CHAPTER VII! 



EXPLÓRATIOX OF Mt. SpEKE AND Mt. EmIX. 



The Descent into the I5iijuku Valley — Stuhlmann's Col — Western Slopes of 

 Mt. 8peke— Ascent of Vittorio Emanuele Peak — Storm and Electrical 

 Phenomena upon the Peak — Two Days' Bad AVeather — Glacier Torrents of 

 Ruwenzori — The Duke reascends Vittorio Emanuele Peak — Crossing the 

 Western Valleys — Camp at the Foot of Mt. Emin — Ascent of Umberto Peak 

 — Return to Bujongolo — Three Daj's' March through the Rain — Recapitulation 

 of the work done. 



We left off the narrative at 

 the point when the expedition 

 had assembled in Camp IV, 

 above Scott Elliot Col, near the 

 Elena Glacier of Mt. Stanley, 

 on the 2 1st of Jmie. 



On the following morning, 

 June :22nd, the Duke once more 

 prepared to leave his companions 

 and pursue the exploration of 

 the chain, directing his steps 

 towards the northern groups. 

 Some days before, from the summit of Alexandra Peak, 

 lie had been able to ascertain that the most convenient 

 and the shortest route to Mt Speke and Mt. Emin lay 

 along their western slopes, which could be easily reached 

 by crossing the Upper Bujuku Valley and Stuhlmaim's Col, 



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