This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...down 25,800 lbs. of ivory. At Tete he was afterward east into prison; the reason given being his disorderly conduct in the interior, the true reason being thedesire to share a part of his wealth. He was soon after set at liberty., -At the Mburuma Rapids, the party had a striking instance of tlie' ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...down 25,800 lbs. of ivory. At Tete he was afterward east into prison; the reason given being his disorderly conduct in the interior, the true reason being thedesire to share a part of his wealth. He was soon after set at liberty., -At the Mburuma Rapids, the party had a striking instance of tlie' presence of mind, and devotion, of the Makololo. While passing the most dangerous of the rapids, the two canoes filled with water, and were in danger of being swamped, when, of course, the whole party must have perished. Two men, without a moment's hesitation, leapzd out of each of the canoes, and ordered a Batoka man to do the same, as " the white men must besaved."--" I cannot swim," said the Batoka. " Jump VORACIO US CROCODILES. 199 out, then, and hold on to the canoe." Swimming alongside, they guided the swamping canoes down the swift current, to the foot of the rapid, and then ran them ashore to bale them out. In one of the Kebrabasa Rapids, Dr. Kirk's canoe was swamped, the occupants scrambling ashore with difficult '; but, unfortunately, a chronometcr, a barometer, and his notes of the journey, and botanical drawings of the fruitfrees in the interior, were lost. The river was very low. and crocodiles were numerous. On one occasion, as they were dragging the dead body of a hippopotamus behind one of the canoes, they rose in such numbers, and tugged so hard at the huge carcass, that they had to cut it adrift to save the canoe from being swamped. On another occasion, one of these monsters seized a water-buck, which had been wounded by a shot, and dragged it into the river. The poor buck made a desperate resistance, and succeeded in freeing itself, when another crocodile gave chase; but a ball aimed at...
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Very Good. Including Extracts from Dr. Livinstone's Last Journal by E. A. Manning. No statement of printing, but 19th century. Small octavo, bound in burgundy cloth with ornate gilt and black lettering and design. A bit faded along the spine, minor shelf wear and aging, else very good. Binding is solid.; 384 pages.
