. Through the dark continent : or, The sources of the Nile around the great lakes of equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean. epths, the man still in it. Again it wassucked down, revolving as it disappeared, and in a fewseconds was ejected a second time, the man still in it. Athird time it was drawn in, and when it emerged ao-ainSalaam Allah had disappeared. The fleet-footed natives andthe boats crew had started overland to Mbelo Ferry, and Y 2 324 TEROVGE TEE DARK CONTINENT. [1877. shouted out the warning cries to the ferrymen, who were atonce on the alert to sa
. Through the dark continent : or, The sources of the Nile around the great lakes of equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean. epths, the man still in it. Again it wassucked down, revolving as it disappeared, and in a fewseconds was ejected a second time, the man still in it. Athird time it was drawn in, and when it emerged ao-ainSalaam Allah had disappeared. The fleet-footed natives andthe boats crew had started overland to Mbelo Ferry, and Y 2 324 TEROVGE TEE DARK CONTINENT. [1877. shouted out the warning cries to the ferrymen, who were atonce on the alert to save the canoe. After riding high onthe crests of the waves of the Ingulufi Rapids, the Living-stone canoe entered the calmer waters of the crossing-place,and, in view of all gathered to witness the scene, wheeledround five times over the edge of a large whii-lpool anddisappeared for ever ! It is supposed that she was sweptagainst the submerged rocks beneath, and got jammed; forthough there is a stretch of a mile of quiet water below thepool, nothing was seen of her up to sunset, five hours afterthe catastrophe. Two of the new canoes are thus lost, and. THE CHIEF CARPENTER CARRIED OVER ZINGA FALL. another good man has perished. The Wangwana take thisfatal accident as another indication of the general doomimpending over us. They think the night of woe approach-ing, and even now, as I write, by the camp-fires they arecounting up the lost and dead. Poor people I Poor me ! June 24.—We were Aac hours engaged in hauling theGlasgow, our longest canoe, up a hill 200 feet, with over twohundred men. Of the smaller canoes we ran up three. Ithas been my policy to excite the people, with whatever tendsto keep them from brooding over our losses, with wine,drums, and music, which I purchase liberally, because, 1877.] THREE MILES IN THIRTY DAYS. 325 though apparently extravagant at such a period, it is reallythe most economical. I hear of a place called Kakongo below, where thenatives intend t
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