How I Found Livingstone by Henry M. Stanley (read after .txt) 📖

… . . 7 0

Kisokweh … . 2 0

Chunyo … . . 1 30

 

FROM UGOGO TO UNYANYEMBE,

 

From Marenga Mkali to—h. m.

Mvumi, Little Ugogo 12 30

Mvumi, Great Ugogo 4 0

Matamburu ” ” . 4 0

Bihawana ” ” . 4 0

Kididimo ” ” . 2 0

Pembera Pereh ” . 10 0

Mizanza ” ” . 5 30

Mukondoku ” ” . 6 30

Munieka ” ” . 5 0

Mabunguru Mtoni .

Uyanzi 8 0

Kiti, Uyanzi … 6 30

Msalalo … . 6 30

 

From Msalalo to— h. m.

Welled Ngaraiso . . 3 30

Kusuri … . . 3 15

Mgongo Tembo … 3 30

” ” Mtoni . 3 30

Nghwhalah Mtoni . . 2 40

Madedita … 2 30

Central Tura, Unyamwezi … . 3 0

Kwala River … 7 0

Rubuga … . 7 15

Kigwa … . 5 0

Shiza … . 7 0

Kwihara … . 3 0

 

UNYANYEMBE TO MRERA, UKONONG0.

 

UNYAMWEZI.

From Kwihara to— h. m.

Mkwenkwe … 1 30

Inesuka … 2 0

Kasegera … 3 0

Kigandu … 2 45

Ugunda … 7 0

Benta … 3 15

Kikuru … 5 0

Ziwani … 4 0

Manyara … 6 30

 

UKONONG0.

From Manyara to— h. m

Gombe River … 4 15

Ziwani … . 5 20

Tongoni … . 1 30

Camp … . 5 15

Marefu … . 3 0

Utende … . 7 15

Mtoni … . 4 0

Mwaru … . 5 15

Mrera … . . 5 13

 

FROM MRERA, UKONONGO TO UJIJI.

 

UKONONGO, h. m.

 

From Mrera to Mtoni . 4 30

Misonghi … . 4 30

Mtoni … . . 6 0

Mpokwa in Utanda . . 4 45

Mtoni … . 3 0

 

UKAWENDI. h. m

 

Mtambu River … 4 30

Imrera … . 4 20

Rusawa Mts… . 2 30

Mtoni … . 4 0

Mtoni … . 5 0

Camp in Forest … 6 0

Camp in Forest … 5 30

 

UVINZA

Welled Nzogera … 2 30

Camp in Forest … 4 15

Siala [Kiala?] on the

Malagarazi … 2 45

Ihata Island in the

Malagarazi … 1 30

Katalambula … 1 45

 

UHHA

Kawanga in Uhha . . 5 30

Lukomo … . 1 0

Kahirigi … . 4 0

Rusugi River … 5 0

Lake Musunya … 4 0

Rugufu River … 4 30

Sunuzzi ” … 3 0

Niamtaga Ukaranga . 9 30

 

UJIJI.

Port of Ujiji . . 6 0

 

INDEX

 

Abdul Kader, tailor of the Expedition; retirement of,

Abdullah bin Nasib,

Acacia Horrida,

African bridges,

Ali bin Salim,

Ambari,

Amer bin Sultan, type of an old Arab Sheikh,

Amram bin Mussood,

Anthills, remarkable,

Ants, white, destructiveness of,

Arabs, antipathy to, as slave-traders, in Africa,

Aranselar, chief butler of the Expedition,

Asmani, giant statue of;

his murderous deportment,

 

Baba (Father), term of courtesy in addressing elderly persons,

Bagamoyo, French Mission Station at; life at; climate of,

Bambarre, ivory depot,

Bana Mikuba, the “Big Master,’

Bangwe Island,

Bangweolo Lake,

Banyans, keen trading of;

their influence on African trade,

Baobab, fruit of the,

Baruti, one of Speke’s Faithfuls,

death of,

Beads as currency in the Interior,

Bees, attack of, on the caravan,

Bemba, wooded hills of,

Bennet, Mr. James Gordon;

generous act of, in respect

to Dr. Livingstone’s letters,

Benta forest,

Bihawana,

Bikari, cluster of villages,

“Bombay,” or Mombay,

Bomboma’s village,

Borassus flabelliformis, or Palmyra palm,

Brooks, Dr.,

Buffalo gnats,

–-herd,

Bunder Salaam, cook of the Expedition,

Burial ceremonies,

Burton, Capt., experience of Bunyans,

Bustard,

 

Cazembe, King; his Queen and her Amazons,

Chamati Hill,

Chambezi, drainage of,

Chambezi, Livingstone’s difficulty about the,

“Charley’s” lodging-house at Zanzibar, kindly spirit of its

landlord,

Chowpereh, Mgwana soldier, ,

Christie, Dr., physician to Seyd Burghash

Chufwa fly,

Chuma, Dr. Livingstone’s servant,

Cloth as currency in the interior,

Comorines,

Corn-grinding women of Kisemo,

Crocodile, narrow escape of author from,

 

`Daily Telegraph,’ representative of, at Aden,

Dawson, Lieut., visit from, conversation as to his resigning

command of the Search Expedition

Dhows,

Dilima Peaks,

Dogara, or whitebait,

Donkeys, equipment of; fine breed of, in Ubanarama,

“Dowa,” medicine,

 

Earwigs, plague of, at Mpwapwa,

Elephantiasis common in Zanzibar,

Elephants, herd of; difficulty of shooting,

Emancipation Proclamation of Ahraham Lincoln,

Esau, Jemadar,

 

Farquhar, W. L.;

his death; account of,

Faulkner, Mr., incredible statements of,

Ferajji,

Firearms, what most suitable to the traveller

Fish-eagle,

Forest peach,

Forest scenery of Unyarnwezi,

Foreign Office, letters from,

Franklyn, Mr. Hales,

Fraser, Capt.,

Freiligrath’s description of the lion’s habitat,

French Mlissionaries, practical character of; Mission Station

at Bagamoyo,

 

Giraffes, difficulty of killing,

Glossina mortisans, or tsetse fly

Goma Pass;

Granville, Lord, letter from, conveying the thanks of Queen

Victoria and the announcement of the Royal present,

Goodhue, Mr., or “Bana Mkuba,”

 

Haematite,

Half-castes, contemptible character

Halimah, Dr. Livingstone’s cook,

Hassan, the Mseguhha,

Henn Lieut, his meeting with the author; resigns the leadership

Herembe, Cape,

Herodotus, his account of the Nile sources,

Hindis, Mohammedan, cheating character of,

Hippopotami

Honey-bird; habits of,

Honga, or tribute ,

Hosmer, Dr.,

Hunters Paradise, the,

Hyaenas,

 

Ibrahim bin Rashid slain,

Ihata Island,

Imbiki,

Itage village,

 

Jako, employe of the Expedition,

Jesuit Mission at Pagamoyo,

Jiweh la Singa district,

Johari, dragoman,

Jumah,

Jungle of Msuwa, its horrors,

 

Kabogi, Cape,

Kabogo Mountain, singular phenomenon of,

Kadetamare, or Misonghi, village, .

Kahirigi, boma of,

Kaif-Halek or “How-do-ye-do,” the letter carrier,

Kalulu, the boy-slave,

Kamolondo Lake,

Kanengi River,

Kaniyaga village

Kanjee,

Kanyamabengu River,

Kanyenyi,

Kayeh, a myth,

Kasera ridge,

Katanga, copper mines of,

Katangara Islands,

Kavimba,

Khamis bin Abdullah; his death,

Khamisi, desertion of; his narrow escape; flogged for

desertion; precis of character,

Khonze, remarkable globes of foliage at

Kiala, chief,

Kigoma Bay,

Kigonda, chief,

Kigwena River,

Kikoka village,

Kikuma River,

Kingari River,

–- Valley,

Kingaru village

Kingwere, the canoe paddler

Kiora village,; Peak

Kirindo, chief,

Kirurumo village,

Kisabengo, chief, a minor Theodore,

Kisemo village; belles of,

Kisuka village,

Kisunwe River,

Kitanda or bedstead,

Kitii defile,

Kitunda Cape,

Kiwyeh, Sultan of; village,

Kiwrima Valley,

Kolquall or candelabra tree,

Kudu,

Kukumba Point,

Kulabi,

Kusuri or Konsuli,

Kwala Mtoni,

Kwikuru,

 

Lares and Penates of the Wazavira,

Leukole’s account of Farquhar’s death,

Liemba, Lake,

Lincoln, Abraham, lake named after, by Livingstone,

Lion and leopard, home of the; Freiligrath’s description of,

Liuche, valley of the,

Livingstone, Dr., the author’s first interview with, at Ujiji;

his anxiety for news; the low ebb of his resources;

his early rising; took the author for an emissary of the

French Government; his hard fare; his suffering and privations;

revival of his enthusiasm; his guileless character;

his physical appearance, ; absurd report of his marriage,

his general character and careful observations; sensitiveness

of criticism; amiable traits of his character, and his Spartan

heroism; his high spirits, inexhaustible humour, and retentive

memory; sincerity of his religion; ability to withstand the

African climate, due to his temperate life; his determination

to complete his task, spite of all difficulties, completeness

of his discoveries; summary of his experiences; interview with

King Cazembe; difficulty as to the Chambezi; discovery of Lake

Liemba; investigation of the Luapula; intervention in behalf of

Mahomed bin Sali repaid by base ingratitude; exploration of Uguhha;

sufferings at Bambarre, discovery of the Lualaba, description of

the beauties of Moero scenery; admiration of Abraham Lincoln;

his belief that the Lualaba or Webb’s River is the true Nile;

his admission that the Nile sources have not been found;

his opinion as to the account of Herodotus; thwarted by the

cowardice of his men; return to Ujiji; dishonesty of Sherif;

destitute condition of the Doctor, his complaint of the Zanzibar

people not sending him freemen; improvement of his health from

more generous diet, contemplated cruise on the Tanganika; start

from Ujiji; liability to dysentery; manner of dealing with demands

for honga; loss of stores, &c., from Bombay’s intoxication

his unwillingness to retaliate on the hostile natives, his

tenderness in sickness, disturbed in bed by his servant Susi in

a state of intoxication; his opinion that the Tanganika must have

an outlet; names the Kavunvweh islands the “New York Herald

Islets,”; his coolness at the hostility of the Wasansi, calms

them down by his gentle bearing and conversation; his resolve

to finish his task, ; complaint of Dr. Kirk’s sending only slaves;

resolves to accompany the author to Unyanyembe; his sufferings on

the road; at Mpokwa’s village, ; his value as a travelling companion;

stung by wild bees; his qualifications as a traveller,

peaceful recollections of his wife’s grave, his relation of

incidents of the life of his son Robert; arrival at Ugundo,

letters from Dr. Kirk and home; welcome to Unyanyembe; in

comfortable quarters and in possession of stores; wreck of the

stores detained by Sayd bin Salim; in possession of four years’

store of supplies; his letter to Mr. Bennett, jun.; probable

results of his perseverance in African discovery; his last day

with the author; his intentions as to the future; the parting

farewell,

Livingstone, Mr. Oswell, introduction to; equipment of his proposed

expedition; determines to resign,

Livingstone, Robert Moffatt, incidents of his life,

Lizard, large,

Loeki or Lomani River,

Lualaba or “Webb’s River” of Livingstone; thought by him to be the

true Nile,

Luapula River,

Lubilash River,

Ludha Damji,

Lufira River,

Luhanga Peak,

Lukomo village,

Luvumba Cape,

 

Mabruki, cruel treatment of;

Mabunguru Nullah,

Madedita,

Magala, Mutware of,

Maganga,

Magunda Mkali,

Mahommed bin Sali, his release by Livingstone and subsequent

ingratitude,

Maizun, Mons.,

Makata Valley; River; Plain,

Makumbi, chief,

Malagash, Inlet,

Malagarazi River,

Manyuema country, people of; the El Dorado of the Arabs; sought

as slaves,

Maganga,

Marefu,

Marenga Mkali,

Masangi,

Masika, or rainy season,

Matamombo,

Mazitu, marauding propensities of,

Mbawala, species of antelope,

Mbembu, or forest peach,

Mdaburu River,

Medicine for daubing warriors,

Mfuto, Eastern,

Mgongo Tembo, or “Elephant’s Back,”

Mgwana,

Mikiseh,

Mionvu, Mutware of Kimenyi,

Mirambo; defeated at Mfuto,

Misonghi, deserted village,

Mizanza,

Mkuti River,

Mkuyu, gigantic sycamore,

Moero Lake; beauty of the scenery,

Mohammed bin Abdulla slain,

Mohammed bin Gharib,

Monkeys, troop of,

Morris, Hon. E. J.,

Mpokwa River,

Mponda, chief,

Mpwapwh, its fruitfulness;

Mountains,

Mrera, chief,

–, warriors of,

Msuwa,

Mtemi, chief,

Mud-fish,

Mugere River,

Mugeyo village,

Mugihewa territory,

Mukamba, chief,

Mukondoku, chief,

Mukondokwa Range; Pass; River,

Mukungu,

Mukunguru, African intermittent fever,

Munieka,

Muniyi Usagara,

Murembwe Cape; Point,

Musa, chief of the Johanna men,

Muscat Arabs of Zanzibar,

Mussoudi, the Diwan’s account of an extraordinary flood,

Musunya Lake,

Muzimu Island,

Mvumi village,

Mwaru,

Myombo tree,

Mussoud bin Abdhullah,

Mussoudi; beautiful prospect at,

 

“Nazi-Moya” at Zanzibar,

Negroes of Zanzibar; character of,

New, Rev. Charles, introduction to,

“New York Herald” Islets,

Ngaraiso village,

Nghwhalah River,

Nguru Peak,

Niamtaga,

Niasanga village,

Niongo,

Nondo, Spoke’s runaway,

Nyabigma Island,

Nyambwa,

Nzoe, antelope of Speke,

 

“Omar,” Mr. Stanley’s watchdog; death of,

 

Pallah buck,

Pembera Pereh, Sultan,

Perpusilla, the,

Piaggia, the Italian traveller,

Pisolitic limestone,

Pottery, native, of the Wazavira,

Price, Simon, Dr. Livingstone’s servant,

 

Queen Victoria, letter conveying the thanks of Her Majesty and

the announcement of the Royal present,

 

Rehenneko village,

Rosako village,

Rua country; people,

Rubeho Slopes; Peak,

Rubuga,

Rudewa River,

Rugufu Lake,

Ruhinga, chief,

Rusizi River; problem of; delta of,

 

Said bin Majid,

Salim bin Rashid,

Sultana of Simbamwenni,

Samisami, red beads,

Sayf, son of Ali, slain,

Sayd bin Salim’s house,

Selim, interpreter,

–-, the Arab boy,

Seyd Burghash, Sultan of Zanzibar,

Sitting on pombe,

Sentakeyi, Cape,

Shaw, J. W.; leaves the expedition,

Shamba Gonera, or, “Gonera’s Field,” good disposition of the

Indian widow towards the whites; appearance of the place,

trade, &c.,

Sheikh Sayd bin Selim,

–— Hamed,

–— Hassid,

–— Khamis bin Abdullah,

–— bin Nasib,

–— Sulton bin Ali,

–— Thani,

Sherif, Dr. Livingstone’s servant; dishonesty of,

Shiza,

Sigunga,

Simbamwenni; desolation of by flood,

–––-, Sultana of,

Simba, ruler of Kasera,

Simbo,

Simbo, Khambi,

Singwe, a plum-like fruit,

Slave-gang, chained,

Sofi