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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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rn, thehandles of which are also profusely de-orated with an amount of brass-workand skill that places them very liigh among the clever tribes. These knivesare carried in broad sheaths of red Iniffalo-hide, and are suspended by a belt ofthe same material. Besides an antique flintlock musket, each warrior is armedwith from four to five light and long assegais, with staves being of the CurthiafiKjinea, and a bill-hook sword. They are a finely-formed people, of a chocolatebrown, very partial to camwood powder and palm oil. Snuff is very freelytaken, and their tobacco is most pungent. Feb. 21.—This afternoon at 2 p.m. we continued our journey. Eightcanoes accompanied us some distance, and then parted from us, with manydemonstrations of friendship. The river flows from Ikengo south-westerly, theflool of the Ikelemba retaining its dark colour, and spreading over a breadthof 3000 yards; the Livingstones pure whitey-giey waters flow over a breadthof about 5000 yards, in many broad channels.
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( 241 ) CHAPTER XL Running the gauntlet—Kindly solitudes—Aminas death—The humanizingeffects of trade apparent— The most plausible rogue of all Africa—Theking of Chumbiri; his hospitality, wives, possessions, and cunning—Making up a language—Pythons—The Ibari Nkutu or the Kwango—Treacherous guides—The Stanley Pool—Chief Itsi of Ntamo—We have togive up our big goat—liiver observatioas. Feh. 22.—From the left bank we crossed to the right, on themorning of the 22nd, and, clinging to the wooded shores ofUband, had reached at noon south latitude 0° 51 13. Twohours later we came to where the great river contracted to abreath of 3000 yards, Howing between two low rocky points,both of which were populous, well cultivated, and rich withbanana plantations. Below these jwints the river slowlywidened again, and islands well wooded, as above river, roseinto view, until by their number they formed once moreintricate channels and winding creeks. Desirous of testing the ch

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