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 .. . re hunting a lioness, she suddenlyturned and with tremendous fury charged at her foes. •Nothing but alucky shot saved them. Soon after pitching their tent they were greeted by an officer sent bythe king, Rumanika, to escort them through his country. He informedthem that the village officers were instructed to supply them with food atthe kings expense, as there were no taxes gathered from st
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 .. . re hunting a lioness, she suddenlyturned and with tremendous fury charged at her foes. •Nothing but alucky shot saved them. Soon after pitching their tent they were greeted by an officer sent bythe king, Rumanika, to escort them through his country. He informedthem that the village officers were instructed to supply them with food atthe kings expense, as there were no taxes gathered from strangers in thekingdom of Karague. Beautiful Scenery. The country was hilly, wild, and picturesque, the higher slopes dottedwith thick bushes of acacias, the haunts of the white and black rhinoceros,while in the valley were large herds of harte-beestes. The further theyproceeded into the country, the better they liked it, as the people were allkept in good order. A beautiful lake was seen, which at first they sup-posed to be a portion of the Nyanza, but it proved to be a separate lake,to which the name of Windermere was given. They now attained the delightful altitude of five thousand odd feet, the. (5G0) WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES. 56;I-; atmosphere at night feeling very cool. Away to the west some Ispld,sky-scraping cones were observed, and, on making enquiries, Speke vyas,?convinced that those distant hills were the great turn-point of the CentralAfrican water-shed. Numerous travellers, whom he collected roundliim, gave him assistance in forming his map. He was surprised at theamount of information about distant places which he was able to obtainfi-om these intelligent men. As they approached the palace, the king, Rumanika, sent them a sup-ply of excellent tobacco and beer manufactured by his people. On draw-ing near his abode, the bearers were ordered to put down their loads andfire a salute, and the two travellers at once received an invitation to visitthe king. He was found s
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