Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 142William Blackwood, 1887 - England |
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Page 520
... Léopoldville stands on the slope of the hill , half - way down - or stood , as I saw it on my arrival , for the station buildings have now been transferred to Kinchassa . The hillside was terraced , and planted with ban- anas and pine ...
... Léopoldville stands on the slope of the hill , half - way down - or stood , as I saw it on my arrival , for the station buildings have now been transferred to Kinchassa . The hillside was terraced , and planted with ban- anas and pine ...
Page 521
... Léopoldville to Matadi ( " the rocks " ) , at the foot of the rapids . The road originally constructed by Stanley ( when his engineering operations earned him , as is well known , the title of Bula Matadi , the Rock - breaker ) , was on ...
... Léopoldville to Matadi ( " the rocks " ) , at the foot of the rapids . The road originally constructed by Stanley ( when his engineering operations earned him , as is well known , the title of Bula Matadi , the Rock - breaker ) , was on ...
Page 522
... Léopoldville , I was obliged first to cross to Vivi in order to be supplied with tent and provisions for the journey . I was unable to do this till next day , and was kept there three days by my preparations , and detained still further ...
... Léopoldville , I was obliged first to cross to Vivi in order to be supplied with tent and provisions for the journey . I was unable to do this till next day , and was kept there three days by my preparations , and detained still further ...
Page 524
... Léopoldville , and in this time I contrived to visit Kinchassa , and have a look at Stanley Pool - a splendid sheet of water for pleasure - sailing , if any one out here had time for that . At last all the stores arrived , and I left ...
... Léopoldville , and in this time I contrived to visit Kinchassa , and have a look at Stanley Pool - a splendid sheet of water for pleasure - sailing , if any one out here had time for that . At last all the stores arrived , and I left ...
Page 527
... Léopoldville , after an absence of three or four weeks , I found that about an acre of land had been sliced off one of the banks by the current . The station itself stands on some high ground in the middle of the native town of Iboko ...
... Léopoldville , after an absence of three or four weeks , I found that about an acre of land had been sliced off one of the banks by the current . The station itself stands on some high ground in the middle of the native town of Iboko ...
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