Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . e deep clefts in the rocks evergreens of every tint appeared,and wherever a rivulet burst forth it was shaded by the graceful andfeathery wild date. Numbers of hippopotami were sporting in thewater, and crocodiles were numerous on every sandy beach. Storm on the Lake. Next night, however, the boatmen deserted, but, not to be defeated^Baker induced his own people to take to the paddles. He f
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . e deep clefts in the rocks evergreens of every tint appeared,and wherever a rivulet burst forth it was shaded by the graceful andfeathery wild date. Numbers of hippopotami were sporting in thewater, and crocodiles were numerous on every sandy beach. Storm on the Lake. Next night, however, the boatmen deserted, but, not to be defeated^Baker induced his own people to take to the paddles. He fitted a paddleto his own boat, to act as a rudder, but the men in the larger boatneglected to do as he directed them. A tremendous storm of rain came down while he was at work. Hisown canoe, however, being ready, he started. He was about to crossfrom one headland to another, when he saw the larger canoe spinning:round and round, the crew having no notion of guiding her. Fortu-nately, it was calm, and, on reaching the shore, he induced several nativesto serve as his crew, while others went off in their own boats to assistthe large canoe. He now commenced crossing a deep bay, fully four miles wide. He. (479) ?480 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. had gained the centre when a tremendous storm came on, and enormouswaves rolled in over the lake. The canoe labored heavily and occasion-ally shipped water, which was quickly bailed out. Had this not beendone, the canoe would inevitably have been swamped. Down came therain in torrents, while the wind swept over the surface with terrific force,nothing being discernible except the high cliffs looming in the boatmen paddled energetically, and at last a beach was seen wave struck the canoe washing over her. Just then the men jumped•out, and though they were rolled over, they succeeded in hauling the boat up the beach. Delays and Difficulties. The shore of the lake, as they paddled along it, was thinly inhabited,and the people ve
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