CHAPTER XVI.

Final warnings against theft—Humiliating a 328 protectionist—Kindly tribes—Five of the Expedition abandoned to slavery for theft—Safeni goes mad from joy—Goaded to crime—Ali Kiboga’s adventures—The cataract of Isangila—Only five marches from white faces!—Staunch to the death—Rum—My appeal to Embomma—The forlorn hope—The “powerful man” insults us—Struggling on—“We are saved, thank God!”—“Enough now; fall to”—My letter of thanks—Approaching civilization—Amongst whites; Boma—The Atlantic Ocean

CONCLUSION.

Kabinda—San Paulo de Loanda—Simon’s Bay—Cape 362 Town—Natal—Zanzibar—Joy of the returned—The martyrs to geography—Reverie—Laus Deo!

INDEX 375

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

NO.

1. UJIJI, LOOKING NORTH FROM THE MARKET-PLACE, VIEWED _To face 1 FROM THE ROOF OF OUR TEMBÉ AT UJIJI. (_From a page_ photograph by the Author_)

2. THE “HIGH PLACES” OF THE SPIRIT MTOMBWA: VIEW OF ” 28 MTOMBWA URUNGU

3. IN COUNCIL: THE COURTYARD TO OUR TEMBÉ AT UJIJI. ” 49 (_From a photograph by the Author_)

4. A VILLAGE IN SOUTH-EAST MANYEMA ” 64

5. THE DESPERATE SITUATION OF ZAIDI, AND HIS RESCUE BY ” 178 ULEDI, THE COXSWAIN OF THE BOAT

6. THE FIGHT BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE ARUWIMI AND THE ” 212 LIVINGSTONE RIVERS

7. THE ATTACK OF THE SIXTY-THREE CANOES OF THE PIRATICAL ” 240 BANGALA

8. VIEW OF THE RIGHT BRANCH, FIRST CATARACT, OF THE ” 262 LIVINGSTONE FALLS, FROM FOUR MILES BELOW JUEMBA ISLAND

9. AT WORK PASSING THE LOWER END OF THE FIRST CATARACT OF ” 264 THE LIVINGSTONE FALLS, NEAR ROCKY ISLAND

10. “LADY ALICE” OVER THE FALLS ” 274

11. CUTTING OUT THE NEW “LIVINGSTONE” CANOE ” 292

12. PASSING NSÉTO FALLS ” 296

13. THE CIRCUMNAVIGATORS OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA AND LAKE ” 300 TANGANIKA, AND EXPLORERS OF THE ALEXANDRA NILE AND LIVINGSTONE (CONGO) RIVER

14. THE MASSASSA FALLS, AND THE ENTRANCE INTO POCOCK ” 304 BASIN, OR BOLOBOLO POOL

15. GROUP OF MR. STANLEY’S FOLLOWERS AT KABINDA, WEST ” 356 COAST OF AFRICA, JUST AFTER CROSSING THE “DARK CONTINENT.” (_From a photograph by Mr. Phillips, of Kabinda_)

16. THE RECUPERATED AND RECLAD EXPEDITION AS IT APPEARED ” 358 AT ADMIRALTY HOUSE, SIMON’S TOWN, AFTER OUR ARRIVAL ON H.M.S. “INDUSTRY.”

17. WOMEN OF THE EXPEDITION ” 360

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SMALLER ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE 18. A NATIVE OF RUA, WHO WAS A VISITOR AT UJIJI 2 19. KUNGWÉ PEAKS. (_From a sketch_) 18 20. THE EXTREME SOUTHERN REACH OF LAKE TANGANIKA 27 21. KAPEMBWA 29 22. MOUNT MURUMBI 34 23. ~X.12~ AND UGUHA HEAD-DRESS 40 24. UGUHA HEAD DRESS 40 25. A WOMAN OF UGUHA 41 26. UHYEYA HEAD-DRESS 41 27. THE SPIRIT ISLAND 45 28. M’SEHAZY HAVEN AND CAMP, AT THE MOUTH OF M’SEHAZY RIVER 50 29. NATIVES OF ~X.19~ 54 30. A NATIVE OF UHYEYA 55 31. ONE OF THE WAHYEYA OF UHOMBO (_back view_) 56 32. A YOUTH OF EAST MANYEMA 64 33. A MANYEMA ADULT 64 34. A YOUNG WOMAN OF EAST MANYEMA 64 35. KITETÉ, THE CHIEF OF MPUNGU 71 36. NATIVE HOUSES AT MTUYU 72 37. “HEADS FOR THE NORTH AND THE LUALABA; TAILS FOR THE SOUTH AND 88 KATANGA” 38. A CANOE OF THE WENYA OR WAGENYA FISHERMEN 90 39. UREGGA HOUSE 104 40. STOOL OF UREGGA 104 41. SPOONS OF UREGGA 104 42. UREGGA SPEAR 105 43. CANE SETTEE 105 44. BENCH 105 45. AN AFRICAN FEZ OF LEOPARD-SKIN 106 46. A FORGE AND SMITHY AT WANE-KIRUMBU, UREGGA 110 47. BACKGAMMON TRAY 113 48. WAR HATCHET OF UKUSU 125 49. STOOL OF UKUSU 125 50. VIEW BETWEEN THE RUIKI AND NAKANPEMBA 126 51. STEW-POT OF THE WAHIKA 131 52. A HOUSE OF IKONDU 133 53. CANOE SCOOP 146 54. SCOOPS 146 55. “TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN” 153 56. WAR DRUMS OF THE TRIBES OF THE UPPER LIVINGSTONE 156 57. MWANA NTABA CANOE (THE “CROCODILE”) 171 58. A BASWA KNIFE 178 59. STYLE OF KNIVES 178 60. BASWA BASKET AND COVER 178 61. CAVERN NEAR KABOMBO ISLANDS 189 62. THE SEVENTH CATARACT, STANLEY FALLS 194 63. PIKE, STANLEY FALLS 195 64. FISH, SEVENTH CATARACT, STANLEY FALLS 196 65. FISH, STANLEY FALLS 196 66. PALM-OIL JAR AND PALM-WINE COOLER 198 67. MOUTH OF DRUM 198 68. WOODEN SIGNAL DRUM OF THE WENYA OR WAGENYA AND THE TRIBES ON THE 198 LIVINGSTONE 69. DRUMSTICKS, KNOBS BEING OF INDIA-RUBBER 198 70. SHIELDS OF ITUKA PEOPLE 204 71. MONSTER CANOE 211 72. PADDLE OF THE ARUWIMI CANNIBALS 214 73. KNIVES, RUBUNGA 223 74. DOUBLE IRON BELLS OF URANGI 226 75. THE KING OF CHUMBIRI 246 76. GREAT PIPE OF KING OF CHUMBIRI 247 77. ONE OF THE KING’S WIVES AT CHUMBIRI 249 78. SON OF THE KING OF CHUMBIRI 251 79. OVER ROCKY POINT CLOSE TO GAMPA’S 263 80. DEATH OF KALULU 265 81. THE NKENKÉ RIVER ENTERING THE LIVINGSTONE BELOW THE LADY ALICE 273 RAPIDS 82. THE NEW CANOES, THE “LIVINGSTONE” AND THE “STANLEY” 286 83. VIEW FROM THE TABLE-LAND NEAR MOWA 292 84. IN MEMORIAM: FRANCIS JOHN POCOCK 315 85. FALL OF THE EDWIN ARNOLD RIVER INTO THE POCOCK BASIN 319 86. THE CHIEF CARPENTER CARRIED OVER ZINGA FALL 324 87. CAMP AT KILOLO 337 88. MBINDA CEMETERY 350 89. AT REST: MY QUARTERS AT KABINDA BY THE SEA. (_From a photograph_) 362 90. EXPEDITION AT KABINDA. (_From a photograph_) 363

[Illustration:

UJIJI, LOOKING NORTH FROM THE MARKET-PLACE. VIEWED FROM THE ROOF OF OUR TEMBÉ AT UJIJI.

(_From a photograph by the Author._) ]

THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT.

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