The story of Africa and its explorers . ward Gleerup, who, leaving journey fromStanley Falls on the 1st December, the east^°1885, reached Bagamoyo on the ^°^^*-east coast in the course of the next year,after a journey attended with no incidents ofeither a dangerous or peculiar character. Forto cross Africa was now an easier task than itwas when Livingstone, Cameron, and Stanleyaccomplished the feat. Lieutenant Gleerupwas in the service of the Consfo Free State,the founding of which will form the subject 08KAB LENZ ON THE CONGO. 21 of a future chapter. For a year lie was incommand of a remote s
The story of Africa and its explorers . ward Gleerup, who, leaving journey fromStanley Falls on the 1st December, the east^°1885, reached Bagamoyo on the ^°^^*-east coast in the course of the next year,after a journey attended with no incidents ofeither a dangerous or peculiar character. Forto cross Africa was now an easier task than itwas when Livingstone, Cameron, and Stanleyaccomplished the feat. Lieutenant Gleerupwas in the service of the Consfo Free State,the founding of which will form the subject 08KAB LENZ ON THE CONGO. 21 of a future chapter. For a year lie was incommand of a remote station on the SeventhCataract of the Stanley FaUs, his neighboursbeing Arab slave- and ivory-hunters. Havinglived here for several months without supplies,he formed a resolution to return to Europe Lieutenant Gleerup experienced the minimumamount of difficulty in reaching Tanganyika,and in pushing on from Tanganyika to hisdestination on the east coast, the wholejourney from Stanley Falls to Bagamoyooccup3dng no more than six months.*. CATTLE-HOUSE OF THE WANKONDE (From a PTiotograpli by Mr. Fred L. M. Moir, of the Africa Lakes Com^xiny.) by crossing the continent to Zanzibar, and,thanks to the influential trader, Tippoo Tib(whose deeds and misdeeds have of late yearsfurnished a considerable portion of the narra-tives of more recent travellers), was liberallyfurnished with the means of so with letters of recommendation fromthis generous stealer of men and women toall his stations and friends on the route, * Proccedinfis of the Royal Grog. Soc, 1886, p. 596. f Down the longitudinal centre of the house there areposts of wood to support the roof. To these centre postsor to some other object firmly fastened down the centreof the house (not uncommonly an elephants jaw-bone). About the same time that the Scottishmissionary was travelling from Natal toBenguela, the Portuguese Capello and Ivensfrom Mossamedes to Quilimane, and theSwedish lieutenant from Stanley Fal
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