Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . anti should be noted, as from it Livingstone set out on his journey westward to Loanda, on the West Coast, and, returning to it, commenced from thence that adventurous expedition to the East Coast, which resulted in so many interesting discoveries. A Picturesque Company. Having recovered from his fever, Livingstone, accompanied by Sekeletu,^ and about one hundred and sixty attendants, mostl
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . anti should be noted, as from it Livingstone set out on his journey westward to Loanda, on the West Coast, and, returning to it, commenced from thence that adventurous expedition to the East Coast, which resulted in so many interesting discoveries. A Picturesque Company. Having recovered from his fever, Livingstone, accompanied by Sekeletu,^ and about one hundred and sixty attendants, mostly young men, asso-ciates of the chief, set out for Sesheke. The intermediate country wasperfectly flat, except patches elevated a few feet only above the sur-rounding level. There were also numerous mounds, the work of ants,which are literally gigantic structures, and often as tall as wild date their full heig-ht. The party looked exceedingly picturesque as, the ostrich feathers of themen waving in the air, they wound in a long line in and out among themounds. Some wore red tunics or variously-colored prints, and theirheads vvere adorned with the white ends of ox tails or caps made of lions. (Ill) 112 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. manes. The nobles walked with a small club of rhinoceros horn in theirhands, their servants carrying their shields; while the ordinary men boreburdens, and the battle-axe men, who had their shields on their arms,were employed as messengers, often having to run an immense distance. The Makololo possess numerous cattle, and the chief, having to feedhis followers, either selected oxen from his own stock or received themfrom the head men of the villages through which they passed, as tribute. Reaching the village of Katonga on the banks of the Leeambye, sometime was spent there in collecting canoes. During this delay Living-stone visited the country to the north of the village, where he saw enor-mous numbers of buffaloes, zebras, elans, and a beautiful
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