From Fort Portal to Ikijongolo — jMobukii Valley. 



brushwood and trees to make room for the seven tents. At 

 the foot of the boulder the natives crowded around the kitchen 

 place. This caini) is 8,700 feet aliove the sea-level. Tu 



THE rORTAL PEAKS OX THE WAY IF TO BmUNGA. 



spite of occasional descents a rise of 2,400 feet had been 

 accomplished in one march. During the wliole afternoon the 

 porters kept dropping in, one by one, tired out with the hard 

 day's journey. The Baganda are a people of the plains, and 

 evidentlv inca])ahle of endurino- the fatio-ue of mountain 



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marclies. Tt liad now Ijecome obviouslv necessary to replace them 

 by Hakonjo, who are acehmatized to this valley and accustomed 

 to dimh its slopes in the cliase after marmots and livrax. 



Every slope in sight was covered l)v the forest. It was a 

 scene of virt>;in and nntouched Nature. Tlie reo-ions inhai)ited 

 by man had hct-n indt^nl left l)ehind. 



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