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HUWENZOEI AND ITS SXOWS 



Ruwenzori exhibits traces of volcanic activity on its outskirts, it is not, 

 as a mountain range/] of volcanic origin like Kenya or Kilimanjaro. 



On'the eastern side of the mountain, and for aught I know on the western 



147. " BLACKBERKIES OX RUWEXZORI " : THE FKIIT OF XUBUS DOGGETTl, 12,500 FEET 



side likewise, pern:anent snow lies at the relatively low altitude of 13,000 

 feet. After heavy showers of rain in the lowlands, freshly fallen snow may 

 be seen on the lower heights of Kuwenzori at 11,000 and 12,000 feet, but 

 it does not lie very long ; whereas snow lies in patches more or less 



