In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria (Google Books ⧉, Amazon ⧉, Bookshop ⧉)

by Henry M. Stanley

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Artes Africanæ

Some of the tri-bladed and four-bladed knives were shown to me, and they were recognised as characteristic of the Monbuttu and Nyam-Nyam as described by Schweinfurth in his “Artes Africanæ.”

The Congo and the Founding of its Free State

Respecting the productions of the forest I have written at such length in “The Congo and the Founding of its Free State” that it is unnecessary to add any more here.

Koran

While arranging his eleven loads, consisting of baskets of provisions, carpets, and cooking pots and family bedding, Osman Latif Effendi held the Koran between thumb and finger, and alternately appealed to the Arabic lines, and to the Arab lares and penates in the baskets.

Through the Dark Continent

Readers of ‘Through the Dark Continent’ will remember the story of the Katekiro’s raid, that must have occurred about eighteen years ago, and of the reported marvels said to have been met by the host, as they travelled through a great plain where there were geysers spouting mud, hot springs, intolerable thirst, immense loss of life, ruthless conflicts between the native tribe and the Waganda, and bad water that killed hundreds.

Through the Dark Continent

No readers of my chapters on the Waganda in ‘Through the Dark Continent’ will doubt this statement.

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Places Referenced

Kavandaré Pass, Uganda
"Our last engagement with the Wara-Sura at Kavandaré pass"
Ujiji, Tanzania
"and those few gone to Ujiji instead of coming to you, their brothers and friends!"
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"I thought Zanzibaris were wiser men, for truly I have seen wise ones in my time."
Buruli, Uganda
"Halt at Buruli: our Wakonju and Wasongora friends leave us"
Stanley Falls, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Mr. Jameson’s letter from Stanley Falls arrived dated August 12th."
Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"if he gathers his men, and overtakes me before I cross the expedition over the Ituri in about fifty days hence,"
Mariri Rapids, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"On the 1st of September we reached the foot of Mariri Rapids to find that Bonny’s column had passed on to South Mupé."
Bungangeta Island, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"After three days’ halt at the camp we embarked all the sick and goods in the canoes, and proceeded to Bungangeta Island, which we reached in three hours."
Rendi River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"On the 30th August I sent the entire flotilla of canoes—twenty-nine in number, with twelve of Ugarrowwa’s—to transport Mr. Bonny, 239 men and their personal kit, provisions and cooking pots, five miles up river to the landing-place above the Rendi River"
South Mupé, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"we reached the foot of Mariri Rapids to find that Bonny’s column had passed on to South Mupé."
Upper Mariri Village, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Ugarrowwa had followed us up with his flotilla to collect a little more ivory, and was encamped at Upper Mariri Village."
Banana Point, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"but whether Banana Point or Bangala mattered very little."
Bangala, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"but whether Banana Point or Bangala mattered very little."
Bolobo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"When our friends came up from Bolobo, we thought they looked very different from us at Yambuya."
Yambuya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"we thought they looked very different from us at Yambuya."
Lake Albert, Uganda
"At this rate of marching we should be 450 days reaching the Albert Nyanza."
Wasp Rapids, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"During our stay at Banalya, Ugarrowwa had descended the river from Wasp Rapids and occupied the larger island;"
Banalya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"but first it was necessary to remove every one from the immediate vicinity of Banalya, the scene of the tragedy and nursery of vicious moods and mischiefs."
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"Young Hussein bin Juma, of a respectable parentage at Zanzibar, was soon after carried in, and brought to me, not dead, as reported, but in an extremely low condition."
Stanley Pool, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"At Stanley Pool, about 1100 feet above sea level, fever of a pernicious form was prevalent."
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"At Boma, 80 feet higher, the ague is more common still."
Vivi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"At Vivi, there were more cases than elsewhere, and the station was about 250 feet higher than Boma, and not a swamp was near it."
Banana Point, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"At Banana Point, which is at sea-level, ague is only too common."
Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"we have suffered less from African fevers, than we did in the open country between Mataddi and Stanley Pool."
Upper Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"But when descending the Upper Congo, facing the wind, we were smitten with most severe forms of it."
Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"while ascending the Congo with the wind astern we were unusually exempted from ague."
Aruwimi River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"While ascending the Aruwimi we seldom thought of African fever, but descending it in canoes, meeting the wind currents, and carried towards it by river-flow and paddle, we were speedily made aware that acclimatisation is slow."
Nepoko River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"On arriving at Avejeli, opposite the Nepoko, the wife of the Manyuema drummer, a prepossessing lassie, went out to the gardens close by to collect herbs."
Lake Albert, Uganda
"to this village, called Bavikai, we proceeded more in the hope that we could utilize some road going north-easterly, whence, after sixty miles or so, we could strike on a bee‐line course for the Albert."
Ituri River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"The Ituri River was now in full flood, for the rains fell daily in copious tropical showers."
Bunda, Tanzania
"1888. Oct. 24. Bunda. The following day we marched to Bunda. The river column received attention from Ugarrowwa’s old subjects, and the Manyuema sprang overboard to avoid the arrows; but the Zanzibaris from the canoe behind leaped ashore, and by a flank attack assisted us to save the bewildered Manyuema..."
Goshen, Egypt
"when Mesu led the children of Jacob out of Goshen, they reigned over Darkest Africa undisputed lords;"
Mountains of the Moon, Uganda
"On every map since Hekataeus’ time, 500 years B.C., they have been located in the region of the Mountains of the Moon."
Avatiko E.N.E., Equatoria
"…set out from the abandoned grove of Avatiko E.N.E., crossed the clear stream of Ngoki at noon…"
Ngoki, Equatoria
"…crossed the clear stream of Ngoki at noon…"
Epeni, Equatoria
"…and at 3 P.M. were encamped by the brook Epeni."
Andaki, Equatoria
"…we emerged into the clearing of Andaki, to refresh our souls with the promised fruit of its groves."
Kilonga-Longa’s station, Equatoria
"…N. Lat. 1° 16½′. Kilonga-Longa’s station was in 1° 6′, and Fort Bodo in 1° 20′…"
Fort Bodo, Equatoria
"…Kilonga-Longa’s station was in 1° 6′, and Fort Bodo in 1° 20′…"
Audaki, Equatoria
"1888. Nov. 2. Audaki. On the second some scouts hunting up the various tracks…"
Andari, Equatoria
"…Another said that Andari lay E.N.E., four days’ march, where there was such a stock of food…"
Manyuema Camp, Equatoria
"…We reached a Manyuema Camp, and Uledi recognised it as being a place where he had halted during a forage tour…"
Ipoto, Equatoria
"…while he was waiting for Messrs. Jephson and Nelson at Ipoto…"
Thebes, Guadalupe, California, United States
"To me he was far more venerable than the Memnonium of Thebes."
Niger River, West Africa
"From the Niger banks, with successive waves of larger migrants, they have come hither to pitch their leafy huts in the unknown recesses of the forest."
Ibwiri, Equatoria
"…and the advance column was journeying to Ibwiri in November, 1887…"
Ihuru River, Equatoria
"…we were filing along an elephant track that ran parallel with the Ihuru, which was at this time one raging series of rapids its whole length…"
Andikumu, Equatoria
"…ENTERING ANDIKUMU. I observed as we filed into camp that it was time to obtain a further supply of food…"
Anduta, Equatoria
"…we passed through Anduta; and then the column passed by a picturesque hill called Kakwa…"
Kakwa, Equatoria
"…a picturesque hill called Kakwa…"
Indemau, Equatoria
"1888. Nov. 25. Indemau. At Indemau the long‐enduring members of the Expedition received another respite…"
Indeperri, Equatoria
"…There was another leading to Indeperri, a large settlement about fifteen miles N.E. from Fort Bodo…"
Dui River, Equatoria
"1888. Dec. 1. Dui River. After a halt of five days the Expedition marched from Indemau on the 1st of December for the Dui…"
Andiuba, Equatoria
"…We made a short march to the small village of Andiuba…"
Addiguhha, Equatoria
"…from thence we reached in three hours the large settlement of Addiguhha…"
Ngwetza, Equatoria
"…On the 4th we reached Ngwetza, and the undergrowth of leafy plants had been cleared somewhat…"
Nyassaland, Africa
"Nyassaland is not Africa, but itself. Neither can we call the wilderness of Masai Land, or the scrub‐covered deserts of Kalahari…"
Masai Land, East Africa
"Neither can we call the wilderness of Masai Land, or the scrub‐covered deserts of Kalahari, or the rolling grass land of Usukuma…"
Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa
"…the scrub‐covered deserts of Kalahari, or the rolling grass land of Usukuma…"
Usukuma, Tanzania
"…or the rolling grass land of Usukuma…"
Unyamwezi, Tanzania
"…or the thin forests of Unyamwezi, or, the ochreous acacia‐covered area of Ugogo…"
Ugogo, Tanzania
"…the ochreous acacia‐covered area of Ugogo…"
Sahara Desert, Africa
"you have the desert of deserts in the Sahara,"
Eastern Russia, Russia
"you have the steppes of Eastern Russia in Masai Land and parts of South Africa,"
South Africa, Africa
"…in Masai Land and parts of South Africa,"
Egypt, Africa
"you have the best parts of France represented by Egypt,"
Ukonju, Uganda
"you have Switzerland in Ukonju and Toro,"
Toro, Uganda
"you have Switzerland in Ukonju and Toro,"
Ruwenzori, Uganda
"the Alps in Ruwenzori — you have Brazil in the Congo basin,"
Brazil, South America
"you have Brazil in the Congo basin,"
Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"The Ituri or Upper Aruwimi—The different tribes and their languages—"
Engweddé, Africa
"Conversation with some captives at Engweddé—The Wambutti dwarfs: their dwellings and mode of living—"
Mount Pisgah, Central Africa
"Scattered among the Balessé, between Ipoto and Mount Pisgah, and inhabiting the land situated between the Ngaiyu and Ituri Rivers, are the Wambutti."
Ngaiyu River, Central Africa
"inhabiting the land situated between the Ngaiyu and Ituri Rivers, a region equal in area to about two‐thirds of Scotland."
Semliki River, Central Africa
"and extend south-easterly to the Awamba forests on both banks of the Semliki River."
Awamba forests, Central Africa
"the Batwa occupy the northern, and extend south-easterly to the Awamba forests on both banks of the Semliki River."
West Indenduru, Indenduru, Central Africa
"Six hours’ march on the 5th brought us to West Indenduru."
Central Indenduru, Indenduru, Central Africa
"The 6th we reached Central Indenduru, and on the 7th we were in the Bakwuru village at the foot of Pisgah."
Cross Roads Camp, Central Africa
"with orders, after making himself snug, to send back fifty-five men to our Cross Roads camp."
Bakwuru village, Central Africa
"on the 7th we were in the Bakwuru village at the foot of Pisgah, in view of the grass-land, at which the men of the rear column and the Manyuema were never tired of gazing and wondering."
Kandekoré, Central Africa
"On the 9th we crossed the Ituri River and established a camp in the village of Kandekoré on the east side."
Melindwa, Central Africa
"or cut my way through Melindwa to behind Mswa Station to discover the cause of this strange silence."
Yambuya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Soon after your departure from Yambuya, the natives in the immediate vicinity became excessively bold and aggressive."
Banalya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"…At Banalya I had estimated that about half of the number would not survive…"
Banalya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"We were now left to conjecture what had become of the energetic Jephson ... the journey from Banalya to Fort Bodo had cost 106 lives."
Ituri River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"On the 9th we crossed the Ituri River and established a camp in the village of Kandekoré on the east side."
Ipoto, Equatoria
"Scattered among the Balessé, between Ipoto and Mount Pisgah, and inhabiting the land situated between the Ngaiyu and Ituri Rivers, are the Wambutti."
Ihuru River, Equatoria
"It was the Ihuru! Then I found a big hollow tree, and I went into it and slept; and then I came back along the road, and so and so, until I walked in here."
Ngwetza, Equatoria
"We set out 1 P.M. on our return journey towards Ngwetza, thirty‐five miles distant, with sixty‐five men and boys and twelve women."
Nyanza, Kenya
"I resolved to make double marches between Fort Bodo and the Ituri River on the edge of the plains, and march to the Nyanza to search for Emin Pasha and Mr. Mounteney Jephson."
Mswa Station, Central Africa
"or cut my way through Melindwa to behind Mswa Station to discover the cause of this strange silence."
Bagamoyo, Tanzania
"A sixth arrow was found two months later. The man ultimately recovered, to die close to Bagamoyo nearly a year later."
Congo Independent State, Central Africa
"When the Congo Railway has been constructed, the products of the great forest will not be the least valuable of the exports of the Congo Independent State."
Welle-Mubangi River, Africa
"For instance, there are only six whites here in this camp, yet one of the six sought me the other night to request permission to explore the Welle-Mubangi River—of all places in Africa!"
England, United Kingdom
"Before I left England I received some hundreds of applications from volunteers to serve with me on this Expedition."
Bessé, Africa
"On the 12th we reached Bessé, and were well received by our native friends."
Nyamsassi, Africa
"They informed us that the Pasha was building big houses at Nyamsassi, and the rumour was that he and many followers intended to pass through the land."
Wadelai, Equatoria, Sudan
"This evening a mail has arrived from Wadelai, and the letters announce the utmost disorder and the most extraordinary confusion at that station."
Cairo, Egypt
"“After her, Mohammed! but if you strike her with even a feather, she shall become as a stranger to you until you reach Cairo.”"
Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda
"When the Pasha is in presence of Ruwenzori—the Mountains of the Moon—he will recover tone."
Kavalli, Equatoria, Sudan
"April 10th.—March from Kavalli’s to Mpinga’s, four hours."
Mpinga, Equatoria, Sudan
"April 10th.—March from Kavalli’s to Mpinga’s, four hours."
Mazamboni, Equatoria, Sudan
"April 12th.—March to Mazamboni’s, four and a half hours."
Mswa, Equatoria, Sudan
"Shukri Agha, Commandant of Mswa, has not arrived yet, though he has sent his children and women."
Monbuttu, Equatoria, Sudan
"This morning Serour, a boy of Monbuttu land, belonging to the Pasha’s household, informed me that only two of the Pasha’s servants intended to follow him out of this camp."
Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda
"and every side of Ruwenzori appears to represent, though in an acuter degree, the multitudinous irregularities of slopes and crests so characteristic of its mighty neighbours which lie nearest to us"
Karimi, Uganda
"as may be seen most clearly from the view obtained from Karimi"
Semliki Valley, Uganda
"That is, in brief, what we learn by observation from the Semliki Valley and the basin of the twin lakes"
Lake Albert Edward, Uganda
"CHAPTER XXXI. RUWENZORI AND LAKE ALBERT EDWARD. By boiling point the Albert Edward Nyanza is 3,307 feet"
Katwé, Uganda
"Between Rusessé and Katwé is an extensive plain, dipping down in a succession of low terraces… The town of Katwé must have contained a large population, probably 2,000. The town is situated 0° 8′ 15″ south of the Equator."
Salt Lake of Katwé, Uganda
"THE LITTLE SALT LAKE AT KATWÉ. After seeing to the distribution of corn, I proceeded across the ridge, and descending a stiff slope, almost cliffy in its upper part, after 154 feet of a descent, came to the dark sandy shore of the Salt Lake of Katwé"
Mkiyo, Katwé, Uganda
"at Mkiyo, a small village inhabited by salt‐workers, there is a small grove of bananas, and a few fields of Indian corn and Eleusine coracana"
Rusessé, Uganda
"Between Rusessé and Katwé is an extensive plain, dipping down in a succession of low terraces to the Nyama-gazani River"
Ugarama, Uganda
"Between Ugarama and Bukoko we discovered a very fertile tract close to the base of the mountain slope"
Bukoko, Uganda
"Between Ugarama and Bukoko we discovered a very fertile tract close to the base of the mountain slope"
Makara Plain, Uganda
"Lake Albert Edward extended from the south over the plain of Makara to the southern edge of the forest"
Awamba, Uganda
"… the forest of Awamba will advance by degrees, and its trees will exude oil and gum"
Katari Settlement, Uganda
"Myself and others are smitten down with fever at Katari Settlement"
Mtsora, Uganda
"Fifty feet of rise would restore the lake to its old time-honoured condition, when its waves rolled over the pebbled beach under the shadows of the forest near Mtsora"
White Nile, Sudan
"… with the wearing away of the dykes of rock and reefs in the course of the White Nile, two lakes have been formed"
Lower Egypt, Egypt
"… to form Lower Egypt and fill the Mediterranean"
Mediterranean Sea, Europe
"… and fill the Mediterranean"
Rami-lulu River, Uganda
"In front of the Rami-lulu River from the mountain there has been at one time some such disastrous pouring of the ruins of a mountain side"
Usongora, Uganda
"caravans arrive from eastern Ukonju, north Usongora, Toro and Uhaiyana"
Toro, Uganda
"caravans arrive from … Toro and Uhaiyana"
Uhaiyana, Uganda
"caravans arrive from eastern Ukonju, north Usongora, Toro and Uhaiyana"
Ankori, Uganda
"the Semliki, having gathered the tributaries from Ruwenzori, the Ankori, and Ruanda uplands"
Ruanda, Rwanda
"… and those are in Ruanda; even the King of Uganda will not venture there"
Balegga Plateau, Uganda
"It was grassy upland, extending from Unyoro to the Balegga plateau"
Unyoro, Uganda
"extending from Unyoro to the Balegga plateau"
Rukoki, Uganda
"Ambuscade by some of the Wara-Sura near the Rukoki: we put them to flight"
Kandekoré, Central Africa
"Jan. 10. Kandekoré. “Gentlemen, the causes of failure in this world are that men are unable to see the thing that lies ready at their hands."
Muhokya, Uganda
"… and halt at Muhokya—Ambuscade by some of the Wara-Sura near the Rukoki"
Beatrice Gulf, Lake Albert Edward, Uganda
"We round an arm of the lake, called Beatrice Gulf, and halt at Muhokya"
Equator, Earth
"The town is situated 0° 8′ 15″ south of the Equator"
Kaiyura's Settlement, Katwé, Uganda
"The exploration of the large Katwé lake—Kaiyura’s settlement—Katwé Bay—A black leopard—The native huts at Mukungu"
Katwé Bay, Lake Albert Edward, Uganda
"Katwé Bay—A black leopard—The native huts at Mukungu"
Mukungu, Uganda
"The native huts at Mukungu"
Uganda, Africa
"After Mwanga’s departure from Uganda, the victorious Moslem and Christian proselytes elected Kiwewa for their king."
Lake Victoria, Africa
"The French settled themselves at Bukumbi, and the English at Makolo’s, in Usambiro, at the extreme south end of Lake Victoria."
Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria
"but as the means of retaking the throne were small, Mwanga took possession of an island not far from the Murchison Bay, and took refuge with an English trader named Stokes."
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"but, as it is believed, had returned to the coast with ivory to purchase rifles and ammunition at Zanzibar."
Alexandra Nile, Uganda
"I will give them my final answer on reaching some place near the Alexandra Nile, where supplies of food could be found sufficient for the party."
Lake Albert Edward, Uganda
"the Mpanga we crossed as we marched parallel with the eastern shore of the Lake Albert Edward."
Rubaga, Kampala, Uganda
"but as his capitals, Rubaga and Ulagalla, were taken, he was constrained to leave the country."
Ulagalla, Kampala, Uganda
"but as his capitals, Rubaga and Ulagalla, were taken, he was constrained to leave the country."
Mpanga, Uganda
"the Mpanga we crossed as we marched parallel with the eastern shore of the Lake Albert Edward."
Rwanda, Africa
"Ruanda begins from a line drawn to the W.S.W., and is ruled over by King Kigeri."
Uddu, Africa
"Out of the 4,000 or 5,000 converts reported by Zachariah and Samuel now in Ankori and Uddu, let us assume as 2,000 being due to the labours of Mackay and his worthy associates."
Nyanza, Kenya
"“The success of the mission to Nyanza is proved by the sacrifices of the converts, by their determined resistance to the tyrant, by their successful deposition of him.”"
Uganda, Africa
"… and for presently occupying the whole of Uganda."
Masai-land, Kenya
"These various expeditions, which as every one knew were roaming over the country, now in Masai-land, presently in Usoga, then again in Usukuma and Unyamwezi, the quarrels on the coast between Seyyid Barghash and the Germans, the presence of war‐ships at Zanzibar, the little colonies of Germans studding the coast lands—what else could all these movements aim at but the forcible conquest of Africa?"
Busoga, Uganda
"These various expeditions, which as every one knew were roaming over the country, now in Masai-land, presently in Usoga, then again in Usukuma and Unyamwezi, the quarrels on the coast between Seyyid Barghash and the Germans, the presence of war‐ships at Zanzibar, the little colonies of Germans studding the coast lands—what else could all these movements aim at but the forcible conquest of Africa? (Note: “Usoga” and later “Usogo” are treated here as the Busoga region.)"
Usukuma, Tanzania
"These various expeditions, which as every one knew were roaming over the country, now in Masai-land, presently in Usoga, then again in Usukuma and Unyamwezi, the quarrels on the coast between Seyyid Barghash and the Germans, the presence of war‐ships at Zanzibar, the little colonies of Germans studding the coast lands—what else could all these movements aim at but the forcible conquest of Africa?"
Unyamwezi, Tanzania
"These various expeditions, which as every one knew were roaming over the country, now in Masai-land, presently in Usoga, then again in Usukuma and Unyamwezi, the quarrels on the coast between Seyyid Barghash and the Germans, the presence of war‐ships at Zanzibar, the little colonies of Germans studding the coast lands—what else could all these movements aim at but the forcible conquest of Africa?"
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"… the presence of war‐ships at Zanzibar, the little colonies of Germans studding the coast lands—what else could all these movements aim at but the forcible conquest of Africa?"
Mavona valley, Africa
"On the 24th, after winding in and out of several valleys, between various pastoral ranges, which were black from recent fires, as the grass everywhere was white with age and drought, we entered the valley of Mavona, to descend gradually amid a thin forest of acacia sprinkled with euphorbia, milkweed, thistles, and tall aloetic plants."
Alexandra valley, Africa
"The next day, continuing down the Mavona valley for four and a half hours, we suddenly came in sight of the Alexandra valley, and found that the long line of hills which winded S.S.E. was on the Karagwé side of the river."
Karagwé, Africa
"… and found that the long line of hills which winded S.S.E. was on the Karagwé side of the river."
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Ankori, Uganda
"Out of the 4,000 or 5,000 converts reported by Zachariah and Samuel now in Ankori and Uddu, let us assume as 2,000 being due to the labours of Mackay and his worthy associates."
Alexandra Nile, Uganda
"The Alexandra Nile at this place was about 125 yards wide, and an average depth of nine feet, flowing three knots per hour in the centre."
Africa
"I left Africa, the council of the Christian Mission Society will order Mr. Mackay to withdraw now. I hope not."
London, England
"Not one London editor could guess the feelings with which I regarded this mannikin from the solitudes of the vast central African forest."
Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"the Amazon in the Congo River,"
Fort Bodo, Equatoria
"I had given my word to the officers at Fort Bodo and to Emin Pasha and the Egyptians that on December 22nd, or thereabouts, I should be in the neighbourhood of Fort Bodo"
Fort Bodo, Equatoria
"…and among the first was my dear friend the Doctor, who announced, “All is well at Fort Bodo.”"
Fort Bodo, Equatoria
"1888. Dec. 21. Fort Bodo. H. M. Stanley, Esq., Command of Emin Pasha Relief Expedition."
Mount Pisgah, Central Africa
"we had been touched with the view from the mount called Pisgah of that universal extent of forest"
Pisgah, Idaho, United States
"The fire was splendid; the fearful flames seemed to lick the very sky from where we stood, and the great cloud of black smoke announced to the country round about, even as far as Pisgah, that the Expedition was homeward bound."