CHAPTER IV. 
From Fort Portal to Bujongolo—Mobuku Valley. 
Two days at Fort Portal—Meeting with Dr. Wollaston—Hesitation about the 
Route—Departure from Fort Portal—Duwona—Ford of the Wimi River— 
Kasongo—The Peaks of Ruwenzori once more in sight—Entrance into the 
Mobuku Valley — Ibanda — The Duwoni of Johnston — Bilmnga — Mahoma 
Valley — The Moraine of Nakitawa — Discovery of the Bujuku Valley— 
Bakonjo Porters—Crossing the Swamp—Kichuchu—The Heath Forest—The 
Flowery Plain of Buamba—Bujongolo—An Icy Night on the Equator. 
The expedition spent two whole 
days at Fort Portal with bad 
weather and clouded sky. In spite 
of these unfavourable conditions, 
the Duke was able to complete some 
astronomical observations. An inter¬ 
mediate meteorological station was 
established at Fort Portal. The 
observations taken here were to be 
compared later on both with those 
subsequently to be taken at Entebbe, 
on Lake Victoria, and among the 
mountains, in the valleys and on the summits, in order to supply 
full data for an exact calculation of altitudes. 
At Fort Portal, the party had the pleasure of making the 
acquaintance of the Rev. A. B. Fisher and of Mrs. Fisher, 
who had twice ascended the Mobuku Valley as far as the 
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