Chapter IX. 



Vittorio Sella had set forth in the morning with Botta and 

 a few natives, and had returned to the Freshfield Pass. He 

 did not return again to Bujongolo. On the 11th of July he 

 was again upon the Edward Peak at sunrise, and was at last 

 enabled to take the complete panorama of the chain for which 

 he had once waited a whole week in vain on the Freshfield 

 Pass. On the way back he paid a visit to the little knol) some- 

 what lower down, which had been climbed twice by Wollaston, 

 whose card lie now found with the following inscriptions : 

 "A. F. R. Wollaston, R. B. Woosnam, 17th February, 1906. 

 Height by aneroid 16,050 feet." 



"A. F. R. Wollaston (Alpine Club), R. B. Woosnam, 

 D. Carruthers of the British Museum Expedition to Ruwenzori. 

 Five hours from Bujongolo. Water boil. 183"6 ; temp, of air 

 397 ; aneroid 16,150 feet, 3rd April, 1906." 



On the 12th of July, the weather remaining fair. Sella again 

 ascended the Stairs Peak, where he took some good photographs. 

 In the meantime Commander Cagni had done two days' work 

 in finishing the mensuration of the base line and connecting it 

 with Edward and Cagni Peaks, and was able to complete an 

 occultation, fixing the longitude and the latitude of one of its 

 extremities. 



In order to follow the intense activity of all the diflerent 

 members of the expedition occupied in such various ways and 

 yet directed to one common aim, our story has necessarily 

 become little more than a simple list of facts and of dates. 



After the retiu'n of the expedition to Bujongolo, the leopard 

 had resumed his daring visits to the camp, killing sheep and 

 coming close to the fires among the native porters to steal 

 the meat. Everyone was too busy to heed him. But the 

 cook, Igini, with Bulli, planned an ambush with two rifles 



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