188i “ B a n a n a P o i n t , June 8th, 1884.
June 8. ,, j jjave inform you that I left Vivi on the 6th of June, accompanied
Banana Pt. fjy q0j gjr Prancis do Winton. At Borna I saw your new Sanatorium.
I admire very much the building and. its position, and Dr. Allard’s
devotedness and provision for sick men’s comforts deserve great praise.
I t is really like a respectable hotel.”
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c a p t . h a n s s en s .
On the 10th of June the British and African
steamer Kinsembo departed from Banana Creek northward
along the coast, and as I had a strong curiosity
to understand more of West Africa, and to compare
it with the Congo banks, I proceeded with her as
a passenger. 1-do not propose to give more than a
fetv- useful jottings by the way.
Seven hours’ steáming brought us to Landana, a .1884.
June 10.
beautiful place judging from the'external view. White Landana.
factories, alternate with dark green masses .of vegetation.
From the summit of a tree-clothed upland
peeps out the mission of the French peres, whose
gardens and orchards of fruit-trees are admired by all
visitors. The next day at 4 p .m . we halt at a cluster
LANDANA.
of factories called Black Point, and after receiving
a certain amount , of produce, pass. on to Loango,
which we reach at noon on the 12th. Here I receive
reports from the officer in charge of the Kwilu-Niadi
division. On the 13th we anchor abreast of Myumba,
or Mayomha, a fine bay let open to the west, and
the next day’s run brings us to Sette -Camma, situate