The National tribune., 1900-03-29

sewed or fastened with knots in the cloth.
The whole makes fine little swinging bed
for person to ride in. 1t is carried by
two natives. Each takes an end of the
pole, and the occupant lies in the swinging
canvas while being carried through tall
grass, creeks, rivers, etc; but one soon
tires of riding and prefers walking part
of the time.
On the evening following our start we
all reached Palaballa, of the American
Baptist Mission Union, which is about Il
miles inland and is on the lookout point
of the Palaballa Hill, believe LOO feet
above the Congo at Matadi, which is at
the head of navigation of the Lower Congo
and at the foot of the Livingston Falls or
Cataracts, which are an almost endless
line of 235 miles of cataracts and rapids,
with an occasional short piece of navlga-
BILE water, but not enough to justify a
steamer being placed on it.
A FAMOUS ELEPHANT HUNTER.
after a few days rest at Palaballa Sta
ton, which was kept by Rev. and Mrs. DO
seph Clark, We started on 100 miles jour
ney to the African Baptist Missionary
Union at Lukunga, our next changing
station. We had only about go miles to
another high point known as Bansa Man
teka. on top of which Il new station was
being built.
We made only brief stay here with
Messrs. Richards and Ingham. The lat
ter was an old elephant hunter who had
been acting in Government service uhder
Mr.. Stanley for some time. i was tcid
that he had killed over 60 elephants. One
morning some months after we left party
of natives came III in great haste and re
ported that an elephant was destroying iheiF
gardens, and that The people wanted HIM to
come and shoot it. Mr. Ingham started ana
soon met the monster in the road, just com
ing around a hill. He stopped and took
good aim. The ball did not kill the &c
phant, and almost instantly the monster
was upon him. threw him down and Steppc:
on his head, killing him.
AT STANLEY POOL.
Our trip was without special Incident
and we were soon snugly settled at Stanley
Pool Our goods did not arrive promptly
and we We're dependent upon our brethren.
We found DIR. Simons lamentably short OF
provisions. and could not help him. The
transport iHlpN ii6t'i itCii i''NhN''' ''i'' ~
erybody on the upper river was IN the same
reduced circumstances, so we went down 10
half rations and fishing.
We soon learned that the block had been
cleared and that the many thousand cases
down river would be put on way as fast as
carriers could lie secured to take them.
The mole of transport then in vogue was
Cor one to engage a heal man TO take
his men or women carriers down To Ton
dowa, where each would be given a box or
bale, supposed TO not exceed so pounds III
weight; also enough brass wire, or hand
kerchefs, or other barter goods 10 buy pro-
visions on the way.
All being equipped alike. the head
man would order the gang TO place their
loads on their heads, and after all were
ready would start them, staying behind to
see that nothing was left. In this way a
through caravan would make the trip,
loaded. in from II 10 II days.
TIE LEOPARD'S VICTIM.
Our caravan finally arrived. About this
time we were sitting at the table one day,
when some natives came in to tell us that
about a half mile down the road the corpse
Of woman was lying. She had proba-
bly, been killed by a. leopard. i took my
gun and accompanied by some of our boys