. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... tanley selected ten men and asteersman, and with this crew, set sail in the Lady Alice March8, 1875, upon the waters of Speke Gulf of Victoria Nj^ is situated near the entrance to Speke Gulf; theircourse was therefore westward until they should reach thehead of this indentation. They reached its eastern pointMarch 12, after a tempestuous voyage of three days, duringwhich time the Lady Alice bounded forward like a wildcourser. The next day they
. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... tanley selected ten men and asteersman, and with this crew, set sail in the Lady Alice March8, 1875, upon the waters of Speke Gulf of Victoria Nj^ is situated near the entrance to Speke Gulf; theircourse was therefore westward until they should reach thehead of this indentation. They reached its eastern pointMarch 12, after a tempestuous voyage of three days, duringwhich time the Lady Alice bounded forward like a wildcourser. The next day they visited the island of Ukerewe,which is separated from the mainland by a channel only sixfeet wide. Coasting along Ururi, the country to the northeast of thisisland, they received the remarkable information that it wouldrequire eight years to circumnavigate the lake. Farther along,the natives expressed the most unqualified contempt of themethod used for propelling the Lady Alice, but fled in terrorwhen the sail was hoisted. March 24, they reached the northeastern part of the lake,and their voyage along the northern shore began. Taking. STANLEY CROSSES THE DARK CONTINENT. 519 shelter from a furious northwester the next day near NgeviIsland, they saw a small canoe containing two men advancingtoward th6m. Nothing could induce these men to come withinone hundred yards; but presently, as if this had been a recon-noissance, a large canoe, propelled by forty paddlers, cametowards them. Half of this number, who were seated for-ward, sprang up when they came within fifty yards, and seiz-ing long tufted lances and shields, began to sway them menac-ingly. * * * After trial of several languages, a conversa-tion in Kiganda was begun. They edged toward us a little nearer, and ended by rang-ing their long canoe alongside of our boat. Our tame, mildmanners were in striking contrast to their bullying, overbear-ing and insolent demeanor. The paddlers, half of whom were in-toxicated, laid their h
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