RUWENZOm AND ITS SNOWS 



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piecing together as correctly as possible all iny separate sketches and photo- 

 graplis of each of the ])eaks covered with snow or glaciers which were seen 

 separately, I have arrived at a result (see p. 154) which may give an 

 approximately correct re[)resentation of this snowy range as seen from the 

 east. But this drawing, being intended to show the actual extent of snow, 

 is taken from an imaginary standpoint to the east-north-east of Kuwenzori, 



127. TREE-FERXS ON KUWENZOKI AT 7,000 FEET 



which would be of an altitude nearly as high as the range itself. It does 

 not represent the actual aspect of the mountains from any accessible 

 point of view to the east of it, because from the lower altitudes of Toro 

 parts of the snow would be cut off by the intervening heiglits forming 

 parallel ridges or divergent spurs of the main mass. 



Kuwenzoi'i is certain]}-, of all African mountains of my accpiaintance, that 



