. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals ... found in the course of his travels . the palace of the Belgian King, an associa-tion was formed for the purpose of utilizing the vast basin of the Congofor the benefit of the vaster world, and developing its natural wealthsimultaneously with civilizing its people. Representatives of most ofthe European States were among the prominent members of this novelcompany, and it finally received the title of The Interna
. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals ... found in the course of his travels . the palace of the Belgian King, an associa-tion was formed for the purpose of utilizing the vast basin of the Congofor the benefit of the vaster world, and developing its natural wealthsimultaneously with civilizing its people. Representatives of most ofthe European States were among the prominent members of this novelcompany, and it finally received the title of The International Associ-ation of the Congo. To Stanley was offered the all-important postof chief of the expedition which was to initiate the work—an offerwhich recruited health and his characteristic enterprise led him toaccept with hearty promptness. The exact nature of the work before him may be considered under (3SS) 356 STANLEYS GREAT CONGO EXPEDITION three heads—philanthropic, scientific, and commercial. Philanthropywas to be represented by urgent attempts to bring the savage tribesinfesting the upper reaches of the Congo to something like a reason-able toleration of the white man and the stranger, They were to be. SHOOTING THE RAPIDS ON THE LOWER CONGO shown the benefits of peace and trade, and the advantages accruing tothem by intercourse with the civilized world. Above all, they were tobe secured from the horrors of the slave trade. Science was to beserved by the contemplated surveys of the basin of the river whichwould reveal the physical geography and natural facilities and produc-tions of the region. And, lastly, the work of the Association was toadvance commerce, to provide an outlet for the great wealth of the
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