In wildest Africa : the record of a hunting and exploration trip through Uganda, Victoria Nyanza, the Kilimanjaro region and British East Africa, with an account of an ascent of the snowfields of Mount Kibo, in East Central Africa, and a description of the various native tribes . ing menin Africa, although the peak was ascended by Meyer, a German, in 1889. We came in safety almost to the cave whenP. D. (Peter Dutkewich) fell on an old glacial rockand fractured several ribs. We hastened to bring him down from the moun-tain and got lost in the rain and the clouds. Wefound our way to camp
In wildest Africa : the record of a hunting and exploration trip through Uganda, Victoria Nyanza, the Kilimanjaro region and British East Africa, with an account of an ascent of the snowfields of Mount Kibo, in East Central Africa, and a description of the various native tribes . ing menin Africa, although the peak was ascended by Meyer, a German, in 1889. We came in safety almost to the cave whenP. D. (Peter Dutkewich) fell on an old glacial rockand fractured several ribs. We hastened to bring him down from the moun-tain and got lost in the rain and the clouds. Wefound our way to camp by the dead bodies of themen who died on Dr. Ahlborys expedition. Ar-rived at camp at 10 p. m. Got P. D. to bed. Sleptfairly well but still cold. Jtdy 14th, ipo8: We are getting ready to moveP. D. Men are around the camp fires, drying outtheir garments, only one cotton rag, not difficult;one is trying to dry my stockings. But it rains, andwhen one side is dry the good fellow turns it sothat the dry side is rained upon and he makes noprogress in the drying process. The air is very wetin this camp, which is just among the clouds. Iquestion if there are any people in all Africa sohighly situated as we are. Perhaps few are moreuncomfortable. Rain, mist and fog, morning, noon. Ihotograph Uy J:eier Uutnewi(.-li, uupyright, V.«>J, by Underwood & Ilidi-rwoiiil. \. YMR. MACQUEEN AT IQ,200 FEET ELEVATION. Ascent of Kilimanjaro 207 and night. We shall get away to-morrow and thenshake our fists at the worst the cruel Kibo can doto us. I read on my German map: Kibo, 6,oiometers; Mwenzi 5,353 meters. Ah, those careful,scientific Germans! July ^th, ipo8: We had a most awful time to-night. All had gone well with Peter Dutkewichtill 6 p. M., when he gave signs of fainting and ofheart failure. He had a fierce chill and called meto put a fire near him. We built a fire in the doorof our tent; it suffocated him. Put it out and thenthe natives showed me how to arrange coals inthree pans, one at
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