New Light on Dark Africa: Being the Narrative of the German Emin Pasha Expedition, Its Journeyings and Adventures Among the Native Tribes of Eastern Equatorial Africa, the Gallas, Massais, Wasukuma, Etc., Etc., on the Lake Baringo and the Victoria NyanzaWard, Lock, and Company, 1891 - 597 pages |
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New Light on Dark Africa: Being the Narrative of the German Emin Pasha ... Karl Peters,H W 1832-1894 Dulcken No preview available - 2018 |
New Light on Dark Africa: Being the Narrative of the German Emin Pasha ... Karl Peters,H W 1832-1894 Dulcken No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 529 - Everywhere the spectacle was repeated. After a short resistance the Gogo fled in all directions; burning brands were thrown into the houses, and the axes did their work in hewing...
Page 222 - December ment of the 23rd ; but I have found, after all, that the one thing which would make an impression on these wild sons of the steppe was a bullet from the repeater or the double-barrelled rifle, and then only when employed in emphatic relation to their own bodies.
Page 428 - ... a hole like this? And this is nothing in comparison with others which you may see all round the mountain. See there, and there! These are of such great size that they penetrate far into utter darkness, and even we have not seen the end of them. In some there are large villages with entire herds of cattle. And yet you ask who made them! They are truly God's work!
Page 428 - There was absolutely no tradition regarding these caves among the people. "Our fathers lived here, and their fathers did the same," was the invariable reply to all my questions. Clearly there was no clue in that direction. And yet the caves bore incontestable evidence on the face of them that they had neither a natural nor supernatural origin.
Page 428 - There is one point of great interest as tending to throw some light on the subject. The caves all occupy a certain horizon or level of the mountain, and all occur in the compact agglomerate, none in the lava beds immediately overhead. Looking at everything, I can come to but one conclusion, and that is, that in a very remote era some very powerful race, considerably advanced in arts and civilization, excavated these great caves in their search for precious stones or possibly some precious metal.
Page 319 - ... the Christian converts gave them an excellent character, and repeated much of the good advice Mr. Mackay had bestowed on them, which were undoubted proofs that though the yoke of Mwanga was exceedingly heavy to them, the missionaries had in this abstained from meddling in the politics of the country.
Page 322 - Sir, the assurance of the distinguished consideration with which I have the honour to be, your very humble and very obedient servant, M.
Page 428 - ... seen the end of them. In some there are large villages with entire herds of cattle. And yet you ask who made them ! They are truly God's work ! " Such was the substance of the people's remarks, and doubtless they in their limited knowledge spoke very wisely. I could not, however, accept their theory. There was absolutely no tradition regarding these caves among the people. " Our fathers lived here, and their fathers did the same," was the invariable reply to all my questions.
Page 321 - We have heard with pain that you could not come, at least not at present, to bring assistance to Mwanga and to the Christians of Buganda, as we hoped you would. " King Mwanga had charged me to write to you, in his name, the Kiswahili letter I have sent to you, when he had not yet received the news of the defeat of his army. Having been forced to take refuge in the island of Bulinguge, he more than ever urgently asks your assistance.
Page 236 - Ibid., p. 216 : — Murder and Kidnapping. " The only one thing, that makes an impression on the Masai is a bullet from a revolver, 'or double-barrelled gun." — Ibid., p. 222 : — Murder. " We made an attack on the Kraal : I was opposed at the gate by the elder, with whom I had negotiated on the previous day. My third bullet crashed through his temples : we killed seven in all.