. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. H i^ 100 SJ'Ojn' OF TIIK REAli COLUMN. ri:i nI.^'iL coino to a iiativo villai»o in wliicli some of Ti|ipu-Til)'s Y^ Aiiibs aro liviiiii^. Tlicy made friends all round, imd Stanley bouLflit fowls and jjjoats. Next mornin*;, \\\\v\\ they started, h(^ found tliat fifty men had deserted, and not a trace of the Arabs was to be found. Ilcalvi said that a great many men had died on tlie road, and a great many loads had been lost tln-ough the upsettiii&quo
. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. H i^ 100 SJ'Ojn' OF TIIK REAli COLUMN. ri:i nI.^'iL coino to a iiativo villai»o in wliicli some of Ti|ipu-Til)'s Y^ Aiiibs aro liviiiii^. Tlicy made friends all round, imd Stanley bouLflit fowls and jjjoats. Next mornin*;, \\\\v\\ they started, h(^ found tliat fifty men had deserted, and not a trace of the Arabs was to be found. Ilcalvi said that a great many men had died on tlie road, and a great many loads had been lost tln-ough the upsettiii" \y l<::r'^. ^^i^j,.i^:: 01 tne boat in the rapids, which tiaa occurred several times. All the donkeys were dead except two. Mr. Stanley would not allow the men to loot the native gardens and villages, and therefore they were very short of food. Salem, the interpreter, arrived shortly after lunch, and Major 13.'s luggage some time afterwaids; the men carrying it said that Troup was some distance behind, but would be in to-day. However, he did not make his appearance by daylight. AVe had just finisliod our pipes after dinner, when we heard five shots tired in rapid succession, either from a revolver or a Winchester, not far from camp. Then came several dropping shots, which we answered. I started off with Omaha, tliink- ing that Troup was eitlier in trouble with the natives or lost in tlie bush, and found him about half an hour from camp, stuck in a cane-swamp (having lost liis way), with fifteen goats and about forty fowls in bnsk(>ts. '\\\e air was blue all about the swamp with the bad languaije that had been used in many touij^ues. (iieat Fj HmWti. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jameson, James S. (James Sligo), 1856-1888; Jameson, James S. Mr. Toronto : Rose Pub. Co.
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