Chapter IV. 



were to the south of Duuoui. Consequently the wliule of this 

 group must stand l)et\veen Duwoni and the Mobuku Valley. 



Hence it seemed ol)vious tiuit the newly discovered valley 

 must lead into the very heart of the chain and penetrate 

 amono-st its liiohest peaks f;ir more directlv tlian the Mohukn 

 Valley. 



Owino- however, to the absence of all accoimts of this 

 vallev and tlie uncertainty as to whether it was accessible 

 up to the foot of the mountains, H.E..H. decided to continue 

 on the road followed by preceding explorers, so as to lose no 

 time in reaching some high })oint whence he might be able to 

 judge of the relative positions of the peaks and valleys. 



The Duke of the Abruzzi preserved the name of BujukTi 

 for tlie newly discovered vallev, this beino- the name l)v which 

 it was known to the inhabitants of Ibanda. 



For five successive days the weather had been unusually fine 

 for these regions, nor were they again to enjoy .so long a 

 period of uninterrupted clear sky during the whole campaign, 

 except quite at the last when they were on the point of leaving 

 the mountains. On the morning of the ()th of June, with the 

 dawn, a tine rain was falling from the grey cloudy sky. 



Provisions were expected by porters, who only arrived at about 

 seven o'clock and consisted of eighty Bakonjos. These are tall 

 men of robust habit, with somewhat prominent jaw, their hair is 

 either shaven or disposed in strange fashion, and they frequently 

 wear a small beard. Tiieir skin is tanned by the sun, the rain, 

 and the cold, and is liard and rough as leather. They wear a 

 piece of cloth banging from the loins, bracelets of metal or cord 

 round their arms and legs, and a fur pouch suspended from the 

 neck for pipe and tobacco. Some wear a leopard skin over 

 their shoulders, or a cloak made of rabbit pelts (hvrax) stitched 



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