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interesting, sight of Kampala is the works of the 

 Uganda Industrial Mission, where native carpenters 

 may be seen doing very creditable joinery ; a 

 printing press worked by native boys turns out 

 countless copies of Uganda Notes, and hand-driven 

 ginning machines try to cope with the masses of 

 cotton which come pouring into the place every 

 day. As in East Africa, cotton is likely to be the 

 most profitable product of Uganda ; rubber and 

 fibres are produced in some districts, but cotton 

 promises to be the backbone of the future prosperity 

 of the country. 



When I arrived at Entebbe, I found that the 

 other members of the Ruwenzori Expedition had 

 started nearly a month before me, so I was naturally 

 anxious to overtake them as soon as possible, but 

 it was a full fortnight before I was able to get 

 away. A good deal of the time was spent in 

 waiting for the next steamer to bring the remnants 

 of my baggage, which had gone astray between the 

 coast and the lake ; the rest of the time was occupied 

 in making preparations for the journey. To anyone 

 whose time hangs heavy on his hands, and who 

 has never tried it, I can confidently recommend the 

 organizing of a caravan, on however small a scale, 

 as an absorbing. If somewhat irritating, occupation. 

 You must think of every Imaginable contingency 

 which may arise, from the breaking of a leg to the 

 burning of a saucepan, and be prepared to meet it. 

 How much flour, how much sugar, how much rice 



