The Boy Travellers on the Congo: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey with Henry M. Stanley Through the Dark Continent (Google Books ⧉, Amazon ⧉, Bookshop ⧉)

by Thomas Wallace Knox, Henry M. Stanley

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Mr. Johnston's book

Perhaps Doctor Bronson will tell us something about it, as he has been reading Mr. Johnston's book, describing the exploration to it. A very interesting book it is, though less so to the general reader than to the scientific one. Mr. Johnston is, as you know, a naturalist, and the principal part of the book is devoted to his special line of study.

Through the Dark Continent

One day while our friends were discussing 'Through the Dark Continent' and considering its admirable qualities as a book of travel, Frank remarked that there were few volumes of African exploration which had so little to say about hunting adventures.

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Unyamwezi, Tanzania
"I refer to the Wanyamwezi, or the natives of Unyamwezi, and the Wasukuma, or the people of Usukuma."
Usukuma, Tanzania
"I refer to the Wanyamwezi, or the natives of Unyamwezi, and the Wasukuma, or the people of Usukuma."
Lake Tanganika, Africa
"The English discoverer of Lake Tanganika and, finally, I myself have been equally indebted to them, both on my first and last expeditions."
Central Africa, Africa
"Their skill in war, tenacity of purpose, and determination to defend the rights of their elected chief against foreigners, have furnished themes for song to the bards of Central Africa."
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"Before the reading was resumed, one of the youths asked if Zanzibar was the usual starting-point for expeditions for the exploration of Africa. Mr. Stanley was absent at the moment the question was asked, but the answer was readily given by Doctor Bronson. 'Zanzibar is the usual starting-point,' said the Doctor, 'but it is by no means the only one. Livingstone's expedition for exploring the Zambesi River set out from Zanzibar, and so did other expeditions of the great missionary. Burton and Speke started from there in 1856, when they discovered Lake Tanganika; and, four years later, Speke and Grant set out from the same place. Lieutenant Cameron, in his journey across Africa, made Zanzibar his starting point; and the expedition of Mr. Johnson to the Kilimandjaro Mountain was chiefly outfitted there, though it left the coast at Mombasa."
Zambesi River, Africa
"Livingstone's expedition for exploring the Zambesi River set out from Zanzibar, and so did other expeditions of the great missionary."
Kilimandjaro Mountain, Tanzania
"Lieutenant Cameron, in his journey across Africa, made Zanzibar his starting point; and the expedition of Mr. Johnson to the Kilimandjaro Mountain was chiefly outfitted there, though it left the coast at Mombasa."
Mombasa, Kenya
"The expedition of Mr. Johnson to the Kilimandjaro Mountain was chiefly outfitted there, though it left the coast at Mombasa."
Bagamoyo, Tanzania
"DEPARTURE FROM ZANZIBAR.—BAGAMOYO.—THE UNIVERSITIES MISSION.—DEPARTURE OF THE EXPEDITION.—DIFFICULTIES WITH THE PORTERS.—SUFFERINGS ON THE MARCH.—NATIVE SUSPENSION-BRIDGES.—SHOOTING A ZEBRA.—LOSSES BY DESERTION."
Ruiki River, Congo
"CANOE IN THE MOUTH OF THE RUIKI RIVER. "He found some old and abandoned canoes which his men repaired; and with these canoes and the Lady Alice he transported a part of his force, while the remainder went by land."
Ukusu, Congo
"From a native, who was made prisoner, Mr. Stanley learned that he was in the district called Ukusu, and that the people would not permit strangers to pass along the river."
Vinya-Njara, Congo
"The crisis drew nigh when the 28th of December dawned. A gray mist hung over the river, so dense that we could not see even the palmy banks on which Vinya-Njara was situated."
Kaimba Island, Congo
"Opposite the mouth, at the southern end of Kaimba—a long wooded island on the right bank, and a little above the confluence—stands the important village of Kisanga-Sanga."
Kisanga-Sanga, Kaimba Island, Congo
"Opposite the mouth, at the southern end of Kaimba—a long wooded island on the right bank, and a little above the confluence—stands the important village of Kisanga-Sanga."
Kasuku, Congo
"On the morning of the 29th, accompanied by a couple of natives in a small fishing-canoe, we descended the river along the left bank, and, after about four miles, arrived at the confluence of the Kasuku, a dark‐water stream of a hundred yards' width at the mouth."
Lowwa/Rowwa River, Congo
"At dawn we embarked, and descended about two miles, close to the right bank, when, lo! the broad mouth of the magnificent Lowwa, or Rowwa, River burst upon the view. It was over a thousand yards wide."
Iryamba, Congo
"The people of the wooded bluffs of Iryamba, opposite the Lowwa confluence, came over to see what strange beings were those who had preferred the secrecy of the uninhabited grove."
Luru, Congo
"At 4 p.m. we left our camp in the forest of Luru, and pulled across to the Iryamba side of the Livingstone."
Rukura, Congo
"The inhabitants of Rukura, opposite us, also approached us with confidence, and an interchange of small gifts served us as a healthy augury for the future."
Ukassa Rapid, Congo
"Manwa Sera had lost four Sniders in the Ukassa Rapid, and by the capsizing of the two canoes in the tempest which struck us as we crossed the Livingstone below its confluence with the Lowwa, we had lost four muskets."
Baswa Island, Congo
"By 3 p.m. of the 8th we had passed the falls and rapids of the first cataract, and were afloat in a calm creek between Baswa Island and the left bank!"
Leopold River, Congo
"At 4 p.m. we came opposite a river about two hundred yards wide, which I have called the Leopold River, in honor of His Majesty Leopold II., King of the Belgians, and which the natives called either the Kankora, Mikonju, or Munduku."
Livingstone River, Congo
"Below Kaimba Island and its neighbor, the Livingstone assumes a breadth of eighteen hundred yards. The banks are very populous: the villages of the left bank comprise the district of Luavala."
Cheandoah Island, Congo
"During the morning of the 9th we explored the island of Cheandoah, where we were encamped, and found it much longer than we at first supposed."
Riba-Riba, Manyema
"the houses were all of the gable‐roofed pattern, which we had first noticed on the summit of the hills on which Riba‐Riba, Manyema, is situate;"
Livingstone River, Congo
"THE FIGHT BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE ARUWIMI AND THE LIVINGSTONE RIVERS."
Stanley Falls, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Just below these we heard the roar of the first cataract of the Stanley Falls series."
Stanley Pool, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Below Stanley Falls the river spread out again and presented no obstacles to navigation until Stanley Pool was reached, a distance of several hundred miles."
Aruwimi River, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"At a little after noon, on February 1st, we were attacked by a larger force of canoes than on any previous occasion. We were passing the mouth of the Aruwimi River, where there was a great concourse of canoes hovering about some islets which stud the middle of the stream."
Rubunga, Nganza, Angola
"On the 9th we camped on a grassy islet in front of a village called Rubunga, where, after a great deal of parleying, we bought a plentiful supply of bananas and other food."
Inkisi Falls, Congo, Africa
"In passing Inkisi Falls, he felt certain that he had at last reached Tuckey's Cataract, and henceforth would have an uninterrupted passage to the sea."
Urangi, Congo
"On the morning of the 10th of February natives from down river appeared to escort us, and our friends of Rubunga also despatched a canoe and five men to introduce us to Urangi. In about two hours we arrived at the very populous settlement of Urangi, consisting of several villages almost joining one another."
Ituka, Congo
"observing the large village of Ituka below us, and several canoes cutting across river to head us off, we resolved to make our stand on the shore."
Observation Island, Congo
"We had left Observation Island about half a mile behind us when the prows of many canoes were seen to emerge out of the creek."
Ikengo, Congo
"FRIENDLY PEOPLE OF IKENGO."
Hippopotamus Creek, Congo
"HIPPOPOTAMUS CREEK."
Chumbiri, Congo
"THE KING OF CHUMBIRI."
Ibari Nkutu, Congo
"to the confluence of the Ibari Nkutu, or river of Nkutu, and the Livingstone, in 3° 14' south latitude."
Dover Cliffs, Dover, England
"Sandy islands rose in front of us like a sea-beach, and on the right towered a long row of cliffs, white and glistening, so like the cliffs of Dover that Frank at once exclaimed that it was a bit of England."
Chumbiri, Congo
"The principal districts are Bolobo, Isangu, Chumbiri, Musevoka, Misongo, and Ibaka."
Isangu, Congo
"The principal districts are Bolobo, Isangu, Chumbiri, Musevoka, Misongo, and Ibaka."
Musevoka, Congo
"The principal districts are Bolobo, Isangu, Chumbiri, Musevoka, Misongo, and Ibaka."
Misongo, Congo
"The principal districts are Bolobo, Isangu, Chumbiri, Musevoka, Misongo, and Ibaka."
Ibaka, Congo
"The principal districts are Bolobo, Isangu, Chumbiri, Musevoka, Misongo, and Ibaka."
Nshasa, Congo
"The left shore is occupied by the populous settlements of Nshasa, Nkunda, and Ntamo."
Nkunda, Congo
"The left shore is occupied by the populous settlements of Nshasa, Nkunda, and Ntamo."
Ntamo, Congo
"The left shore is occupied by the populous settlements of Nshasa, Nkunda, and Ntamo."
Gordon-Bennett River, Congo
"On the 16th of March, having explored as far as the Gordon-Bennett River, and obtained a clear idea of our situation during the 15th, we began our labors with energy."
Mankoneh, Congo
"After winding in and out of many creeks which were very shallow, we approached the village of Mankoneh, the chief of the Bateké."
Jumba Island, Congo
"VIEW OF THE RIGHT BRANCH, FIRST CATARACT, OF THE LIVINGSTONE FALLS, FROM FOUR MILES BELOW JUMBA ISLAND."
Kentish Downs, Kent, England
"the grassy table-land above the cliffs appeared as green as a lawn, and so much reminded Frank of Kentish Downs that he exclaimed enthusiastically, 'I feel we are nearing home."
Rocky Point, Congo
"OVER ROCKY POINT CLOSE TO GAMPA'S."
Rocky Island, Congo
"the Crocodile, eighty-five feet three inches long, was swept away into the centre of the Caldron, heaved upward, whirled round with quick gyrations, and finally shot into the bay north of Rocky Island, where it was at last secured."
Caldron, Congo
"The 25th saw us at work at dawn in a bad piece of river, which is significantly styled the 'Caldron.' Our best canoe, seventy-five feet long, three feet wide, by twenty-one inches deep, the famous London Town, commanded by Manwa Sera, was torn from the hands of fifty men, and swept away in the early morning down to destruction."
Mwana Ibaka, Congo
"wounds received in the fight at Mwana Ibaka and other places"
Rocky Island Falls, Congo
"the western end of the bay above Rocky Island Falls."
Mouth of the Congo River, Africa
"…for Diogo Cão only discovered the mouth of the Congo in 1485."
Point de Padrão, Angola, Africa
"…nine hundred and sixty-five miles from Point de Padrão, where Diogo Cão erected his memorial column in honor of the discovery of the Congo."
Ambriz, Angola, Africa
"By this mode of traffic a keg of powder landed at Funta, Ambriz, Ambrizette, or Kinsembo, requires about five years to reach the Bangala."
Rubunga, Nganza, Angola
"It has taken three hundred and ninety years for four muskets to arrive at Rubunga in Nganza, nine hundred and sixty-five miles from Point de Padrão…"
Livingstone Falls, Congo, Africa
"…rowed up river and reached the sandy beach at the junction of the Nkenké with the Livingstone."
Tuckey's Cataract, Congo, Africa
"…I had believed that one to be Tuckey's Cataract, because map‐makers have laid down a great navigably reach of river between Tuckey's upper cataract and the Yellala Falls…"
Yellala Falls, Congo, Africa
"…for map‐makers have laid down a great navigably reach of river between Tuckey's upper cataract and the Yellala Falls—hence our object in clinging to the river…"
Inkisi Falls, Congo, Africa
"The falls are called Inkisi, or the 'Charm;' they have no clear drop, but the river, being forced through a chasm only five hundred yards wide, is flanked by curling waves…"
Nkenké Cataract, Congo, Africa
"…my tent was pitched within a hundred yards of the cataract mouth of the Nkenké. We had four cataracts in view of us: …and on our right, one hundred yards off, the Nkenké rushed down steeply like an enormous cascade."
Bolobo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"along the left bank of the great river, from Bolobo, in south latitude 2° 23' 14", to the confluence of the Ibari Nkutu, or river of Nkutu, and the Livingstone, in 3° 14' south latitude."
Livingstone Falls, Congo, Africa
"It was then that we heard for the first time the low and sullen thunder of the first cataract of the Livingstone Falls."
Nyangwé, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"At Nyangwé the river was 2077 feet."
Angola, Louisiana
"The first musket was landed in Angola in about the latter part of the fifteenth century, for Diogo Cão only discovered the mouth of the Congo in 1485."
Mowa Rapids, Congo
"In the passage of the Mowa Rapids the Lady Alice struck the rocks, and was so severely injured that the repair of the boat took an entire day's labor by Mr. Stanley and Frank Pocock."
Kalulu Falls, Congo
"Afterwards a third boat was completed, to take the place of the Jason, which was lost at Kalulu Falls."
Zinga Fall, Congo
"Mr. Stanley had gone from the camp at Mowa to establish a new camp above the falls of Zinga, three miles lower down the Congo."
Kilolo, Congo
"CAMP AT KILOLO, ABOVE ISANGILA FALLS."
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"I saw that Embomma, or Boma, was only five days away by land."
Nsanda, Congo
"the van then appeared before the miserable settlement of Nsanda, or, as it is sometimes called, Banza (town) N'sanda N'sanga."
Banza Mbuko, Congo
"Early on the morning of the 6th of August the party moved out, and after toiling painfully over the flinty path went into camp near Banza Mbuko about 9 a.m."
Manyanga, Congo
"the old men and the three mothers, with their young infants born at the cataracts of Masassa and Zinga, and another near the market-town of Manyanga, in the month of June, suffered greatly."
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"Robert Feruzi, of the English Mission at Zanzibar,"
Uzongora, Lake Victoria, East Africa
"two years previous to this date she was coasting the bluffs of Uzongora on Lake Victoria;"
Mbinda, Congo
"After charging the chief of Mbinda to feed him with cassava leaves and good grass from his fields, I led the caravan over the serried levels of the lofty upland."
Ndambi Mbongo, Congo
"an hour afterwards we were camped on a bit of level plateau to the south of the villages of Ndambi Mbongo."
Mwato Wandu, Congo
"At the end of this district, about a mile from Mwato Wandu, we appeared before a village whose inhabitants permitted us to pass on for a little distance."
Mbinda Cemetery, Mbinda, Congo
"MBINDA CEMETERY. 'The natives,' said Fred, 'continued indifferent to the sufferings of the starving travellers..."
Zanzibar, Tanzania
"Mr. Johnston arrived in Zanzibar on his way to Kilimanjaro in April, 1884, and after some delay in outfitting his expedition took the route by way of Mombasa."
Mombasa, Kenya
"In Mr. Thomson's case the people at Mombasa and Frere Town filled the heads of his porters with the most horrible stories of the cruelties of the inhabitants of Masai Land, and said they were going to certain death."
Frere Town, Kenya
"In Mr. Thomson's case the people at Mombasa and Frere Town filled the heads of his porters with the most horrible stories of the cruelties of the inhabitants of Masai Land, and said they were going to certain death."
Ujiji, Tanzania
"You remember how it was with Mr. Stanley, both when he left Zanzibar and later when he started from Ujiji and Nyangwé."
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
"Leaving this region, the expedition passed through a belt of forest, and came, at length, near the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the famous Mount Olympus of Africa, already mentioned."
Mount Kenya, Kenya
"At a convenient point on the road Mr. Thomson left the caravan temporarily, to make a flying trip to Mount Kenia with a selected party of his best men."
Lake Victoria, Africa
"With various adventures and narrow escapes Mr. Thomson pushed his exploration to the shore of the Victoria Nyanza, which he reached about forty miles to the east of the outlet of the lake."
Congo, Africa
"In the last thirty years the Arabs have pushed far into the interior of Masai Land, just as they have pushed beyond Lake Tanganika and down the valley of the Congo."
Masai Land, East Africa
"It seems almost a wonder, Frank continued, that Mr. Thomson with his small party was able to make his way safely through Masai Land and back to the coast, as he did."
Rubaga, Kampala, Uganda
"he became so ill that he was sent back before reaching Rubaga."
Ripon Falls, Uganda
"When he was near the Ripon Falls of the Victoria Nile he was imprisoned by a band of armed men..."
Victoria Nile, Uganda
"…near the Ripon Falls of the Victoria Nile he was imprisoned by a band of armed men..."
Uganda, Africa
"…Bishop Hannington, whose life I have been reading, went through Masai Land unharmed, to meet his death at the hands of Mwanga, the King of Uganda."
South Africa, Africa
"SOUTH AFRICAN HUNTING—IN CAMP. Not only was he greatly occupied with his work as an explorer, but he had a positive aversion to shedding the blood of animals..."
Central Africa, Africa
"…and will no doubt be of great use in bringing the people of Central Africa to a knowledge of the ways and works of civilization."
Tuckey's Cataract, Congo, Africa
"In passing Inkisi Falls, he felt certain that he had at last reached Tuckey's Cataract, and henceforth would have an uninterrupted passage to the sea."
Isangila cataract, Uganda
"they drew their boats into a little cove about fifty yards above the Isangila cataract, the 'Second Sangalla' of Captain Tuckey."
Lake Victoria, Africa
"two years previous to this date she was coasting the bluffs of Uzongora on Lake Victoria;"
Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
"twelve months later she was completing her last twenty miles of the circumnavigation of Lake Tanganika, and on the 31st of July, 1877, after a journey of nearly seven thousand miles up and down broad Africa, she was consigned to her resting-place above the Isangili cataract."
Masai Land, East Africa
"And now, as we have seen Mr. Johnston safely on his return from the exploration of Kilimanjaro and the ascent of that famous mountain, let us return to Mr. Thomson and his journey into Masai Land."
Victoria Nyanza, East Africa
"I have just read in a newspaper that a small steamboat will soon be placed on the Victoria Nyanza, in memory of the hero missionary..."
Buganda, Uganda
"He bade them tell the king that he was about to die for the B-a-ganda, and that he had purchased the road to Buganda with his life."
Australia, Oceania
"…and in Australia for capturing kangaroos, and in other parts of the world for other animals."
England, United Kingdom
"…whose skins and skeletons he preserved and sent to England and America, where they attracted much attention in the scientific world."
America, United States
"…whose skins and skeletons he preserved and sent to England and America, where they attracted much attention in the scientific world."
East Coast of Africa, Africa
"Just as the bishop was approaching Uganda by the Masai route, news came to the king that the Germans had seized some ports on the east coast of Africa and were about to take possession of all the country up to the shores of Lake Victoria."
United States
"Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties."
809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City
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Mississippi, United States
"The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service."
Boston, Massachusetts
"Dr. Savage, of Boston, and the Boston Society of Natural History..."
India, South Asia
"…it is used in India and Ceylon for trapping elephants..."
Ceylon, Sri Lanka
"…it is used in India and Ceylon for trapping elephants..."
Kali-Gandaki Gorge, Nepal
"At 5 p.m. we made for a small village called Kali-Karero, and camped there, the natives having retired peacefully."
Stanley Falls, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"CAVERN NEAR STANLEY FALLS. 'Just before the boat made its leap over the fall, Zaidi, its captain, sprang into the water and caught upon a rock where he clung until Mr. Stanley devised and executed a plan for his rescue."
Stanley Pool, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Subsequent events brought these words vividly to my recollection, and in accordance with Frank's suggestion I have named this lakelike expansion of the river from Dover Cliffs to the first cataract of the Livingstone Falls—embracing about thirty square miles—the Stanley Pool."
Nyangwé, Democratic Republic of the Congo
"You remember how it was with Mr. Stanley, both when he left Zanzibar and later when he started from Ujiji and Nyangwé."
Lake Victoria, Africa
"When the caravan was within fifty miles of Lake Victoria and all danger was supposed to be passed, Bishop Hannington decided to leave the caravan in camp..."
Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
"In the last thirty years the Arabs have pushed far into the interior of Masai Land, just as they have pushed beyond Lake Tanganika and down the valley of the Congo."