. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. XXV.] MY CAMP BUENED. 335 detaining us; and this time our messages were attended to, and on the 26th of May the first party made its appearance. Coimbra, who had been backward and forward with Kasongo, now left the caravan, to phmder and obtain a batch of slaves to take to Bihe. I protested against this; but Alvez declared that if he had not returned in time, we should start without him, and with this reply I had to be content. May, Before we started, however, a
. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. XXV.] MY CAMP BUENED. 335 detaining us; and this time our messages were attended to, and on the 26th of May the first party made its appearance. Coimbra, who had been backward and forward with Kasongo, now left the caravan, to phmder and obtain a batch of slaves to take to Bihe. I protested against this; but Alvez declared that if he had not returned in time, we should start without him, and with this reply I had to be content. May, Before we started, however, a terrible misfortune occurred, owing to one of my men having lighted a fire inside his hut, and smoked himself stupid with bhang. It was in the evening of the 28th of May that I heard an alarm of fire, and found this man's hut in a blaze, and, being right to windward of our camp, the wave of fire seemed to roll along like lightning. All the huts had been heavily thatched during the rains, and, as usual when remaining any time in camp, the men had built cooking and smoking places, which were all as dry as tinder, now the rains had ceased, and added intensity to the fiames. Jumah, my servant, who was standing by me when the cry was raised, ran to his own hut, which was already burning, be-. 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 Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. New York : Harper & Bros.
Size: 1279px × 1953px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1877
