Peaks of the Central Group. 



over a suowv ridge and then over rocks, they readied the ice- 

 cap whicli terminates tlie second peak. 



The Duke of the Ai)riizzi gave the name Elena to the first 

 of these two peaks, 16,388 feet, as a homage to our gracious 

 Queen, and the name of Savoia to the second, 16,339 feet. 

 All the foiu' principal peaks of the central group had now 

 Ijeen ascended. They could see the camp which they had left 

 tliat very morning almost vertically under their feet. Tliev 

 could even hear tlie shouts of the rest of the expedition, wlio 

 had arrived at the camp from Bujongolo a few hoiu's before. 



Towards 2.30 p.m. they began the descent, not returning 

 on their steps, l)ut proceeding southward along the glacier whicli 

 covers the peak, and then descending the eastern rock wall as 

 far as a wide gully, which brought them back to the glacier a 

 little above the camp. 



A fe^^' minutes later the Duke was met with great i-ejoicing 

 1)V his companions, and the whole expedition was now once 

 more united. 



In tlie space often days H.R.H. had ascended Kiyanja and 

 the four ice peaks of tlie principal group of moinitains, had 

 accomplished an extensive triangulation, and identified the 

 position and distriliution of tlie several peaks in relation to the 

 chief valleys. 



The 21st of June was given up to rest. The camp was 

 adorned by clothes drying in the sun on the taut cords of the 

 tents, which were now four in number. The guides spent the 

 day in sleep. The afternoon was misty ; higher up it was 

 snowing. The silence of the mountains reigned aroimd, broken 

 now and a2;ain bv the roarinp- of an ice avalanche fallino- into 

 the Bujuku Valley. The difterent members of the expedition 

 reported what they had done during the last days. 



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