| Show PORTO the white man that ever crossed equatorial africa new yorklan York San the latest malls from europe announce tile death at bilie in africa of a portuguese whose name is conspicuous in the annals of african travel years ago silvo porto had gro it old and and rich in the slave and ivory trade and for more than thirty years lie has been known as the white man to cross africa iron sea to sen about two hundred miles I 1 aland and almost directly east of the porfir gueso coast town of banguela Ben guela is belmont in bibel the settlement at silvo porto alere were his large planta eions add storehouses and from eel mont his bibe into regions in search at ivory and aames in 53 III vo porto decided to travel through the country train alch ills riches were derived with a large caravan he started cast ward and never stopped until lie bad reached tile indian ocean r or bull dred of miles liw passed through wholly unknown regions biln 1 n g to light many people rl i anany of the north em tr j but aries naf 0 the he passed through a largo region that rs known only through his travels until the explorations of capella and avelis three years ago rounding the south end of lake be started at h 11 uth of the river for T may il n years his route and the native v i i ages lie saw were quite conspicuous on the malls great unexplored regions stretched away on all sides of them two years after silva porto started on his long bourney our ney living stone left L auda and creasing cro asing par tos path reached the indian ocean at the mouth of completing journey continent A number of explorers were entertained and albod on their journey by silva porto and ilia treatment of travelers agreeably contrasted with the shabby conduct of many other portuguese merchants who wro an 2 to keep white auen out of their trading 1 I am an old iman he to serpa pinto but I 1 am still tough and rong it you find yourself on your bernai surrounded by peril with all ut hap a gone try to bold your own and send a letter to me by the natives within tha shortest pot sible time I 1 will be with you and will bring help and means |
