From Naples to Entebbe. 
peaks uncovered “ frequently, almost daily.” On the other hand, 
Sir Harry Johnston cites the local residents to the effect that 
the best months are November and December. Freshfield, on 
the contrary, encountered the very worst weather in these 
months. 
Accounts given by the missionaries residing in the district 
of Toro, at the foot of the chain, appeared to concur with 
Sir William Garstin’s report on the basin of the Upper Nile in 
admitting the rains to be somewhat less frequent in January and 
February, and in June and July, although the atmosphere upon 
the mountains remained gloomy even during those months. The 
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experiences reported by pioneers were not in agreement with 
these forecasts which, however, it seemed better to accept, as 
forming the only basis for a decision. The Duke therefore 
