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 .. . pes, and pigs. Frequently the beautiful springbok appeared, coveringthe plain, sometimes in sprinklings and at other times in dense crowds, asfar as the eye could reach. The troops of elephants also far exceeded in numbers anything whichhe had ever before heard of or conceived. He and his men had often toshout to them to get out of their way, and on more than one occasion aherd rushed in up
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 .. . pes, and pigs. Frequently the beautiful springbok appeared, coveringthe plain, sometimes in sprinklings and at other times in dense crowds, asfar as the eye could reach. The troops of elephants also far exceeded in numbers anything whichhe had ever before heard of or conceived. He and his men had often toshout to them to get out of their way, and on more than one occasion aherd rushed in upon the travellers, who not without difficulty made theirescape. A number of young elephants were shot for food, their fleshbeing highly esteemed. To the natives the huge beasts are a greatplague, as they break into their gardens and eat up their pumpkins andother produce; when disturbed they are apt to charge those interruptingtheir feast, and, following them, to demolish the huts in which they mayhave taken refuge, not unfrequently killing them in their rage. Resting at Sesheke, they proceeded to Linyanti, where the wagon andeverything that had been left in it in November, 1853, ^^^ perfectly ELEPHANT PROTECTING HER YOUNG FROM HUNTERS SPEARS. (135) 136 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. A grand meeting was called, when the doctor made a report of his jour-ney and distributed the articles which had been sent by the governor andmerchants of Loanda. Pitsane and others then gave an account of whatthey had seen, and, as may be supposed, nothing was lost in the descrip-tion. The presents afforded immense satisfaction, and on Sunday Seke-letu made his appearance in church dressed in the uniform which hadbeen brought down for him, and which attracted every mans attention. The Arab, Ben Habed, and Sekeletu arranged with him to conductanother party with a load of ivory down to Loanda; they also consultedhim as to the proper presents to send to the governor and Makololo general
Size: 1332px × 1875px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublisherphiladelphiapa
