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Title: Through the dark continent : or, The sources of the Nile around the great lakes of equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Henry M. Stanley
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Publisher: George Newnes
Contributing Library: Gumberg Library, Duquesne University
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to clamber over themountains, walk round Pocock Pool, and down to Zingaagain, where I have just an-ived, weak, fainting, andmiserable, June 11.—The body of Frank was found in Kilangabasin three days ago by a native fisherman, as it was floatingabout, but the horrified man would not touch it. The bodywas on its back, the upper part nude, he having torn hisshirt away to swim. It is to be regretted that the body wasthus left to float a dishonoured spectacle; and Ndala, king 1877.J FJiANKS BODY FOVND. 319 of Zinga, also grieves that it was not l)rought ashore forrespectful burial. Jane \l.—Crossed again to Massassa, and four morecanoes have been brought to the cove, without accident. June 13 and 14.—Sick o1 a fever; but in the mean-time I am gratified to hear that Manwa Sera has beensuccessful in bringing all the canoes down to Massassa, andthat all the people have finally left Mowa. June 15.—At early dawn proceeded up the Zingamountain, skirted the Pocoek Pool, crossed the Edwin
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: ALL OF THE EDWIN AENOLD EIVER INTO THE IOCOCK TASIN. Arnold Eiver, and descended to Massassa. A grovecovered the top of the cliff, and the axe-men were detailedto cut down branches, which those without axes conveyedto fill the deep pits between the several colossal blocks.Others were employed in fixing two rows of piles in thecove, sinking the ends between the boulders, which, whenfilled with brush, might enable us to draw the canoesupward. June 18.—The last three days have witnessed some 320 TEEOUGH THE DARK CONTINENT. (1877. hard work. To the astonishment of the aborigines, MassassaPoint has been covered from end to end, a distance of 600yards, with brushwood, in some places 40 feet thick, andthree canoes have been hauled successfully past the falls,and diopped into Pocock Basin. Leaving instructions withManwa Sera, I manned the canoes and proceeded to Zingaby water. Mid-way, as we skirted the base of the loftycliffs, we came to a fine fall of the Edwin Arnold River,.300 feet de

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