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ANALYTJOAL TABLE OF OONTlJ.'NTS.
p .. o.
open alr-Nattve mode ot carrying burdeD8-Tbe Cazeogo dlatrlct.-The plantation
of Mon~ Bello-Or&88 twelve feet hJgb-EzteD.iloo ot the ratlway-OeJraa
-Back to Loall(la by rail.
PORTUGAL VB. ENGLAND
CHAPTER XLIII.
Value of the colooyof AngoJa.-Encroacbmenta by EnglaDd upon the poMll8-
alons of Portugal in Afrlca-EoglJl!lb bucCftneering In other reglolUl-Rt-cent.
great ell:ten81on of BrltJab po8IIe88iODJI 1D Afrlca-PortugueR exploratIon alOll&,
the African C088t., and in AaIa.-VaUdlty of papal graote-Tbe clA1m8 of power·
ful France better respected than those of weak Portugal-At the mouth of the
Co~Tbe Hotel de Baoana-Former importance of the town of Banaaa.
• 8U3
CHAPTER XLIV.
BoJlA., THE CAPITAL .400
Up the Congo-A Iplendld stream-Boms-The Boma HoteJ.-Congo· boys ..
IJervantR-Oreat heat and tremendous tbuoder·ItorD1.-The little railway of
Boma.-Sold!ers of the Free State-The Boma poltce-BeJglam CatboUc HI .. lon,
CHAPTER XLV.
THB COliOO FBI!lB STATE .405
Result of Stanley'. ftnt journey &Cl'088 Africa-Extent of the Free Ht&te-8taoley
commlallioned to make the region ACCeII8lble-Tbe African Intnnational A ..
sociat1on-The Congo Free State tonned and recogn.ieled-KJog Leopold of
Belgium Its 8Overelgn-Rlgbt8 of Belgium in the Stat&-LocaJ government­
The eleven administrative districte-llode ot obtatninK Iand-Espol18 and 1mport&--Postal
arrangemeata--Curnmcy-Cannibelt; .. soldiforw-The Congo pe0-
ple 8I'e Bantua, not negroee-Characterlstlcs of the Bantu family oIlanguaKet
-The BalolO8., or .. troo people "-cannlbalJam-Cwltorna ~ of the "Yer
tribes-CoW'8e of the lUeat river-·· Tuckey'. tartbefit "-Anlmailite along the
river-River steamef'B.--MiMlon statJomt-Bulldlng a rallwa, uound the cataract&-Tbe
grea.te8l dJJIIcuJuea aIrfoadyaurmOUDted.
CHAPTER XLVI.
TBB LowBB RlVEa • 416
In a goftI'Dmeut &team·launcb to IfatadJ.-Fll"It sight. of a bippopofAm ...... VactoTIes
and mi.uontl along the "t'er-JlatadJ-Thfo Belgian Commercial C0mpany
of the Upper Congo (Ltd. ~ eslE'nde.-1 by , .. 1Iaaagtng J)tret.'tor.
Major W. O. Parminter-Trade with the natlns-Tbe.cart tor a caraYIID Journey-Dreaa
and adOl"lltnent8 of the ~Fourtft!D mOd by traln-Dtft'IcaIties
or tranJ..-8tate lltatfons tor traveJkon-Tbe "loa" n.ImI··-W.~ ", UJe
porterB-PIea8ureI of the trip-JvOJ"J' and rubber caraYaDL
CHAPTER XLVII.
O. THB eA.aAT.ur RoAD • 424
Ferried acn:wa the Kullu-Tbrougll JtnIM tweoty fell!ll Idgb--A ~ bridge
mer the Lukun.gu-At JlaDyanp--Congo bo&tII aad boetmm Dtmcult, of gf'l,.
Ung poI'teni l1li the wet II!Iea8OD-JII8D~ .North end CJwo ..,..by f~ The
road beyood Jl&ayaa~ .. oIleD ..-eam.-A Dalh'e marflet--~
aDd habft.e of the DatJYes-Tbe mea food of palm.wt __ Acm. tM lnkiNd­
LeopoJdriIIe-Kincb.-..... prindpal pDIIt of the Be~ CmnIlM'fria1 CompaDJ'.......stanIey
Pool-A ~ or plaB-J"r'ic:n; 01. *-mer ~ a.od fmcbt
carriage betwee:a Ki..... aDd :r..a-mbo.