Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition .. . an En-glishman, met in London in 1850, and agreed to explore joint-ly the unknown country north of Cape Colony, and to pene-trate from the direct south to Lake Ngami. A glance at themap will show that Livingstones journey to this lake had beenfrom a point to the southeast of it. This was their plan as originally formed; but they foundwhen they arrived at Cape Town that the Boers had threaten-ed to kill any person who should attempt to pass throughtheir terr
Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition .. . an En-glishman, met in London in 1850, and agreed to explore joint-ly the unknown country north of Cape Colony, and to pene-trate from the direct south to Lake Ngami. A glance at themap will show that Livingstones journey to this lake had beenfrom a point to the southeast of it. This was their plan as originally formed; but they foundwhen they arrived at Cape Town that the Boers had threaten-ed to kill any person who should attempt to pass throughtheir territories. It was therefore necessary to modify theirplans; and they sailed for Walfisch Bay, on the western coast;whence they intended to reach the lake by an eastward journeyoverland. Missionary stations had been established at various points, aiid 136 ANDERSSON AND MAGYAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. 137 it was toward one of these, Barmen, in the country of the Da-maras, that the adventurers turned their course. But mission-work among this people had not had the effects which are usu-ally expected; they could not comprehend the assertion that. Carl Johann were willing to leave their own country and brave hard-ship and danger, unless from self-interest, When the mission-aries first came, the natives suspected them of an attempt toplunder; and withdrew with their herds into more inaccessibleregions. Finding tjiat they were not pursued, they resolved toexterminate the new-comers; but one of their own chiefs re- 138 ANDERSSON AND MAGYAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. monstrated against this plan, and finally, the Damaras becamea little more friendly, and some of the poorer members of thetribe actually settled in the neighborhood of the was the attitude of the people when Andersson and Galtoncame into their midst. At Barmen, they heard from some of these hangers-on ofthe mission that there was a large fresh-water lake, Oman-bonde, lying to the southw^ard. Here was their opportuni
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