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RUWENZORI AND ITS SNOWS 



which is the most constantly cloud covered. For a month or more at a 

 time no glimpse may ever be obtained of the snow. It would appear, 

 however, that we visited this region at the worst time of the year for my 

 purpose, and that our expedition would have had much better luck with 

 regard to seeing the snows during November and December, which are 

 .said by residents to be the months of the clearest skies. 



With regard to the highest point of this range, the selection would 

 appear to lie between the peaks known to the natives as Kiyanja and 

 Duwoni. These would be apparently the Semper Berg and Weismann of 

 Stuhlmann. I must say, however, that I strongly object to christening 

 the heights of Euwenzori for all time with the names of German worthies 

 like Kraepelin, Semper, Wei-mann, and Moebius, who are not all of them 



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of world-wide reputation (however much they may be esteemed in. their 

 own country), and who have had absolutely no connection whatsoever 

 with Africa or with Africa's highest mountain. The preferable plan would 



