Africa and its inhabitants . Zone explored before 1875. _ OMMilni 1 1 ^ii;n«fl Tonaz mines mh ^;lid to occur in theinstruments, earthenware, and dwellings, lopaz mini neighbourhood of Bolobo. The been mainly concentrated at two points, Stanlej 1 ool ooovo 490 WEST AFEICA. lower reaches between the Yellala Falls aud the mouth of the estuarj-. The terri-tory is doubtless of vast extent, with a population equal to that of many powerfulEuropean states ; but the whites have scarcely yet everywhere secured a firmfooting in the land. At the close of the year 1898 the Europeans numbered
Africa and its inhabitants . Zone explored before 1875. _ OMMilni 1 1 ^ii;n«fl Tonaz mines mh ^;lid to occur in theinstruments, earthenware, and dwellings, lopaz mini neighbourhood of Bolobo. The been mainly concentrated at two points, Stanlej 1 ool ooovo 490 WEST AFEICA. lower reaches between the Yellala Falls aud the mouth of the estuarj-. The terri-tory is doubtless of vast extent, with a population equal to that of many powerfulEuropean states ; but the whites have scarcely yet everywhere secured a firmfooting in the land. At the close of the year 1898 the Europeans numbered altogether only onethousand five hundred, and on this handful of pioneers, scattered over animmense space and enfeebled or even decimated at times by the murderous climate, Fig. 255.—Stanley 1 : 355, 15° 15- t astorbreenwtcH I5°30 . 6 Miles. devolves all the work of geographical and commercial exploration, the foundation,maintenance, and defence of the military stations, the organisation of the transportservice by land and water, the equipment of troops, the pacification aud governmentof the natives. The preliminary work of general survey has been successfullyaccomplished for the greater part of the navigable waters, and the splendid resultsobtained in the domain of geographical research since 1875 may well cause operations have been extended to all the Congo lauds, though 6 THE LOVl Jlfaaaahi ^ * . ^Izl -Shiashosho^ A l-ANDANA ^ JKi&m&e Povo Grande ^ CafUiBranoa* j)t < v--^. f O t<y2Z^ JX to 320. 3Zt LONDON. H VIRTUE R CONGO 4-
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