Coquilhatville, the capital of this important District is the largest town in the Upper Congo.
Next day we decide to leave the Flandre and stay for a week or so at Coquilhatville.
The line runs along the bank all the way from Leopoldville to Coquilhatville and was very difficult to erect.
On August 10th, we leave Coquilhatville and steam down the river to Irebu, which we reach after a few hours hot journey.
At Coquilhatville, as elsewhere in the State, the prisoners are given useful work to do.
