B.O. Monday July 3 99

We get the Pieneer eff the slip this a.m. & began
arranging to get eff - by 3 e'cleck all was ready and
we started. Mr. Clark stayed at B.G. Miss Lina will
ceme te the Peel with Mr. Grenfell - he will leave with
the Peace tomerrew morning. We teek en the weed the
men had cut & started eff again. About 6:30 pom. just
as we were going te land we ran on a sand bank & ledged
there all night.

*“Pieneer" Tuesday July 4 - 99

About 6 this a.m. we get eff the bank and when we had
about all the weed on we lest the ancher with 15 fathams
ef chain & the beat was drifting. I ferget that we had
steam up, and had the stern ancher drepped the currant
was se streng & the men careless in fastening the chain -
that with all my strength it get away then beth were
gene. I teek the wheel - & the men soen had my ancher
en board ~ but after a leng search, in vain we left -
arriving at Tchinberi abeut 9 a.m. 15 mins past we left
and camped abeve mouth.

*Pieneer” Wednesday July 5 99

Came down the river and about 1 e'cleck stepped te get
weed - the men let the fire out - and we camped for the
night. Mr. Grenfell & Miss Lina came aleng & stepped a
little - did net ancher - they went en te Kinshasa. I
put diakabinda en beard to tell them I was coming - I
went out hunting but enly shet at seme crecs. I get
inte the mud knee deep.

“Leepeldville" ~ Heme - Thursday July 6 - 99

Heme at last, but net heme - Sephie net here ~ she is

at Mr. Clark's at Ikeke - now - when we get te the custex
heuse at Kinshasa this a.m. Mr. Gilchrist was there &
teld us the party had net yet arrived. We went then te
S.AeB. Had a little chat with Dr. Briant - came back

te Gerdens - but he & Mr. Grenfell had gene te Lee.

with the Peace. We saw Mrs. Gerden & baby & Miss Lina -
all well ~ we went en te Lee. & just as we were going

in away went the Peace. Mr. Banks with the H. Reed was
there. I had dinner with Mr. Weelings. He did net like
it that I had to go away again - as he wants te go away
for a trip. I feund a number of letters and papers - and
12 e'cleck tenight has net found me in bed.
