Africa and its inhabitants . hills, which mthe Mense Peak (.,000 feet), consist of a sand of du«h«g «terminating in numerous sharp points. 498 WEST AFRICA. Below Stanley Pool the chief stations on the portage skirting the falls lieabout midway between Leopoklville and ITatadi, where the river presents a lessrapid incline. Here is the English missionary station of Lutefe on the left side,followed by the two villages of Manyaixja, on both banks, and farther on Lukunguand Voonda {Baynesville), both on the south side. In the fertile and populousKwilu Valley, w
Africa and its inhabitants . hills, which mthe Mense Peak (.,000 feet), consist of a sand of du«h«g «terminating in numerous sharp points. 498 WEST AFRICA. Below Stanley Pool the chief stations on the portage skirting the falls lieabout midway between Leopoklville and ITatadi, where the river presents a lessrapid incline. Here is the English missionary station of Lutefe on the left side,followed by the two villages of Manyaixja, on both banks, and farther on Lukunguand Voonda {Baynesville), both on the south side. In the fertile and populousKwilu Valley, which debouches higher up, are situated the towns of Banza Makuta,the chief market between Stanley Pool and Ambriz, and Tmicjwa, a great centre ofthe ivory trade. Between Manyanga and Boma on the north side the dominant people are theenergetic and haughty Ba-Sundi, who hold themselves as the equals of the whites,with whose forces they have frequently been in collision. Their chief pursuits Fig. 257.— 1: Sands exposed atlow water. Otol6 Feet. 16 to 32 Feet. Ucplliti. 1,100 Yards. 64 Feet andupwards. are war and fishing, leaving to the women all other occupations, such as trade,weaving, wickerwork, pottery, and other industries. Near the Manyanga in thisdistrict lies the chief trading-place between Stanley Pool and the coast. BelowManyanga, whose well-attended fair is held every eight days, the fortified stationof Isangila marks the point where the river plunges from a vertical height of about16 feet, and then describes a great bend southwards to the point where the Lu-FuRiver leads to San-Salvador, former metropolis of the Congo empire. After being twice displaced as the capital of the Congo Free State, the stationof Vivi (M Viri) has been finally abandoned, and the seat of Government removedfarther down to Boma, on the same side of the river. Both the old and newstations of Vivi, standing on plateaux commanding the right bank of the river alittle below th
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