A visit to Stanley's rear-guard at Major Barttelot's camp on the Aruhwimi with an account of the river-life on the Congo . ART FOR YAMBUTA—A ROYAL STOWAWAY — WAR-DRUMS — THEBASOKO—SCEXERY OF THE ARUHWIMI—DEPREDATIONS OF THEARABS — FINE TIMBER — DESCRIPTION OP MAJOR BARTTELOTsCAl^IP—SALIM BIN MAHOMED — MANYEMAS — SALIM SENDS HISIVORY TO THE FALLS — NATIVES LIVING IN CANOES—BLACK MASHERS —ARABS AT THE LOMAMI—LARGE CANOES—RASCHIDSHOUSE—HIS ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF STANLEY FALLS STATION—YAPORO ONCE AIORE—YANGAMBI. The thirty-five Zanzibaris mentioned in the lastchapter as having come down with Ward,
A visit to Stanley's rear-guard at Major Barttelot's camp on the Aruhwimi with an account of the river-life on the Congo . ART FOR YAMBUTA—A ROYAL STOWAWAY — WAR-DRUMS — THEBASOKO—SCEXERY OF THE ARUHWIMI—DEPREDATIONS OF THEARABS — FINE TIMBER — DESCRIPTION OP MAJOR BARTTELOTsCAl^IP—SALIM BIN MAHOMED — MANYEMAS — SALIM SENDS HISIVORY TO THE FALLS — NATIVES LIVING IN CANOES—BLACK MASHERS —ARABS AT THE LOMAMI—LARGE CANOES—RASCHIDSHOUSE—HIS ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF STANLEY FALLS STATION—YAPORO ONCE AIORE—YANGAMBI. The thirty-five Zanzibaris mentioned in the lastchapter as having come down with Ward, remainedfor the present at Bangala—the Commissaire deDistrict promising to take them back in Owing to a trip I had to take to Equatoron business connected with the station, and thepreparations necessary for the run to Stanley Falls,our departure was delayed till April 24th, whenthe left Bangala, with Mr Van Kerckhovenand myself, the thirty-five Zanzibaris, and her owncrew of fifteen men, on board. The poor littlesteamer, having a whale-boat lashed on one side of. MAJOR E. M. BARTTELOT. Frovi a photograph, by kind permUsion of Sir Ualfer fi. Barttdot. MABLASIA OF MUTEMBO. 217 her, and a large canoe on the other, and carryingsome fifty loads (50 to 65 lb. each) of stores, had hardwork to make headway against the current, which,as the river was at the height of its spring rise,was very strong. That evening we stopped at avillage called Mutembo, ruled over by a chiefnamed Mablasia, who was said to be one of thosewho turned out their war-canoes on Stanley, whenthe latter descended the river in 1879. This chiefnow came on l^oard with a present of a goat andsome fowls, and hearing where we were going,asked permission to accompany us. As we werealready pretty crowded, this was refused; and Iconducted him and his retinue ashore—of coursewith a handsome present to console him for hisdisappointment. The moon being full, and the
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