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at a great distance that an occasional antelope was seen fleeing 

 from the approacli of tlie party. 



Towards evening the air would grow cool, and after dinner 

 the Europeans would gather round the now far from unpleasant 

 warmth of a great blazing fire which served also as protection 

 against mosquitoes. At night the latter became a real plague ; 

 through long and wakeful hours you would hear their drone 

 diversified by the cry of tlie sentinels and the strange trill 

 of the huga-hiiga, a tiny bird ^^•hicll builds its nest around 

 camping places. 



Between three and fV)ur in tlie morning the reveille was 

 sounded by trumpets and the camp at once filled with din. It 

 took the caravan little more tlian an lionr to get ready to 

 start. The })orters fell upon their loads and set forth witli 

 their usual sin-ill cries. 



The journey I'rom Enteblje to Fort Portal took fifteen da^'S. 



On the 18th of May they encamped at Mitiana, near a 

 branch of the French Roman Catholic Mission at the foot of a 

 hill, on the to}) of wliich stood a small shrine. They exchanged 

 visits with the Missionary Fathers, who sent presents of 

 excellent European fruits and vegetables. On the following 

 night they reached Bujongo in sight of Lake Isolt, a lake 

 rich in fish and dotted with wooded islands. This and the 

 following camps were fortified with strong hedges and palisades, 

 because the country was infested w ith lions to such an extent 

 that the natives would not risk travelling by night. 



On the L'5th of Mav thev crossed the liorder between the 

 Province of Uganda and the Western Pro\iiR'e, whicli includes 

 the districts of Toro, Unyoro and Aiikole. In addition to the 

 iiatixc chieftains of the new district, followed by their respective 

 courts, tiie Prince was here met bv the Snb-( "ommissioner of tlie 



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