New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

1p 10 Cha--e-- md t-(E-ls-
then benct1- k~~
course easr-c -s.tln
10 BulaWaIo He -al 80
sv-erIenced r,-= and hard ~ee-I 3S !.
sLIrs vel calc--..5 to satisfy
-be- most eaze~ ---s- Tor ad- -
venture
Having MADE K Journey II
-1+ ~ainT season feat which
- vrhire men l before at
re-1rreC aiken long
chances WITH rivers that had been regarded
ss Inpassatie ---ny the rains we had been nearly
s1Vars wet p he sandy belts where there was
---le game E lad been half starved; IN the fertile
-e7ons we had --ced SaVages and wild animals.
RI me ISOLATED .--le mining settlements we had
found the -rre- pant and the people diving; at
Hartley His eec- all had succuTn bed, and the
roiies OF r-e three with nobody 10 bury them
had been de- s. hvenas We, ourselves, since
leaving the .--- u but deadly Sabi River valley
had bartled daily with malaria. And vet,
though -. mined hundreds OF diggings, we
lad found nl
Therefor not taken greatly by surprise
when NI-rua trontiersTnan though he was
-rrew NJ -h ar BulaWavO. As for Tnvself
was Gere------ push on The wild country still
farther nor-e. region of the Zarnbesi River.
where LlvinEs lad died, lured me with its nvs-
-a-r Few Hr-. men had ever penetrated It. It's
t.ls might wealth OF gold. When we left
I0lannes1--9 LarlaesI had been our destination.
f reaching --- ~ least, be carrying out my
purpose
knowing that il would be reckless
lilly u 4r-e--- make alone this trip of hundreds
q. niles rn- ur-racked wilderness, | began
look about som parlOu. No man of my own
cllr II b- would listen 70 me seriously
E1er IT Tie Journey. Most Of them. I
found. Were awaiting the dav when the
-Ve-s hav--- ed The lve hundred-rnile trail TO
'oHannesl--- i be open TO wagons that would
axe them TINS hot and feVer-rldden COl11l-
r.. ! was nE 10 think that I should, after
ii. haVe - -.e The lunges by myself when
one morning A.I- bow about eighteen wears old
al llOCe-- l.-l hing. presented himself at
III camp. and rued II curious English
mai he H-u- Ike 70 see the country 70 the
north.
appraisel - a--efullv. He had a -all and slim
TIT nuscula- 4 Well-shaDed head. and an IN
telgenr .cally ne was all that could be
desired bur desiring 10 get q line on his courage,
began 10 -yo1 the perIls and hardshIps Of
ne lourneE l.u that would probably be
gone 9 wear I'D encounter many lions and
ttLT Wild well. perhaps, as hostile tribes.
onoot 2. r inquired, drawing his arms up
Il i---la-on nan taking aim with a rife l
assured MN Cld. and during the remainder
q me interE-e g-lnned and nodded at me con-
1dently i settled that I should pay him
lileel shil-ir month, and that should start
WITHIN q week
-ac II -derable quantity Of salt, pepper,
'ea cor1--ea tobacco. quInine, ard matches,
provided m H-h Two suits Of rough clothing
a1- new boots. and IOr nv fOrty-tlve-
-4-1er ezIre -eplenished my supply OF am
--1---un " hundred cartridges Ny lieu
.1lalI, Wac- ~ named Fifteen because OF the
-l-een shi-i- month did not burden his back
WIN anE wears apparel, but on the night before
III deIar-1- eared a. the camp leading by a
-yle sna- K, detected looking dog. These
--llaak benz --e IN Bulawavo | inquired Of
---A sier-E he had acquired his new friend.
= once fa- s- his command Of the English
---s-ase me 10 understand however,
.-s Inc dos a-e-sa-v. since II would warn Us Of
80 9e his heart was set on taking the
ME ANNA / concluded that l. was wiser
- -'A ~ ri
- 1~"- morning Tie seven of US, the four