From Entebbe to Fort Portal. 
hill Twice they fancied that they had sight of snowy peaks, 
but it was an illusion created by white clouds upon the 
horizon. 
Finally, on the morning of the 28th of May, from the top 
of certain hills to the north of Kaibo, which form part of the 
watershed between Lake Albert Edward and Lake Albert, on a 
day when the sky was clouded but the air clear, they suddenly 
saw against the sky to the westward the snowy peaks of 
the great chain, which were about 45 miles off, and looked as 
if they were suspended in the air, for their feet were enveloped 
in mists while a heavy rack of clouds hung so low over the 
summits as nearly to rest upon them. Seen from this point, the 
mountains appear divided into three main groups. Of these, 
the central one is dominated by a characteristically cloven peak, 
covered with snow, which seems to be the highest of all, and 
which is separated from the group to its south by a deep notch ; 
the third group is to the north or north-east of the central 
mass. The foot of the glaciers, which come down from the 
high ridges, is hidden by the projecting spurs of the range. 
They encamped that day at Butiti, where the Missions 
(Protestant and Roman Catholic) were abundantly hospitable. 
The camp was protected by a strong palisade guarded by 
sentinels, and great fires were kindled all around. Occasional 
roars heard distinctly through the silence of the night showed 
that these precautions were far from superfluous. Two weeks 
later, at Misonga, not far from Butiti, a lion made its way into 
Cagni’s camp and succeeded in escaping unharmed, thanks 
to the darkness of the night. 
On the following morning, May 29th, about an hour and 
a-half from Butiti, the Prince and his companions climbed a hill 
close to the path in order to get another look at Ruwenzori, 
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