Chapter V. 
To the north, on the other hand, the groups tower above a 
vast valley where the clear waters of a peaceful lakelet reflect 
the rocks and glaciers round about. This turned out to be the 
upper end of that valley which the Prince had detected at its 
opening into the Mobuku Valley between the two southernmost 
Portal peaks opposite Nakitawa. As he had then surmised, 
this valley does actually penetrate to the heart of the range, 
and is entirely surrounded by snow peaks and glaciers. To the 
south of it lies the eastern end of Kiyanja, while to the 
west stands the great central group,* formed, as had been 
seen from the Hima Valley, of four distinct peaks standing 
two and two at either end of a ridge whence a great glacier 
flows down and covers the entire slope. To the north stands 
the Duwonif of Johnston, which from this point appears in 
fore-shortening with two squat snow peaks. There could now 
remain no doubt hut that the two northern peaks of the central 
group were the highest of the whole chain. 
Further off, to the right of Duwoni, behind a great spur 
which runs down from Duwoni eastward, appeared two more 
snow peaks! standing at the head of a tributary of the 
Bujuku Valley. On the last ridge of this eastern spur of 
Duwoni there is a strange monolith, standing up straight as a 
tower, and with regular angles, which, at a distance, looks 
almost architectural. 
The discovery of the Bujuku Valley proved quite clearly 
that the terminal ridge at the head of the Mobuku Valley is not 
a portion of the watershed of the chain, as had been supposed 
by all the Duke’s predecessors who had come so far. It 
furthermore proved that neither the main group, including the 
* Mt. Stanley. t Mt. Speke. 
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