. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . durino-internecine strife. On the 6th January we passed by Inde-mwani, and cameacross the spot whence Msharasha, a Zanzil)ari, had fallenfrom a log and l)roken his neck. The scavengers of thewoods—the red ants—had eaten the scalp and picked theskull clean, until it resembled a large ostrich Qgg. Thechest of the body was still entire, but the lower limbswere consumed clean. On the next day we enteredIbwiri, and came to Boryos village; but, alas! for ourfond hopes of rendering the village comfortable for occ
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . durino-internecine strife. On the 6th January we passed by Inde-mwani, and cameacross the spot whence Msharasha, a Zanzil)ari, had fallenfrom a log and l)roken his neck. The scavengers of thewoods—the red ants—had eaten the scalp and picked theskull clean, until it resembled a large ostrich Qgg. Thechest of the body was still entire, but the lower limbswere consumed clean. On the next day we enteredIbwiri, and came to Boryos village; but, alas! for ourfond hopes of rendering the village comfortable for occu-pation, the natives had set fire to their own fine dwell-ings.^ Fortunately for us, they had taken the precautionto pick out the finest boards, and had stacked many ofthem in the bush. The large stores of Indian corn hadbeen hastily removed into temporary huts built withinthe recesses of impervious bush. We set to at once tocollect the corn as well as the boards, and before nightwe had begun the construction of the future Fort Bodoor the Peaceful Fort. 29. ViKW OF iOKT BODO. 350 JN DAMKEST AFEIOA fort Bodo. CHAPTER XIIL LIFE AT FORT BODO. Onr impending duties—The stockade of Fort Bodo—Instructions toLieutenant Stairs—His departure for Kilonga-Longas—Pestered byrats, mosquitoes, &c.—Nights disturbed by the lemur—^Armies of• red ants—Snakes in tropical Africa—Hoisting the Egyptian flag^Arrival of Surgeon Parke and Captain Nelson from Ipoto—Eeportof their stay with the Manyuema—Lieutenant Stairs arrives withthe steel boat—We determine to push on to the Lake at once—Volunteers to convey letters to Major Barttelot—Illness of myselfand Captain Nelson—Uledi captures a Queen of the Pigmies—Ourfields of corn—Life at Fort Bodo—We again set out for the Nyanza. 1888. On arriving at West Ibwiri, about to build Fort Bodo,Jan. 6. J £gj|. precisely like a city man returning fromhis holiday to Switzerland or the sea-side, in whosea
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