Peaks at the Head of Mobukii Yallev. 



peak, when suddenly the sky began to clear. The mists melted 

 rapidly on every side, and in a few minutes all the mountains 

 were uncovered except only the extreme summits. The camei'a 

 was immediately set up again and a panorama taken. 



A clear sunset followed. The sun went down just over the 

 two highest points, lighting up the snow with its last rays. At 

 nip-htfall the storm began attain witli tlumder, lightning; and 

 heavy snow. Sella returned to the col in the morning. He 

 saw the mountains once more, but under a leaden sky with 

 diffused light and no shadows. Dark banks of mist were 

 drifting upward from the east in a light wind, and settling 

 little by little over valleys and jjeaks. 



From the col Sella proceeded to a peak to tlie east," 

 15,269 feet, over I'ocks which were not ditiicult, but here and 

 there were rendered dangerous by the ice and snow. 



The snowfall had again begun, l)ut he remembered liis hick 

 of tlie preceding day, and waited patiently on the top until 

 three in tlie afternoon, but without success. On returning to 

 the col, he found Roccati, who had come up from Bujongolo 

 with a OTiide to take observations on the glaciers. In the 

 evening Sella X'emained alone in camp with Botta. The snow 

 was now falling thick and continuous, without the smallest 

 interval. 



On the following day, 13th of June, the tent was folded up 

 to return to Bujongolo, whence five natives had come to fetch 

 the loads. The descent was far from easy. Numberless 

 rivulets, now swollen with water, fell in little cascades 

 across the narrow muddy p;itli, and made the mossy rocks 

 even more slippery than they had been. It was extremely 

 difficult to induce the terrified natives to proceed. In the 



* Aloore Peak. 

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