Chapter I. 
NATIVE MARKET IN UGANDA. 
Certainly no one of the forerunners of the Duke of the 
Abruzzi had succeeded in actually exploring the chain, that is to 
say, in obtaining the comprehensive knowledge requisite in 
order to describe the general formation of the line of watershed, 
the configuration of the mountains, the relative height of the 
different peaks, their connection with the several valleys, and 
the extent and position of the glaciers. 
The chief explorers had observed that the snow-peaks fall 
into four distinct groups. It was not known, however, whether 
these groups were connected by high ridges or divided by deep 
valleys. 
In the absence of systematic exploration it was impossible to 
bring into relation to one another the different descriptions of 
peaks as seen from diverse points. The confusion between the 
several names given to them increased the difficulty of comparing 
the different reports. In addition to all this, it had been given 
