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EUWENZORI AND ITS SNOWS 



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

 with wliite veins of ([uartz. 



Among the volcanic foot-liills of Kuwenzori which fringe the northern 

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

 lakes that 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. VIEW OF KlYANJA PEAK FROM UPPER MUBUKO VALI.KV AT 11,300 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 nearest to the snow of any obvious evidence of former volcanic action 

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

 with Mr, Scott-Elliot, who I think was the first to point out that, although 



* I have visited two of the seven or eight hot spvigns foiuid on the lower slopes 

 of Kuwenzori, between 6,000 and 4,000 feet. 



