Cliapter III. 



and endeavouring to cheer up bis spirits with the hope of 

 overtaking them. By 8.30 the porters had their loads on their 

 heads, and started on their way in a long file, with deafening 

 shouts, on the wide and even road to Kampala. The caravan 



THE NATIVE l'ATIl. 



numbered al)<)nt 400 individuals, and tlie vanguard was nearly 

 out of sight by the time that tlie Prince and tlie otlier members 

 of the expedition started in their turn. 



Soon after leaviup; Entebbe tlie road enters under the 

 majestic vaults of a tropical forest. The distance from Entebbe 

 to Fort Portal is about 180 miles, with an ascent of .some 

 1,165 feet. This ascent may be regarded as filling into four 

 sections belonging to separate river systems. The first of these 

 collects the waters which flow southward into the Kiver Katongo, 

 a tributary of tlie Victoria Nvanza. Lake Isolt belongs to this 

 section. The second and tliird l)asins contain tlie afiiueiits of the 



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