From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . good deal of river traffic, whichhas existed for many years, and still continues. Butthe fact remains that there is no sleeping-sickness tobe found beyond Bondo, formerly known as is only six days journey from Yakoma. On the morning of the 17th of May I set out fromYakoma. The road to the Uelle district passes throughthe Uttle station Monga, the last of the Ubangi dis-trict. It is inhabited by a few Europeans, and isbeautifully situated near an imposing waterfall ofthe Bil
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . good deal of river traffic, whichhas existed for many years, and still continues. Butthe fact remains that there is no sleeping-sickness tobe found beyond Bondo, formerly known as is only six days journey from Yakoma. On the morning of the 17th of May I set out fromYakoma. The road to the Uelle district passes throughthe Uttle station Monga, the last of the Ubangi dis-trict. It is inhabited by a few Europeans, and isbeautifully situated near an imposing waterfall ofthe Bili River. The commandant, a young Belgianofficer, unfortunately was not famihar with the sur-rounding country, and could not give me directionsas to my route. There was also a deartli of bearers, and althougharmed messengers, known as pistonniers, had beensent out in every direction, only forty men turnedup the following morning instead of the hundred thatwere needed. I was obliged to take con\icts to makeup the requisite number of bearers; these werecriminals, chained five or six together, and condemned. ^ 5. Squirrel with tlying-membranes.
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