From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 6. Hunter with the prepared skin of the ON THE ROAD TO ANGU 15 to hard labour on the station. One of them spokeKisuaheH, an East African language which I hadnot heard for such a long time that it sounded almostas pleasantly in my ears as my native tongue. Myhost was in hopes that at the end of a three or fourhours journey I should find other bearers in the largevillage of Bangassu, but as he admitted that he hadnever visited this village, I chd not place much re-liance on his w
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 6. Hunter with the prepared skin of the ON THE ROAD TO ANGU 15 to hard labour on the station. One of them spokeKisuaheH, an East African language which I hadnot heard for such a long time that it sounded almostas pleasantly in my ears as my native tongue. Myhost was in hopes that at the end of a three or fourhours journey I should find other bearers in the largevillage of Bangassu, but as he admitted that he hadnever visited this village, I chd not place much re-liance on his words. I left Monga at about was no proper road, merely a narrow, almostinvisible track winding in and out through the swampsof the dense, primeval forest. I had injured my foot,so whenever it was possible, I rode the horse that hadkindly been lent to me in Yakoma ; many times I wasobliged to lie flat on his back, Indian-fashion, andfinally a low branch lifted me right out of thesaddle. A four hours march brought us to a river aboutthirty feet wide, in the thickest part of the tree trunk served as a bridge, affording an easypassage
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