Stanley's Story; Or, Through the Wilds of Africa: A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in the Dark ContinentFeather, A. G., Col.
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Stanley's Story; Or, Through the Wilds of Africa: A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in the Dark Continent
Feather, A. G., Col.
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Livingstone, David, 1813-1873; Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
who walked in the centre was noticed to be differently attired from
the others. The group halted, and the word was passed back that a
muzangu was among them. Spurring forward the HERALD commander indeed
saw that, strongly contrasting with the dusky, sunburnt Arab faces,
was
A HALE-LOOKING, GRAY-BEARDED WHITE MAN,
wearing a navy cap, with a faded gold band and a red woolen jacket. It
was a trying moment, wherein every emotion of hope and fear flashed
through the brain. The fatigues faded in the intensity of the
situation. The questions, was this he who had so long been sought, or
could it be a delusion of the mind, or was the white man some unknown
waif of humanity? crowded the mind, bringing their changing feelings
with them. A few feet in front of the group the HERALD commander
halted, dismounted and advanced on foot.
A HISTORIC MEETING.
Preserving a calmness of exterior before the Arabs which was hard to
simulate as he reached the group, Mr. Stanley said:--
“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
A smile lit up the features of the hale white man as he answered:
“YES, THAT IS MY NAME.”
The meeting was most cordial, and the wearied caravan, joyous at the
triumph of the expedition were escorted by the multitude to the town.
After a rest and a meal, in which milk, honey and fish from
Tanganyika were new features,
LIVINGSTONE TOLD HIS STORY,
which is briefly as follows:--
In March, 1866, he informed the HERALD explorer that he started with
twelve Sepoys, nine Johanna men and seven liberated slaves. He
travelled
UP THE ROVUMA RIVER.
Before they had been gone very long the men became frightened at the
nature of the journey, and the reports of hostile tribes up the
country they were to pass through. At length they deserted him, and,
as a cover to their cowardice in doing so, circulated
THE REPORT OF HIS DEATH.
Livingstone proceeded on his journey in spite of the isolation, and
after some difficult marching reached the Chambezi River, which he
crossed. He found that this was not the Portuguese Zambezi River, as
had been conjectured, but, on the contrary, wholly separate. He traced
its course, and found it called further on
THE LUALABA.
He continued his explorations along its banks for 700 miles, and has
become convinced in consequence that the Chambezi is
DOUBTLESS THE SOURCE OF THE NILE,
and that this will make a total length for the mystic river of Africa
of 2,600 miles. His explorations also establish that the Nile is not
supplied by Lake Tanganyika. He reached within 180 miles of the source
and explored the surrounding ground, when,
FINDING HIMSELF WITHOUT SUPPLIES,
he was obliged to return to Ujiji and was in a state of destitution
there when met by the commander of the “Herald” expedition. On the
16th of October, 1871,
THE TWO EXPLORERS LEFT UJIJI.
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