccs."
Mr. Lloyd found game In abundance.
There were numerous elephants. lcO-
pnria. buffaiocs and nntclopea In the
forest. At nlght he iit nfcs TO keep
animals away from the camp. lie saw
morr dwarfa than Stanley met In the
same region. and thus Describes thom.
Il saw great many u the pygmiea.
but. generally speaking, they Kept out
Of the way a. mush a. possible. AZ
one place In the middle of the forest,
called IIolenga. ! stayed at a village
Of n few huts occupied BY so-callcd
Arihn. There I came upon great
number of pyEmlcs who came 10 see
me. They told ME that unknown 10
myself they had been watching me Tor
iivc days. pccring through the growth
Of the primcval forest at our caravan.
They appeared 10 be very frightened
and even when speaking covered their
faces. l slept at this village and In the
morning I asked the chief TO allow me
TO photograph the dwarfH, tie brought
ten or fifteen OF them together and |
was enabled 90 secure n good snapshot.
I couldn't give n time exposure. "a the
pygmiea would not stand Htiil.
Then with great difficulty 1 tried 10
measure them and found not one OF
them over four feet In height. All were
fully developed. The women were
somewhat HilEhter than the men, but
were equally well formed.
n was amazed at their nturdlncsn.
Their arms and chests were fplcndidly
developed. a. much 20 as In "A good
specimen Of an Engllahman. Thesc
men have long boards half way down
the chest. which lmparta Ia them n
strange appearance. They nfr very
iimld. and cannot look stranger IN tho
face. Their eyes are constantly shifting.
as In the case Of monkcys. They are
fairly Intelligent
Il had long talk with tho chief. and
no convcrscd intelilgcntly about the
extent OF the forest and the number "
his tribe. Except for a tiny strip Of
bark cloth, inen and women nre quite
nude. They are armed with bows and
hrfowa-the latter tipped with deadly
pnihon-nnd carry small spears. They
are entirely numadlc. rheltcfing al
rirhi IN small hula two feet 10 three
feet In height, They never Ro outside
the forest. During the whole time | was
with them they we're perfectly frlcnd-
~.
TN parts of the forest found u fair-
" good track perhaps n couple Of feet
Wide, ovcrhunr with and crossed by
hourhH ana enormous crcoperH hut,
generally speaking. Il was easier 10
cut our way right through the tropical
growth"