From Fort Portal to Bnjoii<rolo — ]\Iobiikn Valley 



At Bihuiioja the Duke beo^an to reduce the number of 

 bis caravan. Henceforward the way was to lead tbrouo-lj 

 uninhabited regions where the commissariat would offer 

 increasing difficulties. An agreement was entered into with 

 the chiefs of the villages around Ibanda by which they were 

 to send parties of porters regularly up the valley with provisions. 

 In addition to the limited uatvue of the resources of so 

 small a district, the actual distance to cross and the difficulty 

 of the marches would increase as the expedition jjroceeded 

 upwards. 



KiiKD (IF MOJliTKU HIVEli. 



They left heliind at Bihungu a portion ot the baggage, 

 consisting of some forty loads, including all those personal 



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