. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. XXXL] AN EXTRAORDINARY RIVER. 407 first sight, almost insuperable; but after a time we discovered that there were, however, places where it was possible to jump from rock to rock, and then to wade through the rapids them- selves on narrow shelves, holding on, meanwhile, by ropes of creepers stretched from side to side for that purpose. A single false step or the snapping of the creeper-rope at these points would have been fatal, for nothing could have saved one from bei
. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. XXXL] AN EXTRAORDINARY RIVER. 407 first sight, almost insuperable; but after a time we discovered that there were, however, places where it was possible to jump from rock to rock, and then to wade through the rapids them- selves on narrow shelves, holding on, meanwhile, by ropes of creepers stretched from side to side for that purpose. A single false step or the snapping of the creeper-rope at these points would have been fatal, for nothing could have saved one from being dashed to pieces among the rocks beneath. October, POETEE8 FBOM BTHil. The stream below this was about sixty yards wide, very deep, and running like a sluice. I afterward heard that we were considered most fortunate in grossing without mishap; for at that season of the year people had frequently been lost in making the attempt, and it was often necessary to wait a week or fortnight before the passage was practicable. Looking back from the other side, a most striking sight was presented by this mass of water bursting out of the precipitous hill-side, and broken by the rocks and little bushy islands into foamins: Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. New York : Harper & Bros.
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