and the journey was performed in a much shorter time than the same distance had been traversed by previous explorers. The expedition
ARRIVED AT UNYANYEMBE
on the 23d of June, 1871, where he sent forward his communication. The caravan had need of rest, and it was necessary to refit while an opportunity was at hand through the medium of the Arab caravans then on their way to various points on the coast with ivory and slaves. The expedition had suffered terribly, but the heart of the Herald explorer never gave out.
THE TERRIBLE CLIMATE
of the countries through which it had passed told on it even more than the difficulties of the tribes at war among themselves and upon everything that came in their way and which they were in sufficient force to attack. The caravans met at the various halting places threw every discouragement in the way, which tended to destroy the morale of the expedition.
SEEDY BOMBAY,
however, the captain of the expedition, proved invaluable in controlling the disaffected, whether with tact or a wholesome display of force when necessary.
THE INCESSANT RAINS,
alternated with a fierce African sun, made the atmosphere heavy, charged with moisture, and producing a rank, rotten vegetation. In the mountainous regions which we traversed the climate was of course, much better, and the result was that the expedition much improved in health. The miasmatic vapors and other hardships of the journey had played sad havoc with its number and force.
THE TOTAL LOSS