Details of the journey to Stanley Pool--The Soudanese and the Somalis--Meeting with Mr. Herbert Ward--Camp at Congo la Lemba--Kindly entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Richards--Letters from up river--Letters to the Rev. Mr. Bentley and others for assistance--Arrival at Mwembi--Necessity of enforcing discipline--March to Vombo--Incident at Lukungu Station--The Zanzibaris--Incident between Jephson and Salim at the Inkissi River--A series of complaints--The Rev. Mr. Bentley and the steamer _Peace_--We reach Makoko's village--Leopoldville--Difficulties regarding the use of the Mission steamers--Monsieur Liebrichts sees Mr. Billington--Visit to Mr. Swinburne at Kinshassa--Orders to, and duties of, the officers 79
Upper Congo scenery--Accident to the _Peace_--Steamers reach Kimpoko--Collecting fuel--The good-for-nothing _Peace_--The _Stanley_ in trouble--Arrival at Bolobo--The Relief Expedition arranged in two columns--Major Barttelot and Mr. Jameson chosen for command of Rear Column--Arrival at Equator and Bangala Stations--The Basoko villages: Baruti deserts us--Arrival at Yambuya 99
We land at Yambuya villages--The _Stanley_ leaves for Equator Station--Fears regarding Major Barttelot and the _Henry Reed_--Safe arrival--Instructions to Major Barttelot and Mr. Jameson respecting the Rear Column--Major Barttelot's doubts as to Tippu-Tib's good faith--A long conversation with Major Barttelot--Memorandum for the officers of the Advance Column--Illness of Lieutenant Stairs--Last night at Yambuya: statements as to our forces and accoutrements 111
An African road--Our mode of travelling through the forests--Farewell to Jameson and the Major--160 days in the forest--The Rapids of Yambuya--Attacked by natives of Yankonde--Rest at the village of Bahunga--Description of our march--The poisoned Skewers--Capture of six Babali--Dr. Parke and the bees--A tempest in the forest--Mr. Jephson puts the steel boat together--The village of Bukanda--Refuse heaps of the villages--The Aruwimi river scenery--Villages of the Bakuti and the Bakoka--The Rapids of Gwengweré--The boy Bakula-Our "chop and coffee"--The islands near Bandangi--The Baburu dwarfs--The unknown course of the river--The Somalis--Bartering at Mariri and Mupé--The Aruwimi at Mupé--The Babé manners, customs, and dress--Jephson's two adventures--Wasp Rapids--The chief of the Bwamburi--Our camp at My-yui--Canoe accident--An abandoned village--Arrival at Panga Falls--Description of the Falls 134