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RUWEXZOIM AND ITS SXOWS 



of the stream valleys exhibit rocks that are almost jet black in colour, 

 with white veins of quartz. 



Among the volcanic foot-hills of Euwenzori which fringe the northern 

 and eastern borders of the mountain range, there are so many crater 

 lakes tliat I have hardly been able to keep account of the number 

 visited or seen. All of these, with one exception (so far as my knowledge 



145. VIE\V_OF KIY.-INJA PEAKFKOM UPl'EK MlifUKO VALI.EV AT II,300 FEET 



goes), are not situated at altitudes much above 5.000 feet. But there 

 is one crater lake which must be at an altitude of 8,000 feet, and which 

 is situated on the southern side of the Mubuko Valley. This is the highest 

 and neai'est to the snow of any obvious evidence of former volcanic action 

 which I have encountered on Euwenzori.* I am quite disposed to agree 

 with My. Scott-Elliot, who I think was the iirst to point out that, although 



* I have visited two of the seven or eight hot sprigns found on the lower slopes 

 of Euwenzori, between 6,000 and 4,C00 feet. 



