CHAPTER XIX.

STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA.

SPENDS CHRISTMAS AT ZINGEH -- THE RAINY SEASON SETS IN -- FAMINE OR SCARCITY OF FOOD -- HALF RATIONS -- EXTORTIONATE CHIEFS LEVY BLACKMAIL -- ARRIVAL AT JIWENI -- THROUGH JUNGLE TO KITALALO -- THE PLAIN OF SALINA -- “NOT A DROP OF WATER” -- BELLICOSE NATIVES -- TROUBLE WITH MANY OF HIS FOLLOWERS -- VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED HIM BY FRANK AND EDWARD POCOCK AND FREDERICK BARKER -- FREQUENT QUARRELS -- THE TRIALS OF STANLEY -- CAMP AT MTIWI -- TERRIBLE RAIN STORM AND SAD PLIGHT OF STANLEY AND HIS PEOPLE -- MISLED BY HIS GUIDE, IS LOST IN A WILD OF LOW SCRUB AND BRUSH -- TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES -- STARVATION IMPENDING -- SENDS FOR RELIEF TO SUNA IN URIMI -- THE WELCOME MEAL OF OATMEAL -- A SINGULAR COOKING UTENSIL -- DEATH OF EDWARD POCOCK -- THE WEARY MARCH FROM THE WARIMI TO MGONGO TEMBE -- THE BEAUTIFUL USIHA -- REACHES VICTORIA NYANZA FEBRUARY 27TH, 1875 -- ENTERS KAGEHYI -- RECEIVES ITS HOSPITALITIES -- THE END OF A JOURNEY OF 720 MILES IN 103 DAYS 360