P'rom Fort Portal to Bujongolo— ]Mobuku ^^alley 



The camp of Kasongo was reached before noon. Tliis canq) 

 stands higli upon one of the spurs of the range. Lake lluisanil)a 

 was just visible through the mists which hid the plain. 



Between Kasongo and the Mobuku Vallev there was still 

 one last valley to be cro.ssed, known as the Hima. 



Soon after leaving the camj). on the morning of the ."ird of 

 June, a portion of tlie high chain appeared in sight to the west- 

 ward, framed between the sides of the vallevs. First appeared 

 two rocky peaks* with a great glacier at their feet. As the 

 expedition proceeded southward, and went down into the Vallev 

 of Hima, these peaks were gradually hidden ; while to tlieir 

 right, that is northward ol' them, came into sight, liit bv bit, 

 the double peakt covered with .snow, which, as seen fiom Kaibo 

 and Butiti, appeared to form part of the central group, and to 

 be the highest of all. 



Tlie Hima Piiver was crossed upon a ligiit bridge, and after 

 tliis tlie [jath ran up the vallev for a short distance westward. 

 tliPH turned .southward again and ascended tlie .slope of the 

 buttress, lichiud which lav the MolnikTi Vallev. It was still 

 early in tiip morning when the expedition reached the top of 

 the ridge, and commenced to descend the other slope into the 

 Mobuku Valley. 



Meantime the peaks of liuwenzori continued to come out 

 one after another to the westward. To the right of the dou])le 

 .snow peak, and separated from it l)y a low, wide col. appeared 

 another gi'oup of peaks,;}; whicli extended north waid in the 

 shape of an ice ridge edged bv a l)ig coiniice, under wliich 



stretched a glacier. 



* Elena and Savoia Peaks of the map. 



f Alexandra and Margherita Peaks. 



I Mt. Spake (xw illustrations, pp. 115-llG). 



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