Bujuku Valley. — Pteturn of the Expedition. 



He set out with Botta on the morning of the loth, and 

 coming l)ack to the second terrace of the valley proceeded to 

 ascend the spur to the north, among giant heaths and shrubs 

 of everlasting flower, over extremely broken gromid, skirting 



GIANT TREE IN THE l.i IWEK BUJUKU VAI.I.KY. 



huge blocks, climbing upon fallen tree trunks covered \\itli 

 moss and concealing deep holes. The fog surrounded them 

 before they had reached a point sufflcieiitly high to get a 

 clear view of the monolith. 



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