The story of Africa and its explorers . f salt—an article muchneeded by the pastoral people of the lake, onaccount of their immense herds of as far as Karagwe this relief from thepresence of the Wanyoro was felt with equallyhappy effect on the fortunes of the travellers,for on the south-west frontier of the kingdomthe expedition was supplied with grain, ban-anas, and cattle, voluntarily contributed bya grateful king and people. When it isremembered that Mr. Stanleys party con-sisted of 800 souls, who, in ordinary circum-stances, would have needed forty bales ofcloth and twenty sack
The story of Africa and its explorers . f salt—an article muchneeded by the pastoral people of the lake, onaccount of their immense herds of as far as Karagwe this relief from thepresence of the Wanyoro was felt with equallyhappy effect on the fortunes of the travellers,for on the south-west frontier of the kingdomthe expedition was supplied with grain, ban-anas, and cattle, voluntarily contributed bya grateful king and people. When it isremembered that Mr. Stanleys party con-sisted of 800 souls, who, in ordinary circum-stances, would have needed forty bales ofcloth and twenty sacks of beads as currencyto buy food for a single day, the value ofthese gifts may be readily appreciated. On the 28th of August, after a long marchover grassy plains, they arrived at Usambiro-(p. 60), Mr. Mackays mission sta- at the south end of Victoria missionNyanza, after a journey which characterises as one of the mostpeaceful and happy any expedition ever madein Africa. Eight days before, they had sighted.
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