Chapter III. 
at a great distance that an occasional antelope was seen fleeing 
from the approach of the party. 
Towards evening the air would grow cool, and after dinner 
the Europeans would gather round the now far from unpleasant 
warmth of a great blazing fire which served also as protection 
against mosquitoes. At night the latter became a real plague ; 
through long and wakeful hours you would hear their drone 
diversified by the cry of the sentinels and the strange trill 
of the buga-buga , a tiny bird which builds its nest around 
camping places. 
Between three and four in the morning the reveille was 
sounded by trumpets and the camp at once filled with din. It 
took the caravan little more than an hour to get ready to 
start. The porters fell upon their loads and set forth with 
their usual shrill cries. 
The journey from Entebbe to Fort Portal took fifteen days. 
On the 18th of May they encamped at Mitiana, near a 
branch of the French Roman Catholic Mission at the foot of a 
hill, on the top of which stood a small shrine. They exchanged 
visits with the Missionary Fathers, who sent presents of 
excellent European fruits and vegetables. On the following- 
night they reached Bujongo in sight of Lake Isolt, a lake 
rich in fish and dotted with wooded islands. This and the 
following camps were fortified with strong hedges and palisades, 
because the country was infested with lions to such an extent 
that the natives would not risk travelling by night. 
On the 25th of May they crossed the border between the 
Province of Uganda and the Western Province, which includes 
the districts of Toro, Unyoro and Ankole. In addition to the 
native chieftains of the new district, followed by their respective 
courts, the Prince was here met by the Sub-Commissioner of the 
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