Further Ascents and Work at Bujongolo. 



momentary clearing of the mist, to distinguisli the Wei.smaiiii 

 Peak to the south-west at the end of a lonu- snowy rido-e. 

 On tlieir return tliey descended straight to the Ijottom of 

 the valley, wliich was full of watery and niuddv spots, witli 

 the usual vegetation of senecio, and reached the tent after 

 iiiM-htfall with fine moonliidit. 



Vlttorio Sella finally rejoined the rest of the expedition 

 at Bujongolo on the 5th of -Tuly, after a whole week spent 

 upon the Freshfield Pass in fruitless expeditions up ttie lidu-es, 

 and hours and horu's of waiting heside his camera in the storms. 

 For all his tenacity and enertjy he liad not succeeded in liettinu' 

 a complete panorama fioni tlie Edward Peak as he had proposed 

 to do. 



The party at Bujongolo had not meantime remained idle. 

 Commander Cagni had vainly attempted to take magnetic 

 observations, but was prevented by the abundance of minerals 

 containing iron in the rocks around Bujongolo. This infinence 

 was so considerable that it could be felt even when tlie 

 inclinometer was placed at a height of some yards above 

 the earth upon a wooden frame-work constructetl for the 

 ptu'pose. 



The OTeatest diflicultv, however, was in tinding a streteli 

 of ground level enough and wide enough to allow of nieasuiing 

 a base line whose extremities were to be connected with two 

 of the peaks forming a part of the network of angles 

 measm'ed by the Duke from the difierent monntains whir-li he 

 ascended. 



There was a level place some distance back, above the 

 clirt", at the foot of which stood the Camp of Bujongolo. But 

 from this level space they cordd only see the Edward and 

 Catrni Peaks which liad not been connected with the others. 



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